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Is it worth spending more up front to buy an appliance that's substantially cheaper to run? That's one of the talking points on the MSE Forum this week. Read on to explore that thread and more of the latest conversations in our MoneySaving community.…
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.…
hi all! long story short I accumulated around 50k debt and had no means to pay back after losing my job and suffering a stroke. All credits bar Tesco bank wrote off their debts. Tesco had the biggest among circa 35k . I tried to get them to write it off but ended up ignoring ask off their communications and it’s been about…
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Chosing between these 2 laptops below. Here are points: Would like it to have a RAM of 32 RAM Uses for it? It wont really be used for heavy gaming. browing online, youtube, report creating, video/photo creation/ and editing Don't mind spending extra £ The HP one only has 1 USB(A), and No Hdmi port Might wait until black…
I’d appreciate some expert views on where I stand with this. Background - In July 2026, my vehicle was parked in a disabled bay at a railway station, with a valid Blue Badge displayed. - Two private Parking Charge Notices were issued on consecutive days for “not parked correctly”. - The vehicle did not move at all between…
I was researching interest rates for maturing fixed rate virgin money ISA's and non isa's to see what rates they were offering. It seems the process as now changed and if you have a maturing fixed rate isa or non isa you now need to switch it to the nationwide platform as they have now stopped issuing stand alone fixed…
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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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