MoneySaving Poll Archive
Should bankers' bonuses be stopped?
Poll Stated 16 November 2009: Should bankers' bonuses be stopped? Legislation’s being mooted to control big bonuses for uber-earners in city investment banks (e.g. not the high street banks – think the likes of Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan & UBS). Which of these is closest to your view?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/16-11-2009/should-bankers-bonuses-be-stopped
Poll Stated 16 November 2009: Should bankers' bonuses be stopped? Legislation’s being mooted to control big bonuses for uber-earners in city investment banks (e.g. not the high street banks – think the likes of Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan & UBS). Which of these is closest to your view?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/16-11-2009/should-bankers-bonuses-be-stopped
Are you cutting back on Christmas?
Poll Started 10 Nov 2009: Are you cutting back on Christmas? For many it’s been a tough year; the economy's ropey and there've been job losses galore, but on the other hand some have had their mortgage costs drop to unprecedented levels. How will it affect your Christmas (or other winter festival)?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/10-11-2009/are-you-cutting-back-on-christmas
Poll Started 10 Nov 2009: Are you cutting back on Christmas? For many it’s been a tough year; the economy's ropey and there've been job losses galore, but on the other hand some have had their mortgage costs drop to unprecedented levels. How will it affect your Christmas (or other winter festival)?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/10-11-2009/are-you-cutting-back-on-christmas
Ever been given a different rate to the credit applied for?
Poll Started 03 November 2009: Ever been given a different rate to the credit applied for? When you apply for a loan or credit card have you ever experienced being accepted, but being given a higher rate that the one you applied for (or a different card entirely)? There’s currently a parliamentary investigation into this issue; see the flawed credit system MSE News story. In the last three years have you ever been given a higher rate than you applied for?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/03-11-2009/ever-been-given-a-different-rate-to-the-credit-applied-for
Poll Started 03 November 2009: Ever been given a different rate to the credit applied for? When you apply for a loan or credit card have you ever experienced being accepted, but being given a higher rate that the one you applied for (or a different card entirely)? There’s currently a parliamentary investigation into this issue; see the flawed credit system MSE News story. In the last three years have you ever been given a higher rate than you applied for?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/03-11-2009/ever-been-given-a-different-rate-to-the-credit-applied-for
How many shaves per razor?
Poll started 26 October 2009: How many shaves per razor? If you use a disposable razor – roughly how many times do you shave with it before you throw it away and use a new one?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/26-10-2009/how-many-shaves-per-razor
Poll started 26 October 2009: How many shaves per razor? If you use a disposable razor – roughly how many times do you shave with it before you throw it away and use a new one?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/26-10-2009/how-many-shaves-per-razor
Would you eat roadkill?
Poll started 20 October 2009: Would you eat roadkill? In Martin's ITV1 Thrifty Ways for Modern Days programme last Friday, one extreme MoneySaver showed how he found, prepared and ate roadkill pheasant sausages. Assuming someone had safely made it for you - would you eat roadkill?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/20-10-2009/would-you-eat-roadkill
Poll started 20 October 2009: Would you eat roadkill? In Martin's ITV1 Thrifty Ways for Modern Days programme last Friday, one extreme MoneySaver showed how he found, prepared and ate roadkill pheasant sausages. Assuming someone had safely made it for you - would you eat roadkill?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/20-10-2009/would-you-eat-roadkill
Should you be allowed to sell your organs?
Poll started 12 October 2009: Should you be allowed to sell your organs? It’s illegal to sell organs in Britain; yet recent press stories have highlighted some people trying to sell their ‘spare’ kidneys to clear debts. If people are aware of the risks, should it be allowed? Or is the principle of buying someone’s health just plain wrong? Which of these is closest to your view?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/12-10-2009/should-you-be-allowed-to-sell-your-organs
Poll started 12 October 2009: Should you be allowed to sell your organs? It’s illegal to sell organs in Britain; yet recent press stories have highlighted some people trying to sell their ‘spare’ kidneys to clear debts. If people are aware of the risks, should it be allowed? Or is the principle of buying someone’s health just plain wrong? Which of these is closest to your view?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/12-10-2009/should-you-be-allowed-to-sell-your-organs
Would you save in a non UK-protected account?
Poll started 05 October 2009: Would you save in a non UK-protected account? Currently the Bank of Cyprus pays the highest 1yr fixed savings rate. Yet in the unlikely event it went bust, as with a few other EU banks (non-EU banks must have full UK protection), you’d need to claim your lost money back from the home Cypriot govt, not the UK’s. However you get cover for €100,000 (c £90,000), not the £50,000 of the UK scheme. If you had money to save, would you be happy to put it in a non UK-protected bank?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/05-10-2009/would-you-save-in-a-non-uk-protected-account
Poll started 05 October 2009: Would you save in a non UK-protected account? Currently the Bank of Cyprus pays the highest 1yr fixed savings rate. Yet in the unlikely event it went bust, as with a few other EU banks (non-EU banks must have full UK protection), you’d need to claim your lost money back from the home Cypriot govt, not the UK’s. However you get cover for €100,000 (c £90,000), not the £50,000 of the UK scheme. If you had money to save, would you be happy to put it in a non UK-protected bank?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/05-10-2009/would-you-save-in-a-non-uk-protected-account
Should the UK join the Euro?
Poll Started 29 September 2009: Should the UK join the Euro? The pound’s plummeted against the Euro, so it's not far from £1=€1 (see Travel Money Max for the latest rate). Is it time we joined the European currency? If so the rate would be fixed, and possibly at a higher exchange rate than the one we get now, or should we stick with the pound, which could bounce back? Remember it isn’t just about travel money, but has a massive impact on imports and exports.
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/29-09-2009/should-the-uk-join-the-euro
Poll Started 29 September 2009: Should the UK join the Euro? The pound’s plummeted against the Euro, so it's not far from £1=€1 (see Travel Money Max for the latest rate). Is it time we joined the European currency? If so the rate would be fixed, and possibly at a higher exchange rate than the one we get now, or should we stick with the pound, which could bounce back? Remember it isn’t just about travel money, but has a massive impact on imports and exports.
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/29-09-2009/should-the-uk-join-the-euro
Where do MoneySavers bank?
Poll Started 21 September 2009: Where do MoneySavers bank? A simple question this week, where do MoneySavers bank? Who is your main current account provider?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/21-09-2009/where-do-moneysavers-bank
Poll Started 21 September 2009: Where do MoneySavers bank? A simple question this week, where do MoneySavers bank? Who is your main current account provider?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/21-09-2009/where-do-moneysavers-bank
Is the economy in an L, a W or a V?
Poll started 14 September 2009: Is the economy in an L, a W or a V? Some say we’ve just seen the summer of love, with economic indicators showing the recession is slowing. Yet is this the beginning of the end, or just a temporary pause before another big economic dip? Which of these is CLOSEST to your view of the shape of the economic growth?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/14-09-2009/is-the-economy-in-an-l-a-w-or-a-v
Poll started 14 September 2009: Is the economy in an L, a W or a V? Some say we’ve just seen the summer of love, with economic indicators showing the recession is slowing. Yet is this the beginning of the end, or just a temporary pause before another big economic dip? Which of these is CLOSEST to your view of the shape of the economic growth?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/14-09-2009/is-the-economy-in-an-l-a-w-or-a-v
How green are you?
How green are you? Poll Started 07 September 2009: While being green & MoneySaving can go hand in hand in some areas, like saving energy, often they diverge, as with cheap flights & products transported from the other side of the world. Where do you sit on the green vs. price spectrum?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/07-09-2009/how-green-are-you
How green are you? Poll Started 07 September 2009: While being green & MoneySaving can go hand in hand in some areas, like saving energy, often they diverge, as with cheap flights & products transported from the other side of the world. Where do you sit on the green vs. price spectrum?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/07-09-2009/how-green-are-you
How much is your weekly grocery shop?
Poll started 01 September 2009: How much is your weekly grocery shop? Do you follow the science of economy or the art of gastronomy? How much is your weekly shop (or if you don’t do it by the week then the equivalent). How much do you spend on your weekly grocery shop?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/01-09-2009/how-much-is-your-weekly-grocery-shop
Poll started 01 September 2009: How much is your weekly grocery shop? Do you follow the science of economy or the art of gastronomy? How much is your weekly shop (or if you don’t do it by the week then the equivalent). How much do you spend on your weekly grocery shop?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/01-09-2009/how-much-is-your-weekly-grocery-shop
Is the house price crash over?
Poll Started 25 August 2009: Is the house price crash over? Over the last year according to the Land Registry UK average house prices have crashed by a mammoth 14%, yet recently the Nationwide index has shown prices are up 2.6% over the last three months. Is this the end of the crash – as the economy picks up – or are we heading for another drop as sellers put properties on the market to cash in? What do you think will happen to UK house prices over the next YEAR?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/25-08-2009/is-the-house-price-crash-over
Poll Started 25 August 2009: Is the house price crash over? Over the last year according to the Land Registry UK average house prices have crashed by a mammoth 14%, yet recently the Nationwide index has shown prices are up 2.6% over the last three months. Is this the end of the crash – as the economy picks up – or are we heading for another drop as sellers put properties on the market to cash in? What do you think will happen to UK house prices over the next YEAR?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/25-08-2009/is-the-house-price-crash-over
Tell the USA your views on the NHS.
Poll Started 17 August 2009: Tell the USA your views on the NHS. There’s a furore in the USA about healthcare policy, and some say President Obama’s planned actions are equivalent to setting up a NHS. That’s meant huge debate over there about the service we have over here. Which of these is closest to your message to the USA?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/17-08-2009/tell-the-usa-your-views-on-the-nhs
Poll Started 17 August 2009: Tell the USA your views on the NHS. There’s a furore in the USA about healthcare policy, and some say President Obama’s planned actions are equivalent to setting up a NHS. That’s meant huge debate over there about the service we have over here. Which of these is closest to your message to the USA?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/17-08-2009/tell-the-usa-your-views-on-the-nhs
Do you click the ads on Google?
Poll started 10 August 2009: Do you click the ads on Google? When you’re searching whether Google or elsewhere, often “sponsored links” come at the top of the page and along the right hand column. These are adverts, which people pay to put there. Which is closest to your view?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/10-08-2009/do-you-click-the-ads-on-google
Poll started 10 August 2009: Do you click the ads on Google? When you’re searching whether Google or elsewhere, often “sponsored links” come at the top of the page and along the right hand column. These are adverts, which people pay to put there. Which is closest to your view?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/10-08-2009/do-you-click-the-ads-on-google
If you were PM... where would you cut back?
Poll Started 4 August 2009: If you were PM... where would you cut back? After the next election, there’s little doubt that whatever the colour of the leading party, radical cutbacks will be necessary to balance the nation's books. This question is designed to give a deliberately stark, big picture choice. Which main area would you wield the financial chopping axe on first? (source HM Treasury)
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/04-08-2009/if-you-were-pm-where-would-you-cut-back
Poll Started 4 August 2009: If you were PM... where would you cut back? After the next election, there’s little doubt that whatever the colour of the leading party, radical cutbacks will be necessary to balance the nation's books. This question is designed to give a deliberately stark, big picture choice. Which main area would you wield the financial chopping axe on first? (source HM Treasury)
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/04-08-2009/if-you-were-pm-where-would-you-cut-back
How much do you spend when on holiday?
Poll started 27 July 2009: How much do you spend on holiday? Whether it’s a package holiday or DIY cheap flight we spend serious time getting the best price. Yet many lose all budget constraints and just spend when they get there. How much do you spend, PER PERSON, PER WEEK when on holiday?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/27-07-2009/how-much-do-you-spend-when-on-holiday
Poll started 27 July 2009: How much do you spend on holiday? Whether it’s a package holiday or DIY cheap flight we spend serious time getting the best price. Yet many lose all budget constraints and just spend when they get there. How much do you spend, PER PERSON, PER WEEK when on holiday?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/27-07-2009/how-much-do-you-spend-when-on-holiday
What’s your biggest money vice?
Poll Started 21 July 2009: What’s your biggest money vice? Which of the following do you have the greatest propensity to OVERspend on?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/21-07-2009/what-s-your-biggest-money-vice
Poll Started 21 July 2009: What’s your biggest money vice? Which of the following do you have the greatest propensity to OVERspend on?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/21-07-2009/what-s-your-biggest-money-vice
The Good Debt, Bad Debt Game...
Poll Started 14 July 2009: The Good Debt, Bad Debt Game... In the Teen Cash Class I ask a series of questions to explain the difference between good debt and bad debt. Here’s a version of the trickiest... A single dad who’s just been made redundant gets a new job in the country. He lives eight miles from work and his young children go to school ten miles the other way. There’s no public transport, so he needs to get a car or he can’t work. The cheapest possible reliable car is £1,500, but the cheapest debt rate is 12% and the repayments will be tough... is it
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/14-07-2009/the-good-debt-bad-debt-game
Poll Started 14 July 2009: The Good Debt, Bad Debt Game... In the Teen Cash Class I ask a series of questions to explain the difference between good debt and bad debt. Here’s a version of the trickiest... A single dad who’s just been made redundant gets a new job in the country. He lives eight miles from work and his young children go to school ten miles the other way. There’s no public transport, so he needs to get a car or he can’t work. The cheapest possible reliable car is £1,500, but the cheapest debt rate is 12% and the repayments will be tough... is it
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/14-07-2009/the-good-debt-bad-debt-game
How much is in your bank account?
Poll Started 6 July 2009: How much is in your bank account? Properly managing your bank account is crucial; put too much in and you’ll miss out on the interest you could be earning in a Top Savings account, while go heavily overdrawn and you’ll be hit by interest and Bank Charges. So how much is in your current account today – roughly?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/06-07-2009/how-much-is-in-your-bank-account
Poll Started 6 July 2009: How much is in your bank account? Properly managing your bank account is crucial; put too much in and you’ll miss out on the interest you could be earning in a Top Savings account, while go heavily overdrawn and you’ll be hit by interest and Bank Charges. So how much is in your current account today – roughly?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/06-07-2009/how-much-is-in-your-bank-account
What's your favourite lolly?
Poll started 30 June 2009: What's your favourite lolly? It's hot & brains are frazzling, so to help you 'think cool' this week's poll is a bit of fun. Pick your top lolly from the list... (apologies for any missed)
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/30-06-2009/what-s-your-favourite-lolly
Poll started 30 June 2009: What's your favourite lolly? It's hot & brains are frazzling, so to help you 'think cool' this week's poll is a bit of fun. Pick your top lolly from the list... (apologies for any missed)
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/30-06-2009/what-s-your-favourite-lolly
'Should you go on holiday while in debt?'
Poll started 22 June 2009: Should you go on holiday while in debt? A family with total earnings of £35,000 has nearly £15,000 on a credit card (at 6.8% life of balance). They’re slowly chipping away at it, but are still five years from debt-free status. Yet they haven’t been away for two years and are desperate for the guaranteed sun and a bit of the luxury of a foreign holiday, which would push off substantial repayments for a long time afterwards. What would you suggest they do?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/22-06-2009/-should-you-go-on-holiday-while-in-debt
Poll started 22 June 2009: Should you go on holiday while in debt? A family with total earnings of £35,000 has nearly £15,000 on a credit card (at 6.8% life of balance). They’re slowly chipping away at it, but are still five years from debt-free status. Yet they haven’t been away for two years and are desperate for the guaranteed sun and a bit of the luxury of a foreign holiday, which would push off substantial repayments for a long time afterwards. What would you suggest they do?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/22-06-2009/-should-you-go-on-holiday-while-in-debt
What’s the ultimate luxury possession?
Poll Started 15 June 2009: What’s the ultimate luxury possession? Imagine you’d won a contest with a prize that buys one of the following options (inc. all associated expenses) worth roughly £500,000. Which would you choose? You’re not allowed to sell it, or rent it out
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/15-06-2009/what-s-the-ultimate-luxury-possession
Poll Started 15 June 2009: What’s the ultimate luxury possession? Imagine you’d won a contest with a prize that buys one of the following options (inc. all associated expenses) worth roughly £500,000. Which would you choose? You’re not allowed to sell it, or rent it out
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/15-06-2009/what-s-the-ultimate-luxury-possession
Should we withdraw from Europe?
Poll Started 08 June 2009: Should we withdraw from Europe? From regulations to unlocking trade barriers the European Union (EU) plays a huge part in our economic life. We’ve just had Euro elections and the eurosceptic parties did well, but let's purify the question. Which of these is closest to your view on Europe?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/08-06-2009/should-we-withdraw-from-europe
Poll Started 08 June 2009: Should we withdraw from Europe? From regulations to unlocking trade barriers the European Union (EU) plays a huge part in our economic life. We’ve just had Euro elections and the eurosceptic parties did well, but let's purify the question. Which of these is closest to your view on Europe?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/08-06-2009/should-we-withdraw-from-europe
Should the Royal Mail be part-privatised?
Poll started 01 June 2009: Should the Royal Mail be part-privatised? The government remains resolute in plans to sell off up to 49% of the Royal Mail to private bidders. While part-privatisation will raise money for the public purse, there's many arguments for and against... FOR: Personal post now accounts for just 14% of snail-mail anyway (thanks to the web). The pension fund deficit's weighing RM down. It could help maintain daily deliveries. AGAINST: It could mean thousands of redundancies and higher prices. Standards may fall and (less profitable) personal mail may be deprioritised. The RM dates back to 1516, so it's part of our heritage. Should part-privatisation go ahead? Which of the following is nearest your answer?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/01-06-2009/should-the-royal-mail-be-part-privatised
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Poll started 01 June 2009: Should the Royal Mail be part-privatised? The government remains resolute in plans to sell off up to 49% of the Royal Mail to private bidders. While part-privatisation will raise money for the public purse, there's many arguments for and against... FOR: Personal post now accounts for just 14% of snail-mail anyway (thanks to the web). The pension fund deficit's weighing RM down. It could help maintain daily deliveries. AGAINST: It could mean thousands of redundancies and higher prices. Standards may fall and (less profitable) personal mail may be deprioritised. The RM dates back to 1516, so it's part of our heritage. Should part-privatisation go ahead? Which of the following is nearest your answer?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/01-06-2009/should-the-royal-mail-be-part-privatised
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