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MONEY MORAL DILEMMA: Should Richard have a ring of truth?
This week's Money Moral Dilemma Sadly Richard's grandma has passed away, so he and his cousins (from the rich side of the family) have been given an equal share of everything. As the house is being sold and the proceeds divided, all the cousins agreed to go through it, taking any mementos they wanted. Richard took a…
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Have 1 in 4 really been a victim of ID fraud?
Poll Title: Poll Started 10 July. Have 1 in 4 really been a victim of ID fraud? A recent survey claims this, but I believe there's an industry trying to sell us products on the back of ID fraud fear. So I want to test it myself. Remember ID fraud means someone has deliberately stolen your identity to make false…
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Poll discussion: A MoneySaver walked into a bar... Champagne Joke Contest
”A MoneySaver walked into a bar..” Poll Started 22 January 07. Two weeks ago Martin launched a champagne contest for the funniest joke starting with the above phrase. Please vote for your favourite out of his shortlist: A.) with a crocodile under his arm. He asks the barman, "Do you serve Bank Managers?" "Certainly,"…
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MONEY MORAL DILEMMA. Should Jenny kick them out?
This week's Money Moral Dilemma Jenny's a landlord with a buy-to-let property and a single parent family has been renting for nine months. They've always paid on time and been model tenants. Unfortunately, three months ago the tenant lost her job, and hasn't found another. She hasn’t been about to pay the rent for two…
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Do old dating traditions still apply?
Poll started 16 January 2007. Do old dating traditions still apply? If a woman and man go out for dinner on a first date, who should pay? A. The man (I'm female) B. The man (I'm male) C. The woman (I'm female) D. The woman (I'm male) E. The woman should offer but the man still pay (I'm female) F. The woman should offer but…
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How big are your balance transfers?
Poll Started 9 January 2007: How big are your balance transfers? Balance transfers allow you to shift debts from one credit card to another, hopefully getting a much cheaper rate. But what’s the average amount you shift each time? A. I’m debt free B. I’ve got credit card debts, but have never balance transferred C. I've…
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Russian Roulette
Poll Started 5 June: How much does money mean to you. Would you play Russian Roulette for money? One live bullet out of six. You only have to pull the trigger once to win. What is the minimum amount of money you would be willing to play for? Would never play £1 billion £1 million £10 million £100 million £100,000
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Would you womble?
Poll Title: Poll Started 14 Aug 2006. Would you womble? It seems some search outside supermarkets for others’ receipts, and then, if they were paid in cash and the loyalty points weren’t claimed, take them to customer services and claim them for themselves. Ignoring the potential legal issues - in terms of attitude, which…
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How good is your money maths?
How good is your money maths? While being good at maths isn't a prerequisite for MoneySaving, it certainly speeds things up. So go down the following money maths questions to see which you can do. WHICH IS THE FIRST YOU CAN'T WORK OUT IN YOUR HEAD (ANSWERS IN OPTION F). A. Final price if it's 10% off £100? B. Final price…
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Is Recycling Christmas acceptable?
If someone sent you a Christmas card that had already been sent to them (this year or last year), with a new note inside explaining that it was deliberately done to help the environment, how would you view it? Which of these is closest to your response? A. It's fantastic. It's a good way to help the planet B. I'm lukewarm.…
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Things can only get better?
Poll Started 27 December 2006: Things can only get better? Do you think 2007 will be a better year for you financially than 2006? Which of these is closest to your view? A. Much worse B. Worse C. Same D. Better E. Much better Vote here or click reply to discuss
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Music downloads, how legal is legal enough?
Poll Title: Poll Started 22 May 2006. Downloading a single music track is 79p, an album around £7. Yet Russian website allofmp3.com is 2p and 60p for the same. Whether it's legal is a grey area, it's legal in russia but breaks the laws here, the artists don't get any cut of the revenue. Which of the following is nearest…
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Should loft law be left as is?
It's proposed that planning permission for loft extensions and other house conversions should be made much easier to get. Great news if you want to do up your house, but bad news if you want to object to the disruption and hassle of your neighbours doing theirs. Which of these is nearest to your view? A. Easy planning…
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Would you miss Christmas if you could?
Poll Started 4 December 2006: Would you miss Christmas if you could? If you could go away on holiday and miss all the Christmas and other seasonal shenanigans would you? A. Yes B. No Vote here or click reply to discuss
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Where does your tax go?
Poll Title: Poll started 1 Dec: Where does your tax go? The following are some main sectors of UK Government spending. Which do you think has the most spent on it? (full answers in next week’s Money Tips Email) Defence Education Government Debt Interest Health Overseas Aid Police & Public order Social Security & Tax…
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MONEY MORAL DILEMMA. Can kids buy anything they want?
This week's Money Moral Dilemma A 13-year-old wants to buy a laptop to have internet access directly in their room. (S)he's saved up for it with pocket money and doing odd jobs. Their parents are concerned about unfettered web access (and the kid’s smart enough that they could work round any child protection). However,…
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A billion pounds or your dream?
Poll Started 14 November 2006: Is money your dream? A lighter poll this week, the options list a series of 'fun lifetime dreams' for you to pick. Many of them will also, of course, make you a lot of money but none of them close to a billion pounds. If you could only pick one would you… Have a worldwide number one single?…
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Should marriage be taken out of the finance system?
Poll Started 16 Oct: Should marriage be taken out of the finance system? Should 'common law partners' or couples that live together automatically get the same rights and financial benefits as married couples/civil partnerships? A. Yes B. No Vote here or click reply to discuss
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LOL: what does it stand for?
Poll Title: Poll started 13 February 2006: There tends to be a generational confusion in texts, emails and web forums about what the abbreviation LOL stands for. When you see LOL which of the following do you think it stands for? a. Laughs out loud b. Lots of love c. Depends on context d. Something else Vote here or click…
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Is it nicer in an ISA?
Poll Started 7 November 2006: Is it nicer in an ISA? Last week's savings poll taught me that many MoneySavers have more in savings than I thought and I've refocused the article accordingly. For the same reason, I want to know what you do with your ISAs. As it’s possible to have done different things with ISAs over a number…