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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.
Whether it's films, TV, music, books or video games, we live in an age where we can stream or buy our favourite media digitally. For many of us it's certainly convenient - we can access content wherever we are with just a few taps or clicks...unless the wifi goes down, or the platform decides to remove something from their…
Ah, time to get back into the race so to speak, can’t believe I am doing this again.It is time to start taking finances seriously again. It is a rubbish feeling to be back in a position where I feel my finances are back in a mess. There isn’t any major debt so that is a positive of course but feel like a plan is needed…
Hi, We're currently purchasing a "4" bed semi-detached house in Leeds. The house has a car port extension which has a bedroom & a shower room in. This was build around 40 years ago and doesn't appear to have any planning/building control sign off. The council must already be aware of it was shown on the approved planning…
Hi all, I purchased some apple airpod max from John Lewis in October 2022 and for around the last year have been in extreme discomfort whilst wearing them - it got gradually worse. It is now at the point where they can no longer be worn due to the pain they cause. This pain is due to a product fault, the ‘supportive’…
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…
I need to disconnect my washing machine from the wall pipe / the water source (not the technical term). I had turned off the two stop cocks under the kitchen sink (see photo) but when I undo the hose from the wall, the water gushes out. I am unsure whether it was because there wa a lot of water left in the pipes or the…
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