Wildflowers, whisky & wind turbines – this week's MSE Forum highlights

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A few of this week's top threads

A smattering of recent threads that you might find useful and/or interesting:

• My daughter hit a pothole, causing a severe accident and writing off the car. The council won’t pay out so we’re pursuing them through small claims. What happens if we lose?

• These are just some of the annoying mistakes eBay sellers make when listing their items

• Is this an invasive weed or a wildflower on my lawn?

• I spotted a £500 wind turbine on Amazon – how easy would it be to install outside my home?

Pretty wildflower or invasive weed?

• My friend's horrified I wash my underwear in the machine along with my tea towels – surely it's not just me?

• Let’s start a charity shop donations calendar to ensure we’re donating seasonally appropriate stuff

• I strongly suspect my neighbours have been stealing my post and applying for a number of credit cards using my details

• How can I get my useless brother to open a bank account, when he’s always giving excuses for not having one?

New MSE Forum blog

Featuring tips from pet parents of the MSE Forum and MSE HQ, our blog Homemade MSE pet toys is now live. Learn how to make a dog tug toy out of old t-shirts and draw inspiration from pictures of DIY cat hideouts like cardboard-box tanks.

Photo of the week

Bigbobby posted this photo of the commemorative Coronation whisky they bought. It's small-batch and cost a pretty penny, but they wonder if it might appreciate and make them a profit down the line.

Please note: We love seeing your photos in the MSE Forum, but if you're uploading one, make sure it doesn't include any personally-identifiable information such as your face or address.

New challenges

It's a fresh new month, so here are some new MoneySaving challenges you might like to jump on. Good luck.

• Make £10 a day in June

• June 2023 Grocery Challenge

• Jubilant June's NSD Challenge!

• No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries June

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 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 the busiest parts of the forum, the Competitions Time board is where compers find and share opportunities to win prizes. 

Recently, kerryannR won tickets to the premiere of including dinner and overnight stay. "Absolutely overwhelmed as a first win," they write. "I’m taking my husband who deserves to be treated after a challenging few months - it really couldn’t have come at a better time - thank you."

Skilos won £50 from The Sun's sports quiz. "That's either mine or my dog's next haircut covered!" they write.

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

• Mine shafts, magistrates & men's shampoo (26 May 2023)

• Switching, sweet potato and Skye (19 May 2023)

• Tiles, turps and transport tips (12 May 2023)

• Nikes, new wave & nemeses (5 May 2023)

• Safari, stereos & subpar seating (28 April 2023)

Your two cents

It's a question we've asked in previous years and has always garnered brilliant responses: What's the best £1 you've ever spent? Take a look at these lucky anecdotes and then add your own.

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