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Amid news of the upcoming energy price cap and other cost of living challenges, take heart in the support, wisdom and MoneySaving inspiration on the MSE Forum. Here are a few of this week's highlights.

The MSE Forum hosted a special three-day 'Ask An Expert' event focussed on all things energy. Here's what went down. 

If you're a regular community member, why not challenge yourself to tread some new boards? Usually on the Budgeting & bank accounts? Why not see what the Old style MoneySaving section's all about? It's a big 'ol place, as this week's MSE Forum highlights can attest to.

Alongside the usual crowdsourced tips and tricks, this week saw the launch of the MSE Forum's Ask An Expert event, where posters could put their energy questions to a couple of members of our Utilities team. Read about this and more in the week's MSE Forum highlights.

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've tips and tricks on how to sell books for the highest price, plus where's best to donate books that won't sell.

Cheeky cocktails and surprise fungi – this week's MSE Forum highlights are as unpredictable as ever. We hope you'll get involved in the conversation.

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.