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Sheds, shirts & smartwatches – this week's MSE Forum highlights

Forum Executive

27 June 2025

Ever bought an expensive gadget but then had a nagging feeling you're not really making the most of it? One Forumite feels that way about their high-end combi oven. Read on for more about that and 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 we change the way we split holiday costs now my partner has passed away?

My partner passed away last year. Before then, we regularly went away with friends and would split the cost of the holiday between us - for example, if a holiday home rental cost £500, we would split it £250 per couple. My friends and I are now looking at going away this year, but I'll be going solo. Am I being unreasonable in thinking we should now split the cost per person?

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

Twopenny shared this picture of the apricots in their garden. "Garden wise I've got raspberries, strawberries and apricots ripening. So far so good."

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Challenge corner

A new month is beginning so it's time for a new Grocery Challenge where Forumites hold each other accountable to keep the cost of supermarket shopping under control. Check out the June thread to see how people have got on in the past month.

Latest comping wins

LagrangeL2 was delighted to win a robot lawnmower this week, whilst Basten0408 is celebrating the news that a hybrid mattress worth nearly £800 will be heading their way. In their words: "Strange thing was, I was just telling my husband last week how we need to start saving to buy a new mattress soon!

"I was getting a bit fed up of repetitively entering the mag dailies just because it was the same questions over and over again! But it's paid off! This was from Red magazine! Absolutely chuffed to bits to win something so practical and will last many years!"

Take a look at the latest chances to win in our Competitions Time section.

Your two cents

We'd be interested to hear from Forumites who have been offered free access to their credit report via the Experian app so we can understand how widespread this new product might be.

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