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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 took out a Lloyds credit card last April purely for the money transfer option which was 24 months at 0% as it was a far cheaper option than a short term loan. I haven't used it at all since the transfer and it is in the safe. This month I went online to pay my monthly payment and noticed 4 Amazon transactions on it that…
My 13 year old son would like to start a regular cleaning job. He has his permit to work, recently granted by the local authority. He'll be cleaning the communal hallways of a local apartment block - not actually in the apartments. He'll be hoovering, cleaning low level windows and washing the floor. We (his parents) feel…
Hi. on the 4th of July ‘25 I signed into the Scottish power app to make sure my monthly payments (electricity) were meeting usage, and that I still had a bit of an ‘in credit’ balance to cover the winter. ‘Account closed. Your refund is being processed.’ Yes, they closed my account, just like that. No contact, no warning.…
We have a period property, and the hallway has these light fittings (2 x ceiling pendants and 3 x wall lights). A visiting family member once remarked that the lights are ugly! I'm starting to think they might be right. Can anyone suggest what type of light fittings might be better suited a hallway in a period home? Is it…
I have sold my shared ownership property SSTC but am now stuck. The valuation gave two figures, one before improvements and one after as I benefit from any value added rather than Orbit (the HA). This is a £15,000 price difference. The problem is that this figure we’ve just been told has to be paid directly to me and is…
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