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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.
Hi All Hopefully I can get some advice... A million years ago I had an account with Abbey National and was allocated shares when it was bought out by Santander - stupidly I opted out of paper communication and forgot all about it... having been recently made redundant I was going through my finances and at the same time…
How do I download .gifs from my medical record ?They appear as paperclips that I can open by left clicking on - they are poorly formatted and hardly readable - but I am unable to download and convert to PDF....When downloaded - they lose all of the content.
Good morning MSE'ers I have been reading diaries for the last few months and have found peoples stories so inspiring that I am hoping for some company on my own journey , this will be my own log which hopefully will motivate me at times of bleakness so I can look back on any progress I have made My sitituation is quite…
I recently came across the GB Bank, while looking for a better interest rate for two fixed rate bonds that are maturing soon! My experience has been excruciating, and finding out how they discriminate against foreigners like me very demeaning, therefore I would like to know if others have had the same experiences and how…
These standing charges have skyrocketed over the last few years. It needs to be more transparent what we are paying for. Also I have solar panels and am I correct in thinking that I pay a standing charge for electricity from the grid to be available to use, however the grid can get electricity from me when I have too much…
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