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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…
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What would you pay to turn the world green?
Poll Title: Poll Started 30 October 2006: What would you pay to turn the world green? This week's 'Stern Report' says as well as the damage to the planet, unless we tackle the environment it'll cost the world £3,680 billion (20% of the world's wealth). Yet to fix the problem would cost just 1% of the world's income each…
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Inheritance tax too high or too low?
Poll Title: Poll Started 19 September 2006: Inheritance tax too high or too low? Currently leave your wealth to family/friends and everything over 40% of £285,000 goes to the taxman (unless you follow the loopholes). So is this a tragedy stopping us from helping our families by paying tax on hard earned, already taxed…
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Should child benefit be means tested?
Poll Title: Poll started 3 October 2006: Should child benefit be means tested? Child benefit of £900 a year is paid for a family’s first child and £600 for each subsequent child. This applies whether you're Richard Branson, Victoria Beckham or Vicky Pollard (well it would if she were real); it doesn't depend on wealth or…
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How big are your savings?
Poll Started 24 Oct: How big are your savings? How much do you currently have in cash savings/liquid assets (ie you would be able to get access within a week if you needed it)? Don't worry, this poll is completely confidential. Individual votes aren't tracked. A. Nothing B. Up to £100 C. Up to £500 D. Up to £2,000 E. Up to…
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Highest Interest Poll
Poll Title: Poll Started 10 Oct: If you were to borrow £100 over a week, above what level would you consider the interest to be extortionate? A. 5% APR B. 25% APR C. 50% APR D. 100% APR E. 250% APR F. 500% APR G. 750% APR H. 1250% APR I. 2500% APR Vote here or click reply to discuss this poll :)
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What's the highest reasonable interest?
Poll Title: Poll Started 26 September 2006: If you were to borrow £100 over a week, above what level would you consider the interest to be extortionate? A. 10p B. 50p C. £1 D. £2 E. £5 F. £10 G. £15 H. £25 I. £50 Click reply to discuss or vote here.
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Do you do a lot for charidee?
Poll Started 23 August 2006. Do you do a lot for charidee? How much and how often do you give to charity? Which of the following is nearest what you do? 1. Charity begins at home. I need all my dosh and donate rarely 2. Coins in a bucket. I give as and when mainly to people collecting 3. Many one-offs. I give to lots of…
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Pick this year's MSE Charities
Updated Post VOTE RESULTS The charities below are listed in the order they were voted for by you. The two top big charities (B) and the two top small charities (S) were picked as the winners. Cancer Research Tools For Self Reliance Different Strokes Usable Websites plus my personal pick www.re-cycle.org Read on below for…
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Britain’s Best Company
Poll Title: Poll Started 29 August. Britain’s Best Company. Here’s a list of 50 major companies operating in the UK. You’re only allowed one pick. Which one is your favourite for quality, service and price? Which one shows all the others how to do it? (Next week, the same list and pick the worst!) Abbey Aldi Alliance &…
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Petrol prices versus the environment
Poll Started 9 May 2006. The Global environment is rapidly deteriorating and our car use is one of the primary causes. Yet petrol prices are now hitting £1/litre, a cost many found hideous. Petrol taxes (duty plus VAT) are around 60p/litre. What would you do? (PS. See Petrol/Diesel Cost Cutting Article for how to save) A.…
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How risky are you?
Poll Title: Poll Started 7 August 2006: How risky are you? If I offered you a wager on a month's salary on the single toss of a (fair) coin, what's the lowest odds at which you'd take the bet? For those who don't understand gambling odds, 2-1 means you bet a month's salary and if you win you get back your salary plus two…
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Are house prices set to take a tumble? February 2006
Poll Title: Poll Started 21 February 2006: Will house prices crash? What will happen to UK house prices over the next year? A. Increase over 20% B. Increase 10-20% C. Increase 5-10% D. Increase 2-5% E. No real change F. Decrease 2-5% G. Decrease 5-10% H. Decrease 10-20% (smaller crash) I. Decrease over 20% (crash) J. I…
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How much are your holidays worth to you?
Poll Started 26 June 2006. We tend to get fewer holidays in the UK than the rest of Europe, and more than the USA. So how much are your holidays worth to you? How much would you be willing to sell your summer holiday time back to your employer for? 1. Not bothered. I'd prefer money, even if only standard pay 2. Double pay.…
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What Class Are You?
Poll Started 8 July. What Class Are You? While they should be consigned to history, the ABC1C2DE social categorisations are still often used. So how do MoneySavers fit in? And do remember these definitions & examples are nothing to do with me! (to discuss this or view past poll results go to Money Saving Polls in the Chat…
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Who's a real Money SPENDING Expert? Poll Discussion
Poll Title: Poll Started 1 August: Money Spending Expert. Last week I launched a competition to find the most extravagant , ridiculous, overly expensive thing that was genuinely on sale now. Some really bizarre things, so to decide who gets the champagne, please vote for the one you thing is the most absurdly extravagant.…
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Bills, file'em or chuck'em?
Poll started 3 July 2006: Like clockwork your bank statement and credit card bills plop onto the doormat each month. But what do you do with them? Which of these is nearest to what you do? a. Open immediately, check it's correct, then file in date order/shred b. Open a few days later, scan, then add to the pile in the…
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ICE - In Case of Emergency
Poll started 13 July: IN CASE OF EMERGENCY (ICE) A national campaign has been launched to encourage people to store emergency contact details in their mobiles. While we hope they'll never need to be used. Have you done it yet? a. No - i'm not going to do it. b. Not yet - but it's on my to-do list. c. Yes - it's stored.…
