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Would you avoid tax if you could?
Poll started 22 June 2012, click here to vote Comedian Jimmy Carr has been lambasted by the Prime Minister for avoiding tax. Where do you draw the line? If the opportunity arose for you, how far would you go? Answer the FIRST in the list you’d do. · Tax evasion:I’d break the law to minimise tax (eg, cash-in-hand) as long…
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Real life MMD: Should I tip when using daily deals vouchers?
Money Moral Dilemma: Should I tip when using daily deals vouchers? I'm getting a massage using a voucher I bought via a Daily Deals site. I told a friend how much I'm looking forward to a nice treat, even more so as I won't need to take my purse. My friend was surprised and said surely I was going to tip the masseur since…
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Martin’s champagne brain teaser
Martin’s champagne brain teaser What’s the next number in the sequence & why? 106, 107,108,109,111,112,113,114… (clue, it's not 116 or 117). First correct answer with explanation posted here gets a bottle of champagne. NOTE: As with many sequences there is more than one answer, but I'm looking for a specific one. As a…
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What is child poverty in the UK?
Poll started 19 June 2012, click here to vote The Child Poverty Act currently defines children as in poverty if they’re in a household which earns under 60% of the average income. The government is now talking about making it more reflective of a child’s life. Please select ALL you think count as poverty Family income…
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Is your central heating on?
Poll started 15 June 2012, click here to vote We’re heading for the longest day, but in many parts of the UK the weather is miserable. Do you have your central heating on at the moment. Don’t have central heating No, its off until winter No (but we do turn other house heaters on) Yes, just occasionally Yes, most of the…
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Real life MMD: Should I ask her to buy curtains?
Money Moral Dilemma: Should I ask her to buy curtains? We needed some new curtains and my mum offered to make some for us free of charge if we bought the material. For one of the windows we wanted floor-length curtains (even though the window doesn't go to the floor). We explained this to my mum and bought the right amount…
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How would you rate your home phone/broadband provider(s)?
Poll started 11 June 2012, click here to vote How do you rate your telecoms provider? The best telecoms providers for price can be the worst for customer service. So, we want to know about your experiences with your current home phone and broadband providers (not mobile broadband). If you have a bundled package (ie same…
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Real life MMD: My £1 charity shop vase is worth £750 — should I split the profit?
Money Moral Dilemma: My £1 charity shop vase is worth £750 — should I split the profit? Our family are big fans of charity shops. On a recent visit, my daughter bought a pretty vase for £1.50. On getting it home and cleaning it up, she noticed it was a rare signed original, and took it to a local dealer for verification.…
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How many other financial products do you
Poll started 6 Jun 2012, click here to vote [FONT="] [/FONT] How many other financial products (eg, credit cards, savings, ISAs, mortgage) do you have with the bank which holds your MAIN current account?[FONT="] [/FONT] If you have two credit cards, for example, count this as one product. [FONT="] [/FONT] One…