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Canada, car boot sales & clearing out clothes – this week's MSE Forum highlights

Forum Executive

10 July 2026

This week's MSE Forum discussions span the range from what sort of garden hose to buy, to how to plan a bucket-list adventure by train on the other side of the world. Read on for more of this week's MoneySaving talking points.

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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 contact my late husband's ex, who's a beneficiary on his pension?

My husband - we were married for 26 years and have two children - passed away last year. He was never good with money and had early onset dementia, and when he died he didn't leave much money to help cover the mortgage and other bills. He had a small pension, which I claimed. But I've since found out there was another beneficiary - an old girlfriend he lived with over 30 years ago. The money went directly to her, and I've been told I've no claim to it. Should I try to track her down and ask her to do what I think is the right thing and give it to us, or just leave things be?

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

On our Gardening board, green-fingered Forumites share pictures of the wildlife they've seen in their gardens. Dustyevsky snapped this gatekeeper butterfly.

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Latest comping wins

This week Keran77 posted: "I received an email a week or two ago to say I had won a Firebloom electric pizza oven. I am waiting for it to be delivered and can't wait to try it over the summer break. It's a prize I will use but would never buy myself due to the cost."

Check the Competitions Time board to find comps you could enter – just maybe you could be sharing the next success story.

Your two cents

This week we're asking about returns. How often do you find yourself returning goods you've bought online? Do you only return things that are clearly broken or not up to scratch? Or are you happy to send something back if you've changed your mind? Vote in our Forum poll and let us know your thoughts.

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