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"Waiter, waiter! There's a fly in my soup!" "Shh! Quiet down or everyone will want one." Badum-tsh (thank you, I'm here all week) Whether it's an unwanted insect interloper or something else entirely, it can be disappointing to be dining out only to have a meal marred by a mistake. While some of us might flag it to the…
How do you organise your savings? This week Forumites have been discussing the merits of different approaches to saving for specific goals. Read on for more on that – and the rest of the week's MSE Forum highlights. Seen something on the Forum we should include in next week's highlights blog? Let us know in this thread.
What's been going on in the MSE Forum this past week? Let's explore some of the topics that have generated debate and MoneySaving insight. Seen something on the Forum we should include in next week's highlights blog? Let us know in this thread.
Welcome to this thread The main purposes of this thread are two-fold: * To provide a list of the top regular savers currently on offer * To provide a place for all forum users to discuss regular saver accounts and ask any questions about them that you may have This thread is intended to complement Martin Lewis' article…
I've not seen any mention here, but it appears that eBay is testing "Extended Bidding" (i.e. extending an auction's end time by 2 minutes if a bid is placed within the final 2 minutes). It's not clear from the description whether this will keep happening each time a bid is placed (in which case, theoretically, an auction…
My Mother-in-Law died in 2022 and the wording of part of her will includes the following "to hold the residue thereof (hereinafter called "my Residuary Estate") UPON TRUST for such of my son E and my daughter V as shall survive me and if more than one in equal shares absolutely PROVIDED THAT if any child of mine dies…
Hi all 😊 I'm Cheery 😊 By name and (usually 🙄) by nature. I've been around here for many years, taking in all the excellent wisdom and trying to use as much of it as possible 😊 We are two, Mr Cheery and I. We have been together for over 18 years 😮 We moved to the countryside six years ago, gained a large mortgage, and a…
Hi, my husband (RK of daughter's car) received a PCN issued on 28/05/2025 from Civil Enforcement (CE) Daughter was at a pub on 23/05/2025 for just over 15 minutes, picking up a friend who was unwell and as she was not staying (only picking up) did not (know to) register car at the bar. She appealed with the pub, but they…
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