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Archives for May 2012

'Don't buy a HD Ready telly thinking it's high-definition – it's not' blog discussion
This is the discussion to link on the back of Martin's blog. Please read the blog first, as this discussion follows it. Read Martin's "Don't buy a "HD Ready telly" thinking it's high-definition – it's not" Blog. Please click 'post reply' to discuss below.
'Payday loan self-regulation may be more of a stick than bargained..' blog discussion
This is the discussion to link on the back of Martin's blog. Please read the blog first, as this discussion follows it. Read Martin's "Payday loan self-regulation may be more of a stick than they bargained for" Blog. Please click 'post reply' to discuss below.
'The 10 worst acronyms if you're a pedant (grrr)' blog discussion
This is the discussion to link on the back of Martin's blog. Please read the blog first, as this discussion follows it. Read Martin's "The 10 worst acronyms if you're a pedant (grrr)" Blog. Please click 'post reply' to discuss below.
Ethics of cheap stuff
Having received the MSE newsletter for nearly two years, I wanted to ask Martin what he genuinely thinks about the situation on the High Street at the moment. I notice that there are a lot of links to offers by Amazon on the website, and obviously Amazon are synonymous with cheap prices. But they have also engineered their…
'No, I WON'T play you at Scrabble online' blog discussion
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'How safe Is Santander UK? - What I really think' blog discussion
This is the discussion to link on the back of Martin's blog. Please read the blog first, as this discussion follows it. Read Martin's "How safe is Santander UK? - what I really think" Blog. Please click 'post reply' to discuss below.
standard security
My husband loaned a friend of the family several amounts of money totalling £50,000. It was discussed and mutually agreed that in the event of his death the debt would be payable to me. After he passed away in 2005 a standard security was set up against the debtor's property so that the debt would be paid to me when he…
Wowcher Code for 3D TV - Not Valid
I have purchased a Wowcher Code from Wowcher for a 3D TV and when i follow instructions and put in code on the suppliers page wmasters it comes up invalid, Wowcher will take nothing to do with this and when i try and contact wmasters directly i have no reply and no reply from e-mails either. Also i cant even leave message…
'Wish I'd never blogged about it now…' blog discussion
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'Sainsbury's launches mostly meaningless price promise' blog discussion
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'A canny bit of gift recycling…' blog discussion
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Bank of England holds base rate at 5.25% again – but with a cut now on the horizon, what does it mean for your mortgage and savings?
The Bank of England has held the base rate at 5.25% for the sixth time in a row. But there are now stronger signs that a rate cut might be coming soon – which could have a knock on impact on mortgage and savings rates.
Bank of England holds base rate at 5.25% again – but with a cut now on the horizon, what does it mean for your mortgage and savings?
The Bank of England has held the base rate at 5.25% for the sixth time in a row. Here's what it means for your mortgage and savings.
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Bank of England holds base rate at 5.25% for the sixth time in a row – here's what it means for your savings and mortgage
The Bank of England has held the base rate at 5.25% for the sixth time in a row. Here's what it means for your mortgage and savings.
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