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New Year’s Eve is around the corner, and for many of us, it’s the big question: how will you be ringing in 2026? Whether you’re planning a night out on the town, hosting a cosy gathering, or keeping things low-key, everyone has their own way of celebrating. Some people love the buzz of fireworks and parties, while others…
With the festive season in full swing, many of us are feeling the pinch of rising costs – but others might be finding ways to cut back or keep things steady. From gifts and food to travel and decorations, Christmas can quickly add up. We’d love to know how you think your spending for this Christmas compares to last year.…
Hi all I came back from a post-Christmas week away yesterday, to find a PCN on the doormat from Horizon. There are a few points of note about it, that I would really appreciate your wisdom on. 1) The PCN was issued on 18th December - I went away on 28th December, and it certainly hadn't arrived by then. The 14 day 'early…
Good Morning, Like many of you here already do, I have started to keep detailed records of gifts made, as we move towards making more substantial gifts (likely within allowances) to our Niblings. We would, currently, be deep into IHT territory. (deeper still, once pension pots are included) Would a detailed spreadsheet be…
I have just received a parking charge notice from Nexus for a car owned by my wife for not paying for parking whilst in St Austell. We were both in the care but have they do not know who drove (only the owner). I immediately appealed as I had record of payment. It now appears that I only paid for 1 hour and needed to pay…
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(I may have mainly used Amazon for the alliteration, but it does take up a large part of my spending!) Here I am again, it seems. another lightbulb moment and another night figuratively beating myself around the head with the lamp attached to it. I've always had a penchant for spending and I'm a marketers dream. That new…
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We don't want to just find out what the best Celebrations chocolate is, we want the definitive order from best to worst. Can anything top the Malteser? Is a Milky Way better than a Mars? And is a Snickers really worse than a Bounty? Let us know in this year's Christmas poll.
Many mortgage lenders are cutting tracker and variable rates for existing customers as the dust settles on the Bank of England's decision to cut the base rate from 4% to 3.75% just days ago. If you're on one of these types of mortgages, here's what's happening to your rate.
Octopus Energy customers on fixed tariffs WILL see the proposed '£150 energy saving' announced in the Autumn Budget passed on to their bills, the provider has announced. Martin Lewis has been lobbying the Government in recent weeks to ensure the savings aren't just applied to those on standard variable tariffs, but to all fixes too.
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