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Baking bread, black tie & bringing down hotel costs – this week's MSE Forum highlights

Forum Executive

12 July 2024

This week I spent some time away from MSE Towers, so I've been catching up on what I missed in the wonderful world of of the MSE Forum. Here's what I discovered...

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A few of this week's top threads

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

How can you look the part at a smart do whilst keeping it MoneySaving?

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.

Should I get my fence fixed and bill my neighbour after he messed it up?

I had my garden fence repaired and stained, and it looked great. Then my neighbour spray-painted his side, and it came through and went all over my side as well as my path, shed and some of my plant pots. I was devastated as I'd spent a lot of money on that fence. I spoke to my neighbour, who said he'd fix it, but did nothing. I chased over several weeks, but still nothing. I've considered getting it fixed and sending him a bill, or should I just let it go and sort it myself?

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.

Photo of the week

This week twopenny shared this snap of a pigeon cooling off in their birdbath during a previous heatwave. For more pigeon pics, head over to the epic awful weather thread where our resident greenfingered MoneySavers on the Gardening board hang out.

Pigeon in bird bath in Forumite's garden

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Latest comping wins

This week rajames512celebrated their first comping success:

I have been a member of MSE for a few years but have only started entering competitions 2 weeks ago at the end of June... I just wanted to say that anyone can win so keep going if you're in a rut and thank you to MSE and everyone here for making me feel welcome.

Check out our Competitions time boards to see which prizes take your fancy this week.

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

Charity shops, cottage gardens & cycle helmets (5 July 2024)
Wedding anniversaries, winemaking & wooden floorboards (28 June 2024)
Passports, patios & prom dresses (21 June 2024)
Seals, selling & software (14 June 2024)
Parquet, picture-hanging & pressure washers (7 June 2024)

Your two cents

We were delighted to see that the long-running challenge to make an extra £10 a day has been revived by a keen Forumite. The idea is to try to make a tenner a day over and above your main source of income, whether through overtime, decluttering to sell stuff online or doing online surveys. Why not give it a try?

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