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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.
Question for hive mind. Sometime next year 2026/27 will fully retire (especially if redundancy package offered) and will take what I can get tax free (put £20K into ISA if still exists) and move chunk of AVC to drawdown. Question - in following years would it be better to leave the crystallised cash in drawdown to…
Hi, could someone please give m some advice, starting to panic a bit now 😞I've moved bank accounts whilst letting everything default I have an overdraft and loan with santander, do I just let the charges build up on the overdraft or do I need to let them know I want to default? Also do the creditors have to default your…
Hi Guys, Newbie here looking for some advice Our current fixed rate of 5 years is due to end 31st December 2025 We are looking to fix again for 2 years but due to a lot of changes that have happened recently, we have decided to do a product transfer and stay with Halifax I have recently started a new job, and only here…
To use Guineapigsqueaks/Sa1sysoo words “A new thread for declutterbugs in (2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024) 2025 !" My 2024 was another washout on the decluttering & decorating fronts. That is what happens when I don’t plan ahead 😔 Neither DH nor I have managed to summon up any enthusiasm for anything…
Well despite the horror stories, I thought I would try a Switch to BGas thru CEC, as they were the cheapest big supplier (2 days ago). They have already pulled the tariff! Anyway, there is a problem with the meter numbers. I've tried phoning them, thinking it would be easy to sort out, but no! What a pain of a company to…
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