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MoneySaving Poll: How much are you worth (or do you owe)?
Poll started 26 July 2016 How much are you worth (or do you owe)? To answer this question, you first need to do a little sum: 1. Add up: the total value of your assets such as your house, savings & pension. 2. Subtract: outstanding debts - include your mortgage, exclude student loans. Then whether you've "net worth" or…
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MoneySaving Poll: Are you going on holiday this summer?
Poll started 19 July 2016 Are you going on holiday this summer? The big summer getaway is about to begin. Yet will you be one of those, are you planning to go at a different time of year or will you not be going at all? What are your summer holiday plans (if you’ve more than one holiday planned, answer for the main one)?…
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MoneySaving Poll: How much time does your personal admin take?
Poll started 11 July 2016 How much time does your personal admin take? We all have to do it – deal with bills, bank online, book travel & holidays, file letters and receipts, collect vouchers, sort out problems with the home, cope with tax credits / benefits, manage kids' school requests and more. How much time do you…
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MoneySaving Poll: Which Tory candidate would make the best PM?
Poll started 4 July 2016 Which Tory candidate would make the best PM? This September when the Conservative Party changes its leader, it'll also change the PM for the country. Only Conservative Party members can vote to decide, yet we wanted to see who everyone would pick. So, of the five candidates at the start of the…
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MoneySaving Poll: Will you miss your local library if it's shut down?
Poll started 5 April 2016 Will you miss your local library if it's shut down? Councils across the country are cutting library budgets and even closing them in an effort to make savings. In the last six years alone, 343 council-run libraries have closed, leading to the loss of nearly 8,000 jobs. Some say in the internet age…
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MoneySaving Poll: How does the Brexit result make you feel financially?
Poll started 27 June 2016 How does the Brexit result make you feel financially? The UK voted to leave the European Union last Thursday. While nothing has changed yet, except the knowledge that it will, how does the result make you feel about your finances? (For guidance see Martin’s Brexit Q&A). Click here to vote in the…
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MoneySaving Poll: How good is your mobile network's service & coverage?
Poll started 21 June 2016 How good is your mobile network's service & coverage? We want to find out how each provider rates both for service (how they treat you) and coverage (how strong the signal is when you need it). In truth there are only four main networks providing signals, the rest use these but under their own…
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MoneySaving Poll: Should the contactless card spending limit be increased?
Poll started 13 June 2016 Should the contactless card spending limit be increased? There are now more contactless debit and credit cards in the UK than people – over 86 million of them. The average transaction is just £8.40, the limit is £30 – done to cap spending if someone takes your card. What would you like the limit…
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MoneySaving Poll: Do you buy brand name medicines? Eg, Nurofen or Ibuprofen?
Poll started 7 June 2016 Do you buy brand name medicines? Eg, Nurofen or Ibuprofen? Medicines come in all shapes and packaging, but often it’s the same active ingredient doing the job; see our Cut the Cost of Medicine guide. So do you go for brand names (eg, Nurofen or Lemsip) or do you go for generic/own brands (eg,…
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MoneySaving Poll: Should parents be allowed to take kids out of school for a holiday?
Poll started 16 May 2016 Should parents be allowed to take kids out of school for a holiday? The floodgates could open for parents to take their children out of school during term time following a landmark ruling at the High Court last week. However, the Department for Education has since vowed to change the law and in…
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MoneySaving Poll: Should the NHS pay for IVF treatments?
Poll started 10 November 2015 Should the NHS pay for IVF treatments? Currently couples who struggle to have children may be able to get up to three cycles of IVF treatment on the NHS. Yet some regions are discussing cutting that to one cycle or even stopping it altogether. Should the NHS fund IVF treatments – what is…
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MoneySaving Poll: Is your energy company's service any good?
Poll started 23 May 2016 Is your energy company's service any good? Hopefully the winter’s cold’s now long gone, so it’s the perfect time for our six-monthly poll to test how your energy firm has performed. This is about customer service though, not price (most still overpay £300/yr, do check the Cheap Energy Club to see…
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MoneySaving Poll: Where's the best place to haggle on the high street?
Poll started 10 May 2016 Where's the best place to haggle on the high street? Haggling is alive and well in the UK, not just at call centres and market stalls, but even at high street chains. Whether it's asking 'em to throw in some extras or negotiating a discount, some succeed – so we want to know how you got on. Please…
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MoneySaving Poll: What social media networks do you use?
Poll started 3 May 2016 What social media networks do you use? In a world immersed in technology, it’s hard to escape social media networks – and why should you: used right they’re a great way to communicate. So we wanted to know who uses what, does it vary by age and gender, let’s see… Click here to vote in the poll Did…
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MoneySaving Poll: Is the landline dead?
Poll started 25 April 2016 Is the landline dead? It seems the landline is dying with more and more people relying on a combination of their mobile phones and internet connections. But has it died yet? How many of your (non-work) calls made and received are on your home phone compared to mobile/web calls? Click here to vote…
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MoneySaving Poll: What one cuisine could you live off for life?
Poll started 18 April 2016 What one cuisine could you live off for life? Pizza dominates our restaurant vouchers – after all, the mark-up on bread and tomato is huge so there's room to reduce prices. Yet it got us talking of a somewhat far-fetched scenario, which for fun, we wanted to share. Imagine you're stuck on a…
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MoneySaving Poll: Should all tax returns be made public?
Poll started 11 April 2016 Should all tax returns be made public? Tax avoidance is the topic on everyone’s lips right now and after media pressure, David Cameron published the last six years' worth of his tax returns on Sunday. Scottish party leaders soon followed. So we wanted to know how public you think tax returns…
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MoneySaving Poll: Which US presidential candidate would you vote for if you could?
Poll started 23 February 2016 Which US presidential candidate would you vote for if you could? The campaign to select a US President has started; the two main parties there are the Democrats (more liberal) and Republicans (more conservative). If you could vote for US President who would you choose? We’ve listed the main…
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MoneySaving Poll: Where is it fair to haggle?
Poll started 1 March 2016 Where is it fair to haggle? Haggling’s a key tool in any MoneySaver’s arsenal – after all even a price tag is only an indicative mark – it’s not legally binding. Many succeed in haggling prices down from Sky to Tesco, the AA to John Lewis. Yet is haggling acceptable everywhere? Click here to vote…
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MoneySaving Poll: Which UK stores do you LOVE or LOATHE?
Poll started 29 March 2016 Which UK stores do you LOVE or LOATHE? Retailers love us to have a relationship with them. Indeed, many feel an almost intimate connection with some brands, but wouldn’t be seen dead crossing others’ thresholds. So let’s see… Please pick up to THREE that you love and up to THREE that you loathe…
