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Chancellor John Healy has delivered the Government’s latest Budget, revealing various measures like the scrapping of Gas Standing Charges, a boost to national minimum wage and a freeze on fuel duty. You can find a list of the announcements on MSE News along with Martin’s reactions Will the Budget be a boon to your finances…
For two decades MoneySavers have been encouraging one another via the MSE Forum to put aside spare change in the year-long Sealed Pot Challenge. This week Forumites broke open those pots and counted the contents. Read on for more on that and the rest of the week's discussions.…
It's nearly time for trick-or-treaters, spooky decorations and lots of sweets - if you're into that sort of thing. Are you planning to spend on pumpkins, costumes and party bits, or prefer to let Halloween pass by without a fuss? Vote in the poll below then share your thoughts in the thread!
NST NOVEMBER The Ninja Saving Turtles were inspired by Ninja Saving Kat (NSK - look up her original awe inspiring challenges) so that we could continue as a group when Kat went off on her travels. Kat's essentials were - knowing your debt free date, setting all your budgets before the start of the month (and sticking to…
Binance reporting $6.3Bn hack this morning:- https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/29/binance-crypto-exchange-hack Not sure I'd want my savings in this arena.
Hi please can anyone help.. I have spent hours on the phone to HMRC regarding starter savings allowance and all of them were not awars of the starter savings allowance. I transferred 10% of my allowance over to my husband so my allowance is £11310. If my earnings are £11410 does my starter savings allowance reduce to…
Morning everyone.
My wife was recently awarded PIP at a tribunal hearing. She suffers from fibromyalgia and anxiety, as well as a few other things. Due to her struggles I nominated myself as her representative and I did all her forms for her, and was present on the call with the tribunal. The whole process was so (unnecessarily) stressful…
MSE has a new tool to help you work out if you're owed compensation for a delayed flight, and to help you draft your claim letter - and we'd like you to take it out for a test flight
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Halifax customers who use mobile and online banking services should move to the Lloyds Bank app before Sunday 1 November. That's because the Halifax app and online banking services will be axed from this date. Here's what you need to know.
The State Pension is likely to rise by 3.9% next April, taking the full new State Pension to over £13,000 a year. It means the State Pension now breaches the tax-free personal allowance for some.
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