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Teachers, thermal cameras & tomatoes – this week's MSE Forum highlights

Forum Executive

29 November 2024

As the temperature outside takes a dip, Christmas preparations are hotting up on the MSE Forum with Advent competitions, a seasonal savings challenge and MoneySavers in search of the perfect present.

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A few of this week's top threads

These are some of the Forum discussions that caught our eye this week:

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 we sign our child up to a free book scheme when we can afford books?

A well-known children's book charity scheme now covers where we live and each month, any child enrolled in it receives a high-quality, age-appropriate book free of charge until age five. Our household income is three times the UK average and we can easily afford to provide books for our child. With that in mind, do you think it's acceptable for us to sign up to the scheme or should we avoid using its limited resources?

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

There may have been snow on the ground in some parts of the country this week, but some Forumites are still gathering home-grown produce. Dustyevsky shared this snap of the final crop of tomatoes harvested from their polytunnel this week.

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Challenge corner

If (like me) you haven't started your shopping for Christmas 2024 yet, planning for Christmas 2025 may seem like a bridge too far. But savvy MoneySavers are doing just that by putting away £1 a day starting on Sunday to build up a fund for next year's festivities.

Latest comping wins

Congratulations nelliephant who recently won a £100 voucher for Smyths Toys. Take a look at the haul of products they chose...

Toys purchased by Forumite using voucher won in competition

Our Competitions time board is a good place to explore the world of comping – and with Advent competitions kicking off this week it's the ideal time to start.

Your two cents

We'd love to hear about which Christmas customs from around the world you've incorporated into your own family traditions.

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