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We've all been there. A freshly brewed tea or coffee steaming away (perhaps a cheeky biscuit on the side) but suddenly the phone rings / doorbell goes / kids need attention / you get dragged into a meeting, and before you know it your enticing cuppa has become a chilly shadow of its former self. What do you do about it?
Whether you're packing for a picnic or grabbing a bite during your break at work, supermarket meal deals can be a quick and easy way to get lunch sorted. But which one do you think reigns supreme? Vote in the poll, then let us know what your favourite lunchtime meal deal combination is in the thread.
Which one item truly brings you happiness for little or no cost? That's the question posed by one MoneySaver this week. Let's take a tour of some of the latest MSE Forum highlights. Seen something on the Forum we should include in next week's highlights blog? Let us know in this thread.
I thought I'd start a new diary to have a fresh start. After almost 21 years in my job, I've recently been placed at risk of redundancy. I'll find out for sure in the new year. If I manage to successfully challenge the redundancy, things will be very different at that employer next year, and if I do go, there will be a…
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Hi there, today I reactivated my account with MSE. Hoping to get some motivation to pay off our mortgage a little quicker. Little bit of back story- So I had a diary in the debt free wannabe forum many years ago. I paid said debt off, saved up money to purchase a house :) and moved. Since then (2015) I have divorced, been…
Hello all. I've just been notified by my company pension provider, L&G, that they are going to change the fund my pension is in.It's currently in L&G PMC Multi-Asset 3, and they have notified me that they plan to change it to the L&G PMC 2030 - 2035 Target Date 3. They have not explained why, other than a very generic 'we…
Hello, Here is my story. I dropped off a friend at Heathrow using the drop-off zone in December. Like most people here, I simply forgot to pay the £5 charge. A genuine oversight due to the busy traffic chaos Heathrow is. I never intended not to pay the £5 charge. In January, I received a PCN asking for £80 while…
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These days, voice recognition on our devices means you don't even need to type anything, let alone scribble it down. But do you still find yourself reaching for a pen?
The FCA warns against signing up to a claims firm – there are free ways to get complaints in and there's no harm in doing so now
New research shows the withdrawal fine – which sees first-time buyers lose some of their own savings when buying a home above the £450k cap – puts one in five people off opening a LISA.
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