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Real life MMD: Cat has licked our food, should we eat it?
Please give this MoneySaver the benefit of your advice... Cat has licked our food, should we eat it? I slow cooked a lovely joint of lamb for 3 hours as a Sunday treat. I left it on the side to cool but while I had my back turned, the cat licked it. The lamb cost me £20 and feel it would be a waste to throw it away, but my…
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MSE Poll: Is it OK to use a vch on a first date?
Poll started 13 February 2018 Is it OK to use a 2for1 voucher on a first date? It’s Valentine’s, so we want to know if it’s acceptable to use a 2for1 restaurant voucher on a first date. We’ve asked this over previous years - so let’s see if attitudes have changed.. Click here to vote in the poll Did you vote? Are you…
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MSE Poll: Will you spend on Valentine’s?
Poll started 6 February 2018 Will you spend on Valentine’s? If so, how much? Depending on your view… either love is in the air on Valentine’s Day, or we’re all victims of a commercial construct to push us to pay money to demonstrate our affection. So let’s see how much you’re planning to spend. Please estimate your total…
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MSE Poll: Are you data greedy? How much do you use on your mobile?
Poll started 23 January 2018 Are you data greedy? How much do you use on your mobile? With the growing use of social networks, streaming services, gaming and more all done on mobiles, we wanted to see how much data you crunch in a month. How much data (via your 3G or 4G signal not Wi-Fi) do you USE in a typical month? If…
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MSE Poll: If you could cancel Christmas, would you?
Poll started 28 November 2017 If you could cancel Christmas, would you? Christmas is nearly here. For some it conjures a picture of family, fun and festive frivolity; for others it means stress, present pressure, debt and chores. So if you had a CANCEL CHRISTMAS button that'd make the whole thing disappear (and just add…
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MSE Poll: Do you pay cash in hand for any of these services?
Poll started 9 January 2018 Do you pay cash in hand for any of these services? With an increased focus on tax collection, investigations have shown billions of extra revenues could be collected if there were more formal payments for casual work. Yet in many industries cash in hand is still commonplace. Which of the…
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MSE Poll: How much are your basic necessary outgoings each year?
Poll started 16 January 2018 How much are your basic necessary outgoings each year? Martin often suggests you keep three to six months’ worth of basic outgoings as an emergency cash fund if you’re debt-free. So we want to find out how much this is for most people. How much do you spend on necessities in a year – incl…
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MSE Poll: Have you haggled with Sky, BT, the AA and more this year? Did you succeed?
Poll started 14 November 2017 Have you haggled with Sky, BT, the AA and more this year? Did you succeed? Haggling with companies can provide big savings – on anything from digital TV and broadband to breakdown cover and insurance. Each year we try to gauge the success rates of those who’ve done it. So please let us know…
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MSE Poll: Do you eat food past its ‘best before’ date?
Poll started 5 December 2017 Do you eat food past its ‘best before’ date? This week the East of England Co-op joined the likes of online retailer Approved Food and others in selling food beyond its 'best before' date to try to reduce waste When you find food at home past its best before, what do you do? Click here to vote…
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MSE Poll: How did you fare financially in 2017?
Poll started 27 December 2017 How did you fare financially in 2017? With the year drawing to a close, we wanted to find out if you’re financially better off now than you were at the start of January 2017. Whether you saved money, paid off debt, overspent, borrowed, had a pay rise etc, tell us how your household finances…
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MSE Poll: Which celebrity chef would you want to cook your Christmas dinner?
Poll started 19 December 2017 Which celebrity chef would you want to cook your Christmas dinner? Whether you plump for turkey, goose, ham or a good-old nut roast for your festive meal, which UK-based celebrity chefs would you like to cook it? Which celebrity chef would you want to cook your Christmas dinner (and…
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MSE Poll: What have you switched in 2017?
Poll started 12 December 2017 What have you switched in 2017? Sadly, the best deals rarely come to loyal customers. Moving company to a new, hot promotional deal is often (not always) the way to slash costs. So for EVERY category please select whether this year you’ve: - Switched: If you changed a provider/person in this…
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MSE Poll: How do you rate your energy provider’s recent service?
Poll started 21 November 2017 How do you rate your energy provider’s recent service? Winter's nearly here, the heating's on and while we're all about slashing energy bills, we know service counts too. So twice a year we test recent customer service. Click here to vote in the poll Did you vote? Are you surprised at the…
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MSE Poll: Do you use banking apps – and which are the best?
Poll started 7 November 2017 Do you use banking apps – and which are the best? There were 159 banking app logins per second last year. And now there are even some app-only banks. So we want to know what you think of them. Do consider how easy they are to use, service level and the range of features eg, does it just have…
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MSE Poll: Have you had a pay rise in the last year?
Poll started 24 October 2017 Have you had a pay rise in the last year? The Consumer Prices Index, a key measure of UK inflation, hit 3% in September - the highest it's been since March 2012. So with living costs shooting upwards we wanted to know if your salary (excluding bonuses and assuming you're in work) has kept up…
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MSE Poll: How often do you use cheques?
Poll started 31 October 2017 How often do you use cheques? A new cheque clearing system starts to roll out this week which means cheques will clear no later than the end of the next weekday, rather than taking up to six – and you may soon be able to deposit cheques by sending a picture of them. Yet are cheques a thing of…
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MSE Poll: Is a degree earnings-enhancing and life-enhancing?
Poll started 10 October 2017 Is a degree earnings-enhancing and life-enhancing? The debate about the cost and value of university rumbles on, so we want to test your ‘big picture’ view. Imagine you were telling a bright 18-year old about whether they should go or not. In general is getting a degree earnings and life…
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MSE Poll: Should pension tax relief be halved to 20% for higher earners?
Poll started 17 October 2017 Should pension tax relief be halved to 20% for higher earners? Pensions are a powerful tax break – allowing and encouraging people to save for retirement from PRE-TAX salary – at a cost to the Treasury of an estimated £35bn/yr. In simple terms… For each £100 saved it only costs a… - Basic 20%…
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MSE Poll: Is it time to extend the smoking ban?
Poll started 3 October 2017 Is it time to extend the smoking ban? There are 1.9m fewer British smokers since the ban was introduced in England a decade ago (11yrs ago in Scotland). The ban makes it illegal to smoke in an enclosed public place and within the workplace, though it doesn't apply to e-cigarettes. Is the ban…
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MSE Poll: Do you support renationalisation of rail, energy, water and more?
Poll started 26 September 2017 Do you support renationalisation of rail, energy, water and more? This week, Labour reaffirmed its commitment to taking back into public ownership a raft of services which in the 1980s were privatised (usually by floating them on the stock market). Those arguing for privatisation often focus…
