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When choosing a new product for the home, it can be hard to sort the wheat from the chaff. That's why savvy MoneySavers turn to the shared knowledge and experience of the MSE Forum when contemplating a big purchase. Read on to see what Forumites have been talking about this week.…
There's been a meme doing the rounds for a while about millennials preferring to make big online purchases using a laptop instead of a smartphone. Is it a sense of accuracy and security from using a physical keyboard? Perhaps the bigger screen makes it easier to see pictures or read vital information? Maybe it's just the…
Whether you're deciding where to live, taking up a new hobby or planning a getaway, the MSE Forum has plenty of wisdom for making the most of your cash. Let's take a look at some of the week's biggest talking points. https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/team-blog/2026/06/forum-highlights-19-06-2026/ Seen something on the…
Hello I recently started a new claim for UC. I have got to the section called "About your Partner", but I don't have a partner and can't seem to get passed this part. Even if I log out and then log back in, it takes me straight back to the same section again, and there is no option to 'go back' either, so don't know what…
Mum has a female tortie cat (<5 years old) who seems to use the litter tray occasionally, but often the urine ends up outside the tray rather than on it. She has a plastic placemat underneath the tray, and I got some puppy pads for the wider area too. In this heat, the urine smell has been quite evident (even after…
For those in the process of preparing a probate application, please note the £300 fee is due to rise to £526 after 13 July 2026 - see article below https://www.tozers.co.uk/insight/articles/probate-fees-set-to-increase-by-75-what-executors-need-to-know/ For small estates that breach the £5,000 threshold where an…
Hello all, long-time lurker/reader of advice and thought a good time to put a pen to paper and have a chat about my debt journey. I’m 34, in 2010 at 18, I walked into a Lloyds TSB branch and a member of staff helped me pay some money in and then wanted to discuss a Credit Card. I was daft and signed up to it, I worked in…
I invigilate and I am short 3 years National Insurance contributions to get my full state pension so I thought I would register to pay voluntary class 2 national insurance contributions. General advice is that you have to register for self assessment. I did that but annoyingly I couldn’t get it to calculate correctly…
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