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Here's a pulp thriller for you. Second only to the divisive nature of Marmite, there's another love it/hate it food debate that has raged on for eons...which do you find most a-peel-ing: orange juice with the bits in or without?
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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…
I started a Stakeholder Pension in the year 2006. In the last 5 years a Lifestyle programme kicked in and was supposed to move my funds, increasing each year, into so called "less risky" investments. In the final year this was 25% in a Cash Fund and 75% in UK Government Bonds & Gilts. In my opinion, the percentages should…
Hopefully this works as an all new diary for me. Will add my debt into my signature and keep track of how I do going along.
To use Guineapigsqueaks/Sa1sysoo words “A new thread for declutterbugs in (2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024) 2025 !" My 2024 was another washout on the decluttering & decorating fronts. That is what happens when I don’t plan ahead 😔 Neither DH nor I have managed to summon up any enthusiasm for anything…
There were problems with the original thread in that it disappeared and could not be reinstated. So a new thread was created and we all started again, unfortunately that thread also seems to have joined it's predecessor. So here's a new one. We need to hear about Suki's lamb casserole and Island Maid is back from Amsterdam…
My brother who will be 79 years old next month is thinking of going on a cruise next June and was pricing travel insurance and the cheapest he could get it because of his and his wife's health is £600 approx. If he was to open a joint Coop everyday extra current account and paid the £17 a month until next June and also any…
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It's another love it/hate it food debate that has raged on for eons... which do you find most a-peel-ing?
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