October 2024

This week we heard about a Forumite's once-in-a-lifetime 10-day holiday they won in a competition they'd found on the MSE Forum, and celebrated the news that two more compers will soon be off on amazing short breaks.

At MSE, we're proud to be always fighting consumers' corner (it's right there at the top of our website). The lead-up to the Budget is a key opportunity to tell the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, what we want to see in her first Budget of the new Labour Government.

Halloween can be a pricey time – and often much of what you buy ends up in the bin, charity shop bag or loft. Not very MoneySaving! But if you still want to have fun on a budget, there are lots of things you can do and make that cost nothing at all. The only rule here is no shopping – you have to use what's already in the house.

This week on the MSE Forum we've heard from MoneySavers pondering purchasing decisions of all sizes, from air fryers to armchairs and dehumidifiers to cars. Read on for more of the latest highlights from our online community.

There is a lot of joy to be found (and money to be saved) when shopping in charity shops. If you're embracing preloved as a shopper, here are my tips and tricks, and some from MSE Forumites and followers, too.

A 2023 Eurostat study found Denmark was the most expensive country in the EU. But don't let that put you off visiting the land of hygge – there are ways to experience it on the cheap. Using a few timely deals and clever apps, you can make your krone go further than a Danish cyclist crossing the Øresund Bridge into Sweden. I racked up three nights for £125.86 all in. Here's how you too can be a Scandi saver.

With supermarkets opening up their Christmas delivery slots, MoneySavers on the MSE Forum have been discussing which store they'll be using for the big seasonal shop.

We love hearing when members of the MSE Forum win big in competitions they've found via the site, and this week there have been some great success stories.