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Car-washing, cheesy fishcakes & curtains – this week's MSE Forum highlights

James Hatts
James Hatts
Forum Executive
17 January 2025

How's that new year resolution to do more cooking from scratch going? Get inspired by what other Forumites are preparing in the kitchen, and share your own dinner plans to help others. Read on to find out more and explore the rest of the week's MSE Forum highlights.

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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 our four-year-old child pay for her own extracurricular activities?

Since she was born, our four-year-old has been given money by friends and family on birthdays etc. She now has a few grand saved up in a bank account we opened for her. Recently, we've signed her up to some extracurricular activities she wants to try - gymnastics, swimming, drama and Scouts. The cost mounts up, so would it be fair to charge them to her account, rather than our own?

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

If you need inspiration in the kitchen, the What are you making for dinner? thread has 1,552 pages of ideas. Sams247 shared this snap of their home-made cheesy fishcakes with salad.

Bowl of cheesy fishcakes with salad

Please note: We love seeing your photos in the MSE Forum, but if you're uploading one, make sure it doesn't include any personally-identifiable information such as your face or address.

Challenge corner

Fiver Friday is a new challenge inspired by the long-running 1p challenge. This one has the advantages of simplicity and consistency – just try to put £5 into savings at the end of each week, and after 12 months you'll have amassed £260.

Latest comping wins

This week redfox5 is celebrating winning a murder mystery walking tour.

The Competitions time boards are full of opportunities to become one of next week's winners.

Your two cents

With the self assessment deadline coming up in a couple of weeks, check out the Cutting tax board for all those taxing questions.

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