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Holding on to your current mobile phone for as long as possible can certainly a good way to save money, and sometimes getting an 'upgrade' isn't actually that much of an improvement (like in MSE Rob's experience). But the promise of new features, slicker designs and better technical support can sometimes be very tempting,…
This week's MSE Forum discussions span the range from what sort of garden hose to buy, to how to plan a bucket-list adventure by train on the other side of the world. Read on for more of this week's MoneySaving talking points. https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/team-blog/2026/07/forum-highlights-10-07-2026/ Seen something…
Long-time Forumites will have seen tales of retailers clamping down on customers they feel have made too many returns. How often do you find yourself returning goods you've bought online? Do you only return things that are clearly broken or not up to scratch? Or are you happy to send something back if you've changed your…
Hi. I'm hoping to get some guidance on what we should be doing after our claim for reimbursement was denied, following a cancelled outbound flight at the start of the Iran conflict. We had to self reroute in order to get to our destination. Below are the details, hopefully someone has some input in whether this is correct…
And the occasional bad gateway message seriously impacting access to the forum this evening. iPhone SE using safari.
Received this is the post last week, filed AOS today , will file defence over the next two weeks. Is it still the case Gladstone's usually drop proceedings before court? TIA
Im on universal credit, and on the big difference scheme for over 5 years and 2 addresses now... My monthly payment plan has only once been over £6, was around £5.70 last month, My bill is £53 this year They just upped my plan to £11.07 for next 10month til April 27 on this bill now, i called them (£7 for a 15min call 🤔)…
Applied for Coventry BS 2 year FR ISA (334) - noticed this account withdrawn day after letter dated with application forms sent out (unsure why couldn't open online as had previous account) Will they still allow account opening given state of postal deliveries ?
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