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Baking, budget phones & buying a car – this week's MSE Forum highlights

Forum Executive

7 February 2025

Whatever you're thinking of buying – whether it's a phone, an e-reader or a vehicle – it's worth turning to the MSE Forum to tap in to the wisdom of our MoneySaving community.

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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 I refuse to pay for the ongoing costs on our deceased father's house?

I'm one of three siblings. Our father has died, and his house is on the market. The highest offer we've received is £10,000 off the asking price, and the estate agent advised us to consider it as the market's slow. I think we should sell now, as the small amount of money from our father's estate that is covering costs such as Council Tax and energy will soon run out, but my siblings want to wait until the market picks up. Should I refuse to pay my share of the ongoing costs as they won't accept the reasonable offer?

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 shot of some freshly cut timber was posted by the_lunatic_is_in_my_head:

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Latest comping wins

We've had some amazing competitions successes this week, with Smamfer heading to London for a makeover with Gok Wan and npor23 setting off for Las Vegas.

As npor23 said: "Absolutely over the moon with this - it's my biggest win yet, and I'm beyond excited to take my partner away on one of his bucket list trips! Huge HUGE thank you to the poster - it's made such an exciting start to our year!"

Take a look at our Competitions time boards to see what you could win.

Your two cents

If one of your 2025 resolutions was to do more home baking, but it's already February and you've barely started, then the intentional living and baking thread is the place to turn for inspiration and support from fellow MoneySavers.

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