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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…
Some services (Uber, for example) have a dynamic pricing system, raising prices on the fly when demand is higher and reducing them when demand is lower. It's a double-edged sword, but it can mean getting a cheaper deal if you've found yourself buying/booking when there's a lull in customers. On the whole, how do you feel…
Hi everyone, We know the Forum’s performance has been sub-optimal over the last few weeks, and for that we can only apologise. The site’s been experiencing stability issues, resulting in the ‘Gateway Timeout’ messages you may have seen. The Cloudflare ‘Verifying you’re human’ checks have been temporarily put in place at…
I am joint Executer in my recently deceased uncles will. There are a number of beneficiaries split across two families. The estate has not been divided equally, with the lion share going to the residuary beneficiary. She stands to inherit a substantial life changing amount of money, and is unwilling to do the honourable…
Yet again a load of short-dated produce this morning, all Best Before 13 July (tomorrow). Makes an absolute mockery of Tesco’s claims that their pickers always select the best items and the longest dates. Happens very regularly, and my guess is that pickers are being instructed by store managers to get rid of the short…
Welcome to Cooking one (Mark Three), time to get a shiny new thread up and running. The link to "Cooking for one (Mark Two)" can be found here https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/73708876#Comment_73708876 Cooking For One 13th Jan 17 at 7:32 PM Hi, newbie poster though long time lurker trying to adjust…
As it seems Global Warming is on the march as the last few weeks and maybe for the future. My wife suffers with health problems in the heat despite trying the various tips to keep the house cool etc. Looking to install a single wall mounted AC/heating during winter in lounge or hallway and external pump. See systems can be…
Hello I was wondering if anyone can advise me on what to do please, I withdrew £440 from ‘Britain’s biggest bingo site’ (not sure if I’m allowed to name them T******) late at night on the 14th June 2025, and the next day when I woke up on my front screen notifications it said Nationwide ‘ £440 T****** ‘ approved ‘ .When I…
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If you're a Lloyds, Halifax or Bank of Scotland current account holder, the interest rate you're charged for using your overdraft could change soon as part of a fees shake-up. The Lloyds Banking Group, which owns all three brands, says millions of its customers will pay less after the changes – but a "few" will pay more.
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