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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…
Hello. I switched on my TV just now, nothing on as per but noticed Titanic on Channel 4. A pop up appeared from BARB saying they were monitoring what I was watching, I couldn't get to read the rest of the text before it disappeared. Has anyone else had this?
Hello, My mother passed away earlier ths year after a long battle with multiple illnesses. She left a will of which my brother and myself are the main beneficiaries. I had no issue in drawing down her savings as probate was not required for these amounts. Probate is required to sell her house and I acquired the grant last…
Hi All, This is partly for the benefit of @Cheery_Daff who has nudged me into posting. 😊 I’m in a bit of a pickle and I need to get on top of it before it becomes any more serious. I am inherently a spendthrift, it’s always has been my way. In my 20’s I ended up in a lot of debt relative to my income which I…
A question [simplified to keep the maths easy!] I am married. I have two friends to whom I would like to leave a legacy. My estate is valued at £2m. If, in my will, I leave £1m to my wife and £0.5m to each of my two friends, then what IHT is due? The official guide says that none is due if the entire estate [above to…
I studied the MSE advice on this topic but of the recommended companies I recognised only 2 - Saga and Admiral - but had never heard of the others. So I wondered how dependable the others actually are. I then discovered good independent advice on MoneyHelper.org.uk - a UK government service. They listed 30 companies who…
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