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Summer hols: do you splash the cash?
Poll Title: Is your week in the sun on the never-never? How do you pay for your main annual holiday; are you a saver or a borrower? A. Can't afford to go on holiday B. Save up for it C. Some saving, some borrowing D. Don't need to save, I always have cash in the bank E. Credit card, but 0% and pay it off before I'm charged…
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Clean up the savings?
Poll started 2 Aug. How much to be clean? Do you have a cleaner. If so do you do it through the books? And what's the going rate? a. No cleaner. It's all done by my own fair hands. b. Yes. Cash in hand up to £5.99/hour c. Yes. Cash in hand £6 - £6.99/hour d. Yes. Cash in hand £7 - £7.99/hour e. Yes. Cash in hand £8+ per…
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Life of Luxury: What's your job worth?
Poll Title: How much money would you have to win on the lottery to give up work forever? A. Less than 1 million B. £2-5 million C. £5-10 million D. £10-20 million E. More than £20 million F. No amount of money, I love my job! G. I'd give still work and distribute the money between family/friends H. I'd give up my current…
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Teen: Tearaway or Trustworthy
Poll Title: The Child Trust Fund is three months old. Parents of young children have received £250-£500 vouchers from the State to start it off. The Government is encouraging parents to use it as a 'college fund' as you can add £1,200 a year, tax free - yet when your child is 18, they'll get absolute control over the cash.…
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Splitting a Restaurant Bill: How Do you Do It?
What do you do most commonly when eating out with a group of friends? a. Split the bill evenly between everyone? b. Work out exactly who had what and divide in detail? c. Take it in turns for one person to pay it all? d. Another method Vote here or click reply to discuss.
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Kiss a company?
Kiss a company? A few weeks ago the poll asked you to select one company to kill and zap to make the UK a better place. Now you can slap one on the back and say 'I love you - I wish all others were as good as you'. Who do you pick? Vote here AA AOL UK Amazon Asda BBC Barclays British Airways British Gas Carphone Warehouse…
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Choose a charity
For a full description and links to the shortlisted charities scroll down Last week I asked you to nominate charities for this Site's charity fund. These were then shortlisted by volunteers. Read below for what it's about, how the shortlisting process worked and descriptions of the 14 charities (plus my own personal…
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Too much charity cash?
Poll started 15.2.05 Too much charity cash? It's rumoured charities such as the Red Cross are struggling to spend the enormous £365million given so far to the Tsunami appeal (and rules state it must be spent within 3 years). If this is the case, what do you think should be done with the extra cash? A. Return it to those…
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Do you borrow at Xmas?
Poll Title: Do you borrow for Xmas? What's your opinion on lending for spending at Xmas? a. Yes, but on 0% credit cards and pay it back immediately after Xmas b. Yes, I don’t have any choice c. No, I don’t need to Click reply to discuss or vote here
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Charity Or Children?
From Martin Poll started 31 May. Over the last year, this site's donated £40k+ to charities selected by users (see About Us for details). I'm considering ending this to instead fund a 'MoneySaving Kids: A childrens money education fund' as scarily most financial education is funded by the banks. What do you think? A. All…
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Where did you first hear about MSE or Martin?
Poll Title: Where did you first hear about MoneySavingExpert.com or Martin? To comment on this poll click reply. a. BBC Radio 2 b. BBC Radio 5 c. ITV1 This Morning d. ITV1 Trevor MacDonald e. BBC 1 Breakfast News f. Sunday Express g. Other TV/Radio Programmes h. Other Newspaper/Magazines i. Other other j. After buying the…
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Top of the MoneySaving Pops?
Poll started 24 May: Last week I called for MoneySavers to suggest the songs they thought were Top of the MoneySaving Pops. I’ve collated a few of the really good ones. Please vote for your favourite. a. Bridge over troubled water - Simon & Garfunkel b. Can't Buy Me Love – Beatles c. I Want to Break Free - Queen d. If I…
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Money-savvy mathematician?
Poll started 17 May 2005: Do you have to be good at maths to be good with money? How does your school/general maths ability relate to your money and consumer savviness? Which of these categories is the closest to you? a. Good with maths, Good with money b. Good with maths, OK with money c. Good with maths, Bad with money…
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Internet security - does it worry you?
Poll started 11 May: Are you worried about internet security? Which of the following is the closest fit to your view on shopping and banking on the net? a. IT'S SAFER. You've more protection, guarantees and consumer rights b. THE SAME. There are people out to defraud you whatever you do, the risks are similar c. DON'T…
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Are you an energy saver?
Poll started 4 May 2005: How much do you do to save energy and money in the home? a. Nothing. It’s not worth the hassle b. Active. Turn lights off, half-fill the kettle c. Willing to spend. Bought double glazing, insulation etc d. Everything. Vote here or click reply to discuss.
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Have you been election spammed?
Does your inbox get election spam despite never requesting any mailings? If so, who by? a. Labour spam only b. Lib Dem spam only c. Tory spam only d. Another party's spam only e. Spammed by more than one party f. Not received any election spam Vote or click reply to discuss.
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Royal Mail Rivals
Poll started 29 March: The Royal Mail has lost its monopoly on delivering our post, possibly starting from next year. If other companies were to set up different coloured boxes next to the traditional red Royal Mail ones, would you: a. Stick with the Royal Mail? b. Use one of the new providers and stay with them? c. Always…
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SUPERmarket or SuperMARKET?
Poll started 12th April: On Tuesday, Tesco announced record £2 Billion profits for a British company, and are expanding at an exponential rate. But where do you buy your groceries? A. Stick to one major Supermarket – everything under one roof. B. Shop around the Supermarkets – I know what’s cheap where. C. The local…
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Who are you?
Poll Started 28 June: Who is the average MoneySaver? A simple poll this time - are MoneySavers mainly young or old - male or female. If everyone ticks the right box, we'll find out! Female 17 and under Female 18 - 29 Female 30 - 39 Female 40 - 49 Female 50 - 59 Female 60 - 69 Female 70+ Male 17 and under Male 18 - 29 Male…
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House Price Crash Poll
We're repeating this poll as we really want to see how views have changed over time. Poll Started 5 April. 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.…
