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Headphones, hybrid bikes & solo holidays – this week's MSE Forum highlights

Forum Executive

21 March 2025

Whether you're searching for a job, planning a holiday or purchasing a bike, the MSE Forum will have some wisdom for you. Here's a selection from this week's activity in 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 stop paying for my irresponsible friend when we go out?

My friend and her partner are irresponsible with money, wasting it on takeaways and other treats. She often asks us to collect them when we go out as they've no fuel in their car, and readily accepts if we offer to pay for meals and drinks, which we do knowing that they're often short of money. Yet I'm sure that they earn more than us. I don't want to damage our relationship and would miss going out with them, but why should we keep paying for their irresponsible behaviour?

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

Easter's only a few weeks away. Liverpool_Anne went along to a cake decorating class and made this chick with roll-out icing.

Yellow chick or duckling made with cake icing, on a round silver base

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.

Latest comping wins

Normanprice234 has won £500 of prizes including jewellery and a Fortnum & Mason hamper in a Mother's Day competition. Mclarkie is taking delivery of two boxes of venison thanks to a competition shared on the Forum.

Check the Competitions time board for the latest crop of comps.

Your two cents

It's International Waffle Day on Tuesday, so it's the ideal opportunity to dust down that waffle press that's at the back of the kitchen cupboard.

Over the years the Forum has hosted plenty of waffle talk, including threads about mixes and recipes, American waffles, gluten-free and dairy-free options and how to make waffles without a machine or press.

If this has inspired you to make some waffles, we'd love to see a pic on the Old style MoneySaving board.

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