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Heelys - help please!!
DS & DD have both requested Heelys for their birthdays this summer. Does anyone have any advice on size etc. I'm sure I've read somewhere that they "come up small" - not sure which size to buy? :confused: :confused: Also 1 or 2 wheels - does it make a difference? Thanks! Sox
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husband wants to buy me out....advice please.
Im about to leave my husband and take myself and my kids back to my home town ,I will be renting a property there , the thing is my ex wants to buy my share of the house(one were in now), the house was valued at £180 000, we have a mortgage for £140 000(we borrowed alot for improvements). so if we did sell it we would end…
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What do I do now?? (v long)
Before responding please read this thread for background. http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=356442 Well it is almost 16 months since this all came to a head and we have both had our children. My parents have gone against everything they said they were going to do and continue to pander to her whims. We…
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51 school days left untill summer hols school insisting i buy new uniform !
my DD is in y6 ,soon going to comprehensive school ,her school shirts are way too small now so i let her go in a t shirt today, she has come home saying her teacher expects her in full uniform tomorrow ![[ yeah fat chance of that !] how would you word a letter tomorrow basically saying this is what she ll be wearing untill…
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TP outdoor thingamajig
Hi, I have a very very energetic 2 year old lovely baby boy. We would like to buy him a playgym, climbing frame etcwith swing slide etc. DH has been told to invest in TP wood range as it is the best as we would get 10 years out of it. The thing is i tis so expensive £700+ and not exactly moneysaving. Does anybody know…
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Named in a will where does my Mum stand??
Morning all.... Ok here goes this may take a bit of explaining....I really hope someone can help me please. My Mum was caring for a friend who had Prostate cancer, he died yesterday in a hospice as he became to ill to be at home. He had named my Mum in his will stating that she should get half of the estate for all she had…
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Marriage and living apart?
Ok - weird question here My BF and I have been together for 5 years but we don't live together and don't want to really until all our kids have grown up and left home - he has shared custody of his 4 - his eldest is at Uni now anyway but his youngest is just 14. I have 2 and the youngest is 7 so we have a while in front of…
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I dont know if we can afford to get married???
Me and my partner have been together 8yrs engaged 6yrs of the 8yrs. My partner always asks me to marry him but i am a little worried as i dont think we can afford to! I would love to marry him as i know he is the one for me, but how can we afford to pay for a wedding? We have 4 children ages from; 16, 14, 12 and 5 yrs of…
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loola pushchair instuctions please?
Hi, I have a Loola pushchair and creatis carseat, that I want to sell at the next NCT sale, but cant as I don’t have the instruction booklet, would anyone have one please, that they would be kind enough to copy for me, i would send a SAE, and pay for the photocping. I have contacted my local stockist, as it says on there…
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Child Trust Fund
Hello, I have a CTF voucher to invest, and I have decided on a stakeholder account. I am wondering how others went about choosing where to put it. I have looked through the list of providers, but there is no more detail of how they invest it. So I am curious to know, did you approach some/all of the providers so that you…
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Biting at Nursery
I know this is not Moneysaving but i need to ask a question to a lot of parents. My daughter has been bitten twice within a week at Nursery and my first instinct is to take her out but i know that if i take her to another Nursery there is no guarantee the kids there will not be worse, biting and kicking for example. What…
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Times tables games
For some reason, which I have yet to fathom, my son is struggling with his times tables. He knew most of them when he was in year 3 (now year 5) but since then it's fallen apart a bit and I need to help him 'catch up' again plus learn the nasty ones - 7's and 8's. He is happy to fill in the full times table squares and…
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Divorce settlement: Possesions
i Am divorced female and my husband hA a number of possesions which belong to me (furniture LCD TV) etc. Obviuosley i am entitled to get them back via a court but many of the possesions may have deteriated in value. Is there anyway i can demand the value of the possesions rather then the possesions themselves.
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Does anyone know if the opticians are open today?
My DD has got her first black eye :rolleyes: bouncing on the trampoline. She has woke up saying her eye is blurry, but specsavers phone is just ringing and ringing. Does anyone know if opticians are open today? Thanks
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Help Needed with Home Made Toddler Nappies!
Can anyone help? I'm desperately trying to cut back on nappies as we're broke at the minute and my 2.5yr old refuses to toilet train. I'm using Tesco Value disposables during the day and Tesco own at night but that's still expensive over time when you add it all up (£12 - £15 a month). So, I just won 6 large nappy wraps…
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Kids Swimming Towels
Has anyone seen any kids poncho style swimming towels for older kids. Mine have got the ones that you generally see everywhere for about £3, generally suitable up to 5ish. Was wondering if you could get them in a bigger size for bargain money? Our swimming pool and changing rooms are on different levels, so would rather…
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My Marriage is Over - What Next?
I have endured 27 years of verbal and emotional abuse from my OH, it is spilling over into our 20 year old son being disrespectful to us and has done for 4 years and I am not getting support from my OH about it, in fact I get verbally attacked when I try to sort it and he does nothing about it. Basically I am being…
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Driving Schools South Manchester
I'm looking for recommendations of driving schools in the Didsbury/Withington area for my girlfriend. I don't know anyone who has learnt to drive in the area so am unsure of who to go with. I'm looking for a really experienced instructor who is calm and patient!
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I wanna find nappies for premature babies with the least leakage
My daughter has got twin boys who only weigh 4.85 lb and 4.91 lb. At the moment she is using Pampers nappies size Micro for 2 - 5lb Huggies Preemies nappies for babys up to 6 lb They both leak at least twice a day on each baby, causing a lot of extra washing. I would appreciate it if anyone has used nappies for premature…
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Best breast pads and maternity pads?
I want to know which maternity pads people have used and how many does a girl need after birth for say, the first few weeks? Also , did people use re-usable breat pads or disposable? How much do these things cost? Is cheapest best? If so , where to buy from? Sorry for grim post, but I don't know where to start...