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MMD: Should I pay the bill?
This is a real life MMD so please bear in mind the MoneySaver in question will read your responses: Please give this MoneySaver the benefit of your advice... Should I pay the bill for bad food? A few months ago in Paris I ate with my familyin a little Italian restaurant, and the food was quite bad. I paid the bill and was…
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MMD: Should I let them bury the dog?
This is a real life MMD so please bear in mind the MoneySaver in question will read your responses: Please give this MoneySaver the benefit of your advice... Should I let them bury the dog? We're selling our house, and this morning, our prospective buyers turned up to say their Great Dane had died and they wanted to bury…
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'Did you pay asking price for your pad?' poll discussion
Poll 24-31 August 2010: Did you pay asking price for your pad? Asking prices are often optimistic, showing what the seller wants for the property, not what they’ll get. (See Free House Price Valuations for more.) We’ve split the vote, as the process of buying and selling property in Scotland is different from the rest of…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should I make my daughter pay for it?
This is a real life MMD so please bear in mind the MoneySaver in question will read your responses: Please give this MoneySaver the benefit of your advice... Should I make my daughter pay for it? My daughter never takes money out with her, so I end up buying her something, and insisting she repay. Yet once home I forget,…
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MoneyMoral Dilemma: Should I make my friend pay for the vase?
This is a real life MMD so please bear in mind the MoneySaver in question will read your responses: Please give this MoneySaver the benefit of your advice... Should I make my friend pay for the vase? I hired my friend, at her request, to clean my house as she's only working part-time and needs extra cash. The other day…
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MONEY MORAL DILEMMA: Should Janet pay for John?
This week's Money Moral Dilemma Janet and John are at the early stages of dating. She's earning a six figure city salary, he's works for a homeless charity. She loves fine dining, so books top restaurants which can cost £100 a time and insists on paying as she knows he can't afford it. He feels uncomfortable with this, but…
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'Have you paid for pornography?' poll discussion
Have you paid for pornography? The legal !!!!!! industry is said to be one of the biggest industries worth billions, yet it’s rarely ever discussed as a consumer purchase. So whether it’s on the internet, TV, phone, films, magazines or elsewhere... Which of these is closest to your situation (select your gender and answer)…
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Things left unsaid
Are there any things that you never got a chance to say and wish you had. Do you think its best that some things are never said
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MONEY MORAL DILEMMA: Would you give debt collectors someone's address?
Here's this week's hypothetical situation for you to cogitate on: Would you give debt collectors someone's address? You've just moved into a new rental property, and note a steam of debt letters for the previous tenant, threatening legal action from utility companies, parking tickets and more. You're worried bailiffs may…
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'How do you spend abroad?' poll discussion
Poll between 22-29 June 2010: How do you spend abroad? When you go on holiday, which makes up the bulk of the way you spend? A. Change cash at bureau de change before leaving - 46% (3946 votes) B. Change cash at bureau when I arrive - 6% (496 votes) C. Withdraw cash on my card there - 15% (1280 votes) D. Spend on my…
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MONEY MORAL DILEMMA. Would you give up a £50 train seat for a pregnant woman?
Here's this week's hypothetical situation for you to cogitate on: Would you give up a £50 train seat for a pregnant woman? You book an advance seat on a five-hour train journey. It’s a Bank Holiday weekend, and there’s standing room only for non-reserved passengers, including a heavily pregnant woman. Normally you'd be up…
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'What's your biggest bill?' poll discussion
Poll started 27 July 2010: What’s your biggest bill? Excluding mortgages, rent and food, which of the following do you spend most on each year? (see the Budget Planner if you want to work it out in detail) A. Council Tax B. Debt repayments C. Gas/Electricity D. Petrol/Commuting E. Phone/Mobile F. Water G. Other Please vote…
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What Goverment spending would you cut? poll discussion
Poll Started 08 June 2010: What Goverment spending would you cut? The Prime Minister and Chancellor have both confirmed that the country will need to face swinging cuts in public spending, with David Cameron announcing they will consult the public for ideas on where pennies and pounds could be saved. If you were in charge,…
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'Do you care if goods are made in sweatshops?' poll discussion
Poll between 13 - 19 July 2010. Do you care if goods are made in sweatshops? There’ve been reports this week of seven year olds working 100s of hours in sweatshops (see Mail story), yet what about the wider picture of adults in sweatshops? Which of the following is closest to your view of sweatshop-sourced foreign goods?…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should the school have paid?
This is a real life MMD so please bear in mind the MoneySaver in question will read your responses: Please give this MoneySaver the benefit of your advice... Should the school have paid? My son's school hired a theatre group for a play for the children. Parents had to pay £5 towards the cost and were also allowed to watch…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should they pay for the chicken?
This is a real life MMD so please bear in mind the MoneySaver in question will read your responses: Please give this MoneySaver the benefit of your advice... Should they pay for the chicken? The lovely people next door keep chicken & we buy our eggs from them. The chicken keep getting out into our garden (and we've asked…
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'How much pocket money do you give to your kids?' poll discussion
Poll Closed 22 March 2010 - Thanks for voting! RESULTS How much pocket money do you give your kids? Please select the answer that’s closest to your view, depending on your kids' age and how you operate pocket money. How much weekly pocket money do your kids get on average? (if you’ve kids in both age brackets please just…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should Janet pay John’s tip?
Here's this week's hypothetical situation for you to cogitate on: Should Janet pay John’s tip? John’s asked Janet on a first date, they go to a nice restaurant and have wonderful service, the waiter being especially helpful. At the end, following the typical dance, Janet offers to split the bill, John refuses and pays. Yet…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should I drink the milk?
This is a real life MMD so please bear in mind the MoneySaver in question will read your responses: Please give this MoneySaver the benefit of your advice... Should I drink the milk? A few weaks ago a bloke knocked to try and talk me into having my milk delivered. Even though I said no, today there were 4 litres on my…
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Nerdy Note Discussion: Scottish Bank Notes Aren’t Legal Tender...
Scottish Bank Notes Aren’t Legal Tender... not even in Scotland! Bank of England notes are, but only in England and Wales. In fact there are no legal tender notes in Scotland. Yet that doesn’t mean they can’t be used in transactions. Legal tender technically just means that by law it cannot be refused in settlement of…
