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Should Squatters have rights? Poll Results/Discussion
Poll Started 19 Nov. Should squatters have rights? Roughly speaking, if a squatter enters an unoccupied building without breaking and entering, and then secures the building like a home, they’ve a legal right to stay and it's tough to evict. Some say that as properties are in short supply as they are right now, squatting…
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How do your savings compare to your earnings?
Poll ran 4 Dec - 12 Dec 2007: How do your savings compare to your earnings? A month ago I ran a poll to see how much debt people had compared to their annual income; the results (view them) were fascinating, so I thought this time I’d run a poll find out how much those who save have. How to work it out? Step 1: Add up all…
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MONEY MORAL DILEMMA: Should Rhydian and Beverley ride together?
Here's this week's hypothetical situation for you to cogitate on: Should Rhydian and Beverley ride together? Rhydian and his new friend Beverley need to go west to London, as they've booked tickets to see Phantom Of The Opera. Upon boarding the train it becomes apparent there's nowhere to sit together in second class, and…
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Money Moral Dilemma. Should Sharon pay to clean Tracey up?
Here's this week's hypothetical situation for you to cogitate on: Should Sharon pay to clean Tracey up? Down at the Raspberry Star nightclub, Abba’s Dancing Queen is blaring out; Sharon’s on the dance floor, lightly sashaying and sipping her glass of red wine. Also down there for the night, but with a different party is…
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Should the clocks have gone back? Poll discussion/results
Poll ran between 13 - 19 Nov 2007: Should the clocks have gone back? Results It’s been a couple of weeks since the clock went back heralding earlier evening darkness. There’s been much debate on whether we should adopt Central European Time; meaning later winter sunrises, but also an extra hour of daylight in the evening.…
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MONEY MORAL DILEMMA: Should Victoria be there for Geri and share her bonus?
Here's this week's hypothetical situation for you to cogitate on: Should Victoria be there for Geri and share her bonus? At the call centre where Victoria works, staff get a £500 bonus if they recommend a mate for a job and they’re hired. So Victoria puts her unemployed friend Geri forward for a vacancy. Geri lands the…
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MONEY MORAL DILEMMA: Should Ben go to Bill's wedding?
Here's this week's hypothetical situation for you to cogitate on: Should Ben go to Bill's wedding? Bill has asked his best friend Ben to be best man at his wedding in the Maldives. Yet while Bill's paying for everybody's accomodation, at huge, credit-maxing cost to himself, Ben's been asked to pay for his own flights there…
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Money Moral Dilemma: What should Baby do about Johnny's stalk?
Here's this week's hypothetical situation for you to cogitate on: Should Johnny keep his stalk? Baby goes shopping with her new boyfriend, Johnny. While Baby grabs the milk, she puts Johnny in the veg corner to get the Broccoli; as she walks back she’s surprised to see that he is removing the florets and leaving the stalk…
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MONEY MORAL DILEMMA: Should Paul & Heather go 50/50?
Here's this week's hypothetical situation for you to cogitate on: Should Heather and Paul go 50/50? Heather and her partner of two years Paul decide it’s time to move out of their parents’ homes and rent a house together before getting married. Paul insists the rent and bills should be split equally, even though his wage…
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MMD: Should Jordan pay Peter to go away?
Here's this week's hypothetical situation for you to cogitate on: Should Jordan pay Peter to go away? Jordan is a successful business woman with her own scaffolding company, and a great MoneySaver to boot. She's very close to her grandfather Peter, who knowing she uses this site a lot, constantly asks for her help with Gas…
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Poll Results: How much have you saved/gained from this site?
Poll Started: 30 Oct 2007 How much have you saved/gained by using MoneySavingExpert.com? Poll results: After being attacked at the weekend, to celebrate the return of the site I want to try and find out the total impact people’ve had from MoneySavingExpert.com. Whether it's saving money, reclaiming, cutting costs. How much…
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MONEY MORAL DILEMMA: Should Fernando pay for Lewis' service?
Here's this week's hypothetical situation for you to cogitate on: Should Fernando pay for Lewis' service? Lewis gives his colleague Fernando a lift to work most days of the year, as otherwise Fernando would have to get an hour-long bus journey instead of the 20 minute car ride. Lewis rarely uses his car outside work, and…
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Are you a mutual lover? poll discussion/results
Poll ran between 16 - 23 Oct. Are you a mutual lover? Results Building Societies are mutual organisations run for the benefit of their members not shareholders. Yet invariably, look at the best buy tables for many financial products and it’s the banks who top them. Does mutuality matter to you? Which is the closest to your…
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Are you credit card aware? Poll discussion
Poll started 23 Oct 07 - 30 Oct 07. Are you credit card aware? RESULTS What would your estimate of the answer be? If you had £5,000 debt on a high street credit card (e.g. Lloyds TSB Classic) at 19.9% APR and only made the minimum monthly repayments (2% of the outstanding balance or £5 - whichever is higher) how long would…
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Are you APR aware? Poll results & discussion
The following Poll ran between 08-16 Oct 07..... The Results are included How good is your knowledge of APRs? If someone lent you £10 and said: "give it me back tomorrow and a pound on top", roughly what Annual Percentage Interest Rate would this be? (don’t use a calculator, go on instinct). A. 1% - 4% (367 votes) B. 5% -…
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MONEY MORAL DILEMMA:Is it time for Rhys to leave Sienna?
Here's this week's hypothetical situation for you to cogitate on: Is it time for Rhys to leave Sienna? Rhys has just finished studying and is job hunting. For his work, London is the place to be and he’s been staying at the flat of his only friend there, Sienna. She originally said he could stay a fortnight and he’s been…
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Haggling: how low do you go? Blog & Poll discussion
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MMD: Should Jennifer do the deeds with Brad?
Here's this week's hypothetical situation for you to cogitate on: Should Jennifer do the deeds with Brad? Jennifer has owned her own house for 2 years, having worked hard to save the money for a deposit and pay the mortgage. Now Brad, her boyfriend, is moving in. He's never been good with money, but says that as he'll now…
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Are you in the closet? Poll results
Poll ran between 25 Sept - 01 Oct 07. Are you in the closet? When you save money, get a bargain, or cut the cost, do you proudly boast about it to all and sundry, or do you keep quiet, sorting your cash on the side so you can pretend to be carefree about cash? Which of these is closest to your attitude? A. Proud to be a…
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MMD: Should Donald send Huey, Duey, or Lewy to private school?
Here's this week's hypothetical situation for you to cogitate on: Should Donald send Huey, Duey or Luey to private school? Donald and Daisy Ducke have three sons, the eldest Huey is about the age of going to senior school. They don’t rate their local comprehensive, but there’s an academically top private school nearby, but…
