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Beer, bicycle storage & brick phones – this week's MSE Forum highlights

Forum Executive

21 February 2025

Each week MoneySavers come to the MSE Forum with questions big and small. Explore some of the latest highlights from our supportive online 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 we keep our teenage son in the dark about his Child Trust Fund?

We saved for our son's university education in a Child Trust Fund, which is now worth over £100,000. He turns 18 later this year, but he's recently stopped studying for his A-levels, hasn't applied to any universities and says he wants to take some time off. He's currently unaware of these savings, but we're now worried that when he is able to access the cash, he'll fritter it away. Should we tell him and try to influence his decision-making before he turns 18, or should we keep him in the dark for as long as possible to try and protect the money until he's mature enough to use it wisely?

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.

Photo of the week

Forumite the_lunatic_is_in_my_head shared this picture of two robins hanging out in their garden:

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Latest comping wins

This week's comping success stories include 8Holz8 who has won an £800 haul of vitamins and KJ1986 who's received tickets to see the tribute band Queen Extravaganza.

Take a peek at our Competitions time board to see what you could win this week.

Your two cents

With the advantages and disadvantages of smartphone use by teenagers being widely debated, 'dumb' phones are back in the spotlight. MSE_Chris wants to hear about your experiences of old-school brick phones.

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