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I love big books and I cannot lie, but one thing you can't deny is most modern books hold their value about as well as cars and in my case, take up more space in my house. But don't chuck 'em – I'll show you tricks on how to make some money back for books you no longer need, plus tips on where's best to donate books you can't sell, and a bonus lesson on book upcycling.

Another week of community discourse has produced a stellar crop of wisdom and witticisms. Dig into the latest MSE Forum highlights.

It's property versus animal this week, as rooks, squirrels and hedgehogs grind homeowners' gears. Read about this and more in the week's MSE Forum highlights.

The summer holidays are upon us. Those endless, lazy days lolling around in the sunshine – for the kids that is. For many working parents, it’s the start of the annual summer childcare scrabble, as they hunch over the spreadsheet of doom, trying to work out how to pay for it all. 

With the days being as soupy as they are across much of the UK, we've compiled a list of MSE Forum-sourced ideas for how to stay cool in a heatwave. Check 'em out and add your own, then tuck into the rest of this week's MSE Forum highlights.

Buckle up – a heatwave is heading for much of the UK this weekend. For sharing or finding tips on staying cool, cheap daytrips to the beach, making your own ice lollies and the like, the MSE Forum has your back. In the meantime, here are some highlights from this week.

It's the (pinch, punch) first of the month, and the MSE Forum is abuzz with aspirational thinking – there are new MoneySaving challenges beginning, so hop aboard if you could do with a community-supported money makeover. More on these below, plus other highlights from this week.

We're nearly halfway through 2022 and the MSE Forum continues to help you budget for the future by drawing on the past MoneySaving experiences of our amazing community members. Here are a few highlights from this week.

Outside the sun may be blaring, but the MSE Forum hasn't slowed down for a moment. Here are a few highlights from this week.

There's nary a lull in the MSE Forum and this week's no exception, with gripes about clumsy puppies and husbands alongside pleas for tracking down a nostalgic chocolate bar. Here is your latest instalment of highlights.