Squeegees, skylines & sausage fingers – this week's MSE Forum highlights

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A few of this week's top threads

We're on constant alert for handy, interesting or cheering threads. A few that caught our eye this week:

• Swapping Spotify and iCloud for Prime would save me £100+ a year, but is it worth it?

• I've discovered a wonderful archive of cookery books free online

• Autumn and winter see the highest increase in carbon monoxide-related incidents – here’s how to stay safe

• The Metcheck website gives estimated outdoor laundry drying time based on weather, wind speed, etc

• 13 years after his death, a cheque has arrived for my father-in-law – how do we cash it?

There's a handy tool that predicts how long your laundry will take to dry

• Can an employer insist you stay on camera while working from home?

• How can I use up 1.5kg of white flour?

• An estate agent gave us the wrong room measurements and now none of our new furniture fits – am I entitled to compensation?

• I may never vacuum again now I’ve discovered I can just use a squeegee and a lint roller on my carpets

• A faulty petrol pump squirted petrol over my trousers and trainers. I’ve been offered a paltry £20 voucher as compensation – should I accept?

Halloween posts 🎃

Ghostly posts and undead threads... enjoy these MSE Forum-sourced ideas for keeping 31 October as MoneySaving as it is ghoulish.

Ideas for no-oven Halloween snacksSome gloriously grizzly no-bake snack ideas can be found in this thread: lychee or peeled grape 'eyeballs', cocktail-sausage 'severed fingers' and candy floss 'spider webs' are just a few of 'em.

No-spend Halloween costumesIllusion makeup, homemade fake blood and the classic two-eye-holes-in-a-white-sheet: keep the no (or low) spend Halloween costume ideas coming.

For inspiration, here's the bat costumeemsi_b made for their son's Halloween disco, using a black sweater. (The Crafting board is an absolute treasure trove of handmade creations like this.)

Photo of the week

While asking the In my home (includes DIY) MoneySaving board about dry ridge roofing systems, chaotic_j.

Important: we're big fans of your photos so please keep 'em coming, but make sure they don't contain any personally identifiable information such as your face or your address.

Money Moral Dilemma

Every week, the Money Tips email features a real-life Money Moral Dilemma (MMD for short). They're intended to encourage debate and, as such, they're usually among the most discussed threads each week.

You can find out what our MSE Forumites think and add your own two cents on the Money Moral Dilemma discussion thread. Heed the MSE Forum rules: keep it kind and keep it clean. Remember, there's a real person behind every Money Moral Dilemma.

Got a Money Moral Dilemma of your own? Email us at MMD@moneysavingexpert.com and it could be featured.

Latest comping wins

One of our busiest sections, the Competitions Time board is where compers come to find and share competitions. There are always plenty of success stories. This week, tghe-retford in one day, totalling a sweet £1,010.

Want to peek at some MSE Forum highlights from recent weeks?

• Paperbacks, packaging & Peru – this week's MSE Forum highlights (21 October 2022)

• Birds, boxes & birthday bashes – this week's MSE Forum highlights (14 October 2022)

• Fungi, flooring & fairy godmothers – this week's MSE Forum highlights (7 October 2022)

• Creepers, cushions & candlelight – this week's MSE Forum highlights (30 September 2022)

• Lights, lodgers & Lidl trainers – this week's MSE Forum highlights (23 September 2022)

Your two cents

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