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Real life MMD: Should we tell relatives "we're not a free hotel"?
Money Moral Dilemma: Should we tell relatives "we 're not a free hotel"? We live by the beach, so at this time of year relatives visit. Although we like to see them for a couple of days, we have a succession of visitors who stay for 1-2 weeks and do nothing because they're on holiday, while we run around for them as though…
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Have you been hit by recession?
Poll started 30 Apr 2012, click here to vote [FONT="] [/FONT]We're officially in recession. That's defined as the economy shrinking for six months (two successive quarters). Yet we've been stagnating for far longer than that, so what's been the real impact on you?[FONT="] [/FONT] [FONT="]Compared to six months…
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When did you last transfer your cash ISA(s)?
Poll started 24 Apr 2012, click here to vote [FONT="] [/FONT][FONT="]ISA providers love to suck people in with great rates, then drop ‘em. Yet you’ve a right to massively boost the rate through a [/FONT][FONT="]top cash ISA transfer[/FONT][FONT="]. [/FONT] Which of these the following is nearest your…
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Real life MMD: Snooping revealed I'm underpaid - should I ask for a rise?
Money Moral Dilemma: Snooping revealed I'm underpaid - should I ask for a rise? My boyfriend's aunt is a hotel cleaner and she told me all the girls sneakily check each others' payslips. Recently, they discovered a couple of colleagues on the same grade get a higher hourly wage. They're considering asking for a rise,…
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Are you taking a holiday this summer?
Poll started 17 Apr 2012, click here to vote [FONT="] [/FONT][FONT="]The year is moving on apace. Easter’s gone and the next big break is the summer. Do you have holiday plans?[/FONT] Which of these is nearest to your situation for your main summer holiday? [FONT="]Individuals / couples [/FONT][FONT="]No…
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Real life MMD: My ex paid for the hol, should I keep the refund?
Money Moral Dilemma: My ex paid for the hol, should I keep the refund? I went out with a man for 8 weeks. He got carried away and started booking outings and a holiday about three weeks in, costing him £1,700. We have broken up. On the holiday website he put me as the lead passenger, as his address was in a state of flux.…
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When do you get paid?
Poll started 10 Apr 2012, click here to vote [FONT="] The days of a weekly cash paypacket are long gone for most. Most payment is now electronic, yet how and when you're paid still varies and a confused pay schedule can cause havoc if it's out of kilter with your bills.[/FONT] When do you get paid? Paid monthly: 1st…
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Boots rip off - hitting the over 60's
Received a letter from Boots today regarding the "Over 60's discount" They have announced that there are to be some changes in a couple of weeks and that instead of the 4 points per £ they were giving, they will now give 10 points per £. Good news...NO!.....they are removing the 10% discount, so in effect there is a loss!…
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Real-life MMD: Should I rat on my ex?
Money Moral Dilemma: Should I rat on my ex? My ex asked his mum to buy him a car so he could pick up our kids for visits. She agreed and chose the car herself to make sure it was reliable. Now he has traded in the car (worth about £3,000) for an old banger (£400) and pocketed the difference. She lives miles away so has no…
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Which companies have you successfully haggled with?
Poll started 3 Apr 2012, click here to vote Whether it's simply saying ‘cut the price or I’ll leave you’ with breakdown cover or broadband, or asking your bank to reduce your interest rate, haggling with call centres works. Which of these service companies have you successfully haggled with? TV / broadband / mobile / home…