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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…
PayPal allows users to send up to $5,0000 with verified accounts. In fact, those with larger balances typically can transfer more than this limit amount. · Personal accounts typically have lower transfer limits unless linked with bank or credit accounts; once your account has been verified. However, you can send up…
Planing a special long holiday this year. I need to renew my Home insurance next month anyway so I'm looking for a policy which will keep me covered while I am away for this period. i am struggling to find anything at a reasonable price. Normal premium is about £277 but it seems to be getting up to £1000 with less cover.…
I was pressured and almost forced into getting a Grandland X back in September 2024 by my now ex. I dont want the car, I dont like the car I want it gone. Only issue is im stuck with the finance for 5 years. Is there anything I can do to get rid of the car or change the car. Its £250/mth and for that I could have got a car…
For several years now I have been using a Mastercard from Tesco Bank, which has always been paid off in full each month. So while they have never had a problem with me, I'm now after a different provider simply because I'm sick to death of Tesco's app not showing the true situation with my account, and payments in always…
(The Fashion On The Ration Challenge is about restraining our shopping impulses and buying the clothing we need as well as what we want. As @Laura_Elsewhere said "If this group is about anything, it's about understanding how we buy and what we buy and when we buy...". We use the original, 1942, clothing rations.) ---------…
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