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Real-life MMD: Should I act as guarantor for oldest friend's son?
Money Moral Dilemma: Should I act as guarantor for oldest friend's son? A very good friend lost his job a year ago, but has since got a job and has an IVA in place. His son now wants to start a business. He's been turned down for a business loan of £5k and can't get a personal loan without a guarantor. My friend can't…
Should Scotland be an independent country?
Poll started 3 Dec 2013 The Scottish Government has launched its white paper ahead of the independence referendum due in 10 months’ time. The question that’ll be asked is: “Should Scotland be an independent country?” While only people in Scotland will vote, we wanted to see the answer from across the UK. Vote in this…
Real-life MMD: My pregnant bridesmaid needs a new dress - who pays?
Money Moral Dilemma: My pregnant bridesmaid needs a new dress - who pays? I'm getting married in March, and have just found out one of my bridesmaids is pregnant. She's obviously not going to fit into the dress she has, so she's told me she'll need a new one. I know I'm going to get judged for saying it, but I feel like…
Are you sick of being asked about cookies?
Poll started 25 Nov 2013 For about a year, the EU Cookie Directive's forced UK websites to ask if you’re willing to accept cookies (files that track what you’ve done) on your computer. The idea is to make websites more transparent, and to allow you to stop them tracking if you want to. But often, saying “no” means you…
When did you last go into a bank branch?
Poll started 19 Nov 2013 Barclays has just announced more bank closures. These days, many people access banking services online, via an app or by phone. So is the bank branch a dying need? How often do you typically use a branch – other than just to use an ATM/machine in there - for PERSONAL (non-business) banking? Click…
Real-life MMD:Slight damage, but free storage. Who pays?
Money Moral Dilemma: Slight damage, but free storage. Who pays? Six months ago a kitchen unit appeared in the area between my house and my neighbour's, packaged and sealed but with nothing written on the package. My neighbours said it definitely wasn't theirs and said I could do what I liked with it, so I put it in the…
Real-life MMD: Should I make homemade presents that won't be appreciated?
Money Moral Dilemma: Should I make homemade presents that won't be appreciated? My husband and I have very little to spend this Christmas. So to cut costs, I’m making presents. But my husband says his younger brothers wouldn’t appreciate anything homemade - he's suggested we buy them vouchers. We probably could, using the…
Have you put your heating on yet?
Poll started 11 Nov 2013 Winter’s coming and energy companies are hiking their prices. So have you turned your heating on at home yet? Vote in this week's poll Did you vote? Why did you pick that option? Are you surprised at the results so far? Have your say below clicking reply to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the…
Real-life MMD:Dogs destroyed neighbour's signed ball. Should we replace it?
Money Moral Dilemma: Dogs destroyed neighbour's signed ball. Should we replace it? Our neighbour's son kicked his football into our garden and our three dogs destroyed it. Apparently the ball was signed by Wayne Rooney and valuable. We were out, our dogs get into the back garden via a dog flap. The neighbour's threatened…
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