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You're the only customer in the supermarket and have five small-to-medium size items in your basket. For the sake of argument, let's say: a pint of milk, a jar of peanut butter, a box of cereal, a loaf of bread and a tin of baked beans. To paraphrase Louis Armstrong, you have all the time in the world. On one side, the…
Whether it's because the cupboards are bare, you're too exhausted to cook, the kitchen is too much of a mess or you just fancy something special, getting a takeaway for your evening meal can be a bit of a treat. But how regularly do you indulge? Vote in the poll and share your opinions in the thread!
We've all been there. A freshly brewed tea or coffee steaming away (perhaps a cheeky biscuit on the side) but suddenly the phone rings / doorbell goes / kids need attention / you get dragged into a meeting, and before you know it your enticing cuppa has become a chilly shadow of its former self. What do you do about it?
Good morning, So, I've just discovered through here you can use the Santander App to log in with your Cahoot details, even if your don't have a Santander account... I already set up a nominated bank account for transfers (back to one of my other bank accounts) However, I just tried to do a test £1 payment transfer out into…
After submitting 23/24 SIPP contribution figure (via SA) to HMRC in Oct, my OH's account is showing that she is due a (correct) c.£2k refund to cover the additional relief for a HR tax payer. She requested the refund Oct 28 and has the reference (&screen shots) to evidence it. The standard statement indicates it should be…
Hi I received an LOC dated 13th August for a parking charge from 3 years ago (had ignored everything up until now). I parked and proceeded to make payment over the phone with Euro Car Parks supplier, Paybyphone. I painstakingly put in all my credit card details via my phone keypad as required and had no reason to believe…
Currently have a mortgage for £46500 at 5.2% roughly £200 pound interest per month. I have max holdings on premium bonds and won average of £150 per month so far this year. The early repayment is 1% so about £465 it drops to zero in May 2026 should i cash premium bonds in and settle my mortgage been thinking about it a…
I wonder if a) anyone else has noticed so many new threads on spaces like this forum and similar forums on reddit where the starting point is that the poster has 6 figures and don't know what to do with it. b) Is this 'normal' that so many people in the world at the same time suddenly have so much money, whilst so many…
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