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Archives for October 2009
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MONEY MORAL DILEMMA. Should Serena pay twice for Blair?
Here's this week's hypothetical situation for you to cogitate on: Should Serena pay twice for Blair? Serena's getting hitched, and asks her friend Blair to be a bridesmaid. The frocks are all picked out and paid for. Yet two weeks before the big day, Blair goes on holiday and eats so much, she puts on a stone. Blair can’t…
MONEY MORAL DILEMMA. Should Karl let the neighbours use his garden?
Here's this week's hypothetical situation for you to cogitate on: Should Karl let the neighbours use his garden? Karl's just bought a new ground floor flat with its own private garden. Yet after moving in, he finds that the couple in the flat above are using the garden to hang washing out and occasionally to relax in. They…
'How many shaves per razor?'
Poll between 26 October - 2 November 2009: How many shaves per razor? If you use a disposable razor – roughly how many times do you shave with it before you throw it away and use a new one? A. Don’t use them. - 13% (2062 votes) B. Men: 1 - 3% (440 votes) C. Men: 2 - 4% (678 votes) D. Men: 3-5 - 13% (2157 votes) E. Men:…
MONEY MORAL DILEMMA. Should Janine profit from a Freecycle telly?
Here's this week's hypothetical situation for you to cogitate on: Should Janine profit from a Freecycle telly? Janine needs a new telly, and is thrilled when she wangles a free fab-condition Sony from her local Freecycle (see full Freecycle guide). Yet a month later, her friend Archie offers her his old, even better,…
'Would you eat roadkill?' poll results/discussion
Poll between 20-26 October 2009: Would you eat roadkill? In Martin's ITV1 Thrifty Ways for Modern Days programme last Friday, one extreme MoneySaver showed how he found, prepared and ate roadkill pheasant sausages. Assuming someone had safely made it for you - would you eat roadkill? A. Yes - I've eaten it before. - 8%…
MONEY MORAL DILEMMA. Should Tyrone & Molly serve picky guests out-of-date food?
Here's this week's hypothetical situation for you to cogitate on: Should Tyrone & Molly serve picky guests out-of-date food? Tyrone and Molly invite their friends Sally and Kevin round for dinner. As Molly prepares the meal, she spots the frozen pies are two years past their best before date. Molly would normally eat them…
'Should you be allowed to sell your organs?' poll results/discussion
Poll between 12-20 October 2009: Should you be allowed to sell your organs? It’s illegal to sell organs in Britain; yet recent press stories have highlighted some people trying to sell their ‘spare’ kidneys to clear debts. If people are aware of the risks, should it be allowed? Or is the principle of buying someone’s…
Money Moral Dilemma. Would you hand in a camera you found on a beach?
Here's this week's hypothetical situation for you to cogitate on: You find a £100 camera on the beach during your foreign holiday. There’s no one around, and you sunbathe for two hours, waiting for the owner to return. At home you always hand valuable items to the police, but here you don't speak the lingo, know where the…
Would you save in a non UK-protected account? poll discussion
Poll between 05-12 October 2009: Would you save in a non UK-protected account? Currently the Bank of Cyprus pays the highest 1yr fixed savings rate. Yet in the unlikely event it went bust, as with a few other EU banks (non-EU banks must have full UK protection), you’d need to claim your lost money back from the home…
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