Canadian holidays, cheaper trains & chicken soup – this week's MSE Forum highlights
Find out about some of the week's biggest talking points on the MSE Forum in the latest instalment of our highlights blog.
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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:
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I want to make my own chicken soup but I'm not sure what to do
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How can I get the best deal on rail travel between Birmingham and London?
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 neighbour pay us for taking in his parcels when he's out?
Our neighbour runs a business buying and selling online. He gets deliveries every day and when he's out, we take them in. Yet he never comes and picks them up, so I always end up taking them over. When we're out, he takes in parcels for us, but never drops them round. The last delivery for him was four big parcels that sat by our door all weekend, waiting for me to take them over. Should I tell him that if he wants to keep using our house as a delivery depot for his business, he's going to have to pay us?
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
In our Let thrift shopping thrive in 2025! thread Forumites share the bargains they've snapped up in charity shops and similar establishments.
Goldfinches posted this picture of their latest haul from a local hospice shop: "a pair of 19cm square baking tins, £1 each, a Lakeland hexagonal scone cutter in its box, £1.50, a jigsaw reproduction of an old Underground advertisement, £2.50, an Australian Women's Weekly low carb cookbook, £2.50, and an Eric Lanlard baking book, £1".
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Latest comping wins
This week's comping successes include simba31 taking delivery of a Laura Ashley duvet set and Molkomad winning a short break in Norfolk. Check out the Competitions Time section of the forum to see what's up for grabs this week.
Your two cents
In the first of a new series of Forum polls, we're asking how your spending on Easter 2025 compares to last year. Have you splashed out on eggs and hot cross buns, or will you be cutting back?
Easter Monday is also National Tea Day, so we'd love to hear about your favourite brew. A cuppa could well be in order after all that Bank Holiday DIY...
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20 May 2025
