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Frugal fish recipes, dog play parks & potting compost – this week's MSE Forum highlights

Forum Executive

22 August 2025

Which one item truly brings you happiness for little or no cost? That's the question posed by one MoneySaver this week. Let's take a tour of some of the latest 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 I have to pay for clothing my friend wants me to wear for her 'wedding'?

My friend is having an introduction ceremony, which is a traditional Nigerian event which celebrates her and her partner coming together. She's asked me to be part of her entourage, which she said is like being a bridesmaid, and explained she wanted me to wear traditional clothing. I was delighted to be asked and agreed. She's since said the clothing will cost me around £100. Typically, I'm the sort of person who'd pay to save any embarrassment, but it's her decision for me to wear it - what should I do?

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

This week's image is from soontobeoap who shared this picture of a bag they had made from a series of crocheted 'granny squares':

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Latest comping wins

It's been a good week for Tinytic who has won a duo of moisturisers with a retail value of £89. Head over to Competitions Time to try your luck.

Your two cents

Rosa_Damascena was inspired by a recent theatre trip to start a new thread on the Old Style MoneySaving board: "I was lucky enough to see the wonderful Lenny Henry in Every Brilliant Thing this month (other actors are available) and it made me think about things in life that are genuinely to be appreciated.

"I don't wish to replicate the 5 OS pleasures in your day today thread which will of course have some elements of repetition within its 25k+ posts - but ask that we limit ourselves to a single thing that truly brings us happiness for little or no cost and broadly detail whether there has been any investment to get us there." What will you add to the list?

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