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What's been going on in the MSE Forum this past week? Let's explore some of the topics that have generated debate and MoneySaving insight. Seen something on the Forum we should include in next week's highlights blog? Let us know in this thread.
Whether it's films, TV, music, books or video games, we live in an age where we can stream or buy our favourite media digitally. For many of us it's certainly convenient - we can access content wherever we are with just a few taps or clicks...unless the wifi goes down, or the platform decides to remove something from their…
Planning a purchase? Bothered by badgers in the garden? Got a culinary conundrum? Whatever dilemma you're facing, the MSE Forum will dispense practical wisdom with a MoneySaving twist. Read on to find out what Forumites have been talking about this week. Seen something on the Forum we should include in next week's…
It's bad enough that South West Water has almost doubled my annual fixed charges for water and sewage (no surface water) in one bill and increased the cubic meter consumption charges by 30% in one go BUT..... I have just discovered that a single occupancy house pays higher rates for the fixed charges than a multi occupancy…
Hello, we need some outside perspective on our current situation which I will try to summarise: 1. My partner and I (not married) jointly own our home with about £70k left on the mortgage. We have 2 children, aged 15 and 18 still living with us. 2. My partner owns a second property (no mortgage), which we lived in for 8…
At first , I found the figures mentioned here hard to believe, especially as there is now auto enrollment. Then realise it's not half of working people not saving into a pension at all, but half of working age people. So, that doesn't mean much, unless I know how many working age people are actually working.…
Flying EDI to PMI a couple of weeks ago. Flight was 3hrs 2 mins late. Tui have rejected the compensation saying that it was due to the late arriving aircraft (around 45 mins) and then planned maintenance on the aircraft. Find this strange as they started boarding the plane and then everyone had to go back into the…
We bought a car on a 60 month HP plan almost 6 months ago now, a hybrid, which ‘should’ have saved us money on fuel but in fact has the opposite affect as we do a lot of long distance / motorway driving. It’s extremely thirsty getting 35-38mpg in comparison to our previous diesel car which was getting 70mpg+ (except for…
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