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Parquet floors, phones & cash prizes – this week's MSE Forum highlights

Forum Executive

18 September 2026

This week's top MSE Forum talking points have all been about getting things in the home fixed up before winter, from washing machines to chest freezers and double glazing to parquet flooring. Read on for more MoneySaving wisdom from our online community.

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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 our younger daughter pay towards using our older one's birthday present?

Our eldest daughter, who's 12, got a zookeeper experience for her birthday. On the day it was booked, she became anxious and didn't want to do it. As we'd booked zoo tickets for the rest of us, we still went - and let our other daughter, who's 10, do the experience instead so it wasn't wasted. She still has some money left from her own birthday, so should we ask her to give something to her older sister, so she hasn't completely lost out on a gift?

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 wort shared this arty image of a rainy early autumn sunset:

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Latest comping wins

Forumite JSH75 has had a run of good luck: "I won £300 a couple of weeks ago with TV Choice, then today I won £1000 with Capital FM. Thanks so much to those who posted them, it’s much appreciated."

Head over to Competitions Time to see which comps catch your eye this week.

Your two cents

UK Savings Week runs from 21 to 27 September, but on the MSE Forum our Savings & investments board is a year-round resource for those who want to make their money go further. This board is home to two of the fastest-moving chats on the entire Forum: the regular savers and easy access threads. Why not spend some time this week to see whether your money is earning as much as it possibly can?

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