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Poll Started 12 August 2008: Which paper do you read? We thought it’d be interesting to find out what newspapers MoneySavers read. If you read more than one, please pick the paper you read MOST in a typical week.
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11 August 2008
Poll Started 04 August 2008: Would you forgo a payrise to help stop inflation? Inflation, which is the rate that prices rise, is on the up. Much is due to the international increase in cost of oil and food, yet one way to keep it low, that the government has requested, is to ask that pay settlements are not above inflation. That way, less money pours into the economy, so there’s lower demand, which in turn keeps prices stable. On the positive side, if we all had a pay rise freeze we may all gain as prices wouldn’t rise as quickly. Yet without a payrise, money won’t stretch as far given current inflation rate. Ignoring disagreements over the economic theory, would you forgo an above-inflation rise for the greater good? Which of these is nearest your answer?
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3 August 2008
Poll Started 28 July 2008. Do you ask for a doggy bag? In the USA, even in some quite upmarket restauarants, it's common to be offered a doggy bag so you can take the remainder of the food home with you. Is our culture different? Do you ask for a doggy bag in the UK if you’ve food left?
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27 July 2008
Below are the main sections of the government's £618 billion (a thousand million) pound annual expenditure. Which of these do you think the government currently spends the most money (£169bn) on?
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21 July 2008
Poll started 15 July 2008. Pick the site’s new charities. Here’s the shortlist for the site’s charities, those that are selected could get up to £20,000 each, so please vote carefully. Over 600 charities were suggested by site users (see the nominations, then the tough shortlisting job went to five regular forumites. Four charities below will join the automatic pick Re-cycle. The vote will close at 1pm Tues 22 July. For more info see the MSE Charitable Fund guide. You can only vote for one charity. Please pick the most relevant and effective.
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14 July 2008
Poll Started 08 July 2008: What's your favourite biscuit? With gloomy weather and inflation rising, for a bit of fun we thought we’d poll something crunchy, which for once doesn't involve credit. Following the hotly contested top crisp flavour vote a few months ago, now the question is what’s your favourite biscuit? Sorry if we’ve missed your top tea accompaniment, but please stick to the list below…
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7 July 2008
Poll Started 01 July 2008. How much would you ask for back? If you had lent a friend money, would you always ask for it back, or does it have to be above a certain amount before you bother? Which is closest to your typical answer?
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30 June 2008
Poll Started 23 June 2008. Would you buy cheap child-sweatshop made clothes? There’ve been reports this week that some Primark clothes have been finished off using child labour. If this is confirmed, will it change the way you shop there? Which of the following is closest to your view?
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22 June 2008
Poll Started 16 June 2008. Do you leave the tap on when you brush your teeth? How far’s the ‘conserve water’ message reached? When brushing your teeth, do you only use enough water to wet the brush, or keep the tap streaming throughout? Are those with water meters more likely to turn it off? (see the Water Bills cost cutting guide to find out if you can save with a meter). Which of these is closest to your situation?
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15 June 2008
Poll started 09 June 08. Money Quiz: Can you work it out? The question looks simple, but I did it as a poll a few years ago and less than one in three people got it right – will you? The correct answer will be in next week’s MoneySaving E-mail Which one of these will give you a better return?
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8 June 2008
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