Christenings, cookbooks & cover-ups – this week's MSE Forum highlights

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A few of this week's top threads

Here's a bit of what caught our eye recently:

• When you invite friends over, is it acceptable to split the bill on a takeaway?

• What's the worst thing you've found when buying a property? Or the worst thing you've covered up when selling? 

• My trusted Lidl quilted loo roll has changed from 4-ply to 3-ply so I’m walking. What’s a decent alternative?

• I found out I’ve been paying for my neighbour’s electricity for the past 14 years

• The vet gave my dog more vaccinations than he was booked in for and is demanding I pay the extra. What are my rights?

Got any tips for printing and framing posters cheaply?

• My son bought a bungalow after the local searches showed it had never flooded. Then it flooded; neighbours say it’s done so twice before. What are his rights?

• What’s the cheapest way to print and frame some A4 posters?

• Please recommend me an air fryer cookbook 

• Is there a cheap, effective alternative to Epsom salts?

Photo of the week

If you've ever seen redder berries or a bluer sky, take it up with pink_poppy, who posted this cheering photo in the ongoing Awful weather thread.

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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.

See what our MSE Forumites had to say and add your own thoughts on the Money Moral Dilemma discussion thread. Do please stick to 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

Like entering competitions? Visit the Competitions Time board where compers share heaps of new opportunities to win prizes every day. We're always spotting successes. For example, this week, carriemac won a Greek island holiday, postivegirl earned a £1,000 Wickes gift card and Snoop2019 bagged a 20-week subscription to an online exercise programme. Congrats.

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

• Stew, savings & side hustles (20 Oct 2023) 

• Meat, mail & maternity (13 Oct 2023) 

• Passports, petrol and guinea pigs (6 Oct 2023) 

• Romans, retirees & rent (29 Sep 2023) 

• Crochet, canal boats & concave soap (22 Sep 2023) 

Your two cents

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