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Wi-Fi, weedkiller & wayward meals – this week's MSE Forum highlights

Laura Foulger
Laura Foulger
Senior Features Writer
18 August 2023

Fetch your specs; the latest instalment of MSE Forum highlights is here.

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A few of this week's top threads

Take a look at the useful, funny or otherwise notable chats that caught our eye:

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A parent wants to know how to keep football club travel costs down

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.

Martin Lewis
Martin Lewis
MSE founder & chair

The MSE Charity is now over 10 years old. It was my first foray into the third sector and I've learned much. The MSE Charity is still very much the site's baby, a passion play that allows us to help far more than those who just use the site. It enables us to put money into small projects that may otherwise get ignored, but can have a huge impact on people's lives. Its focus remains on educating people on how to deal with their money and to tackle financial illiteracy.

In the early days MSE and I were the same thing. Now the site has its own independent life, alongside me, which is why I'm delighted it continues to fund the MSE Charity. It was the MSE Charity that educated me into what a privilege having money and being able to put it where it is needed really is. Without it I'm not sure I'd have had the confidence to set up the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute and the other work I do. Thanks MSE Charity.

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

The Competitions Time board remains one of the busiest corners of the community, with dedicated compers sharing and discovering opportunities to win prizes. This week we'd like to pay special congratulations to escapevelocity, who has won 20 prizes so far this year with a combined value of £11,922. Included among those 20 is a trip to Disneyland Paris for four. Incredible comping inspo.

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