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You've finally manage to find a date that works for everyone and even picked a venue for dinner. But, you've never been there before? Are you going to have a sneaky peek at their online menu, or do you just turn up on the night and take it from there?
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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I’m m currently on a fix with Octopus until April (electricity) and May (gas). No exit fees. The MSE fix is slightly more expensive for electricity but cheaper for gas so would save me around £25 overall between now and May next year. BUT it comes with 2x £25 exit fees. Do you think it is worth me doing the switch? Chances…
Happy New Year to readers old & new! Well, it's time for a new chapter. My old diary ("Put away your purse & become debt averse") achieved pretty much what I intended. I shared the story of how I got into debt at the age of 19 & stayed that way until a pretty enormous lightbulb pinged on during my early 40s, I've shared…
I live in a flat above a shop and there's also a neighbour - same landlord. We've been in the properties for 20, 30 years respectively. The 100 year leasehold ends in 3 years (2029). The landlord has recently contacted me and the neighbour because they want to sell the remaining leasehold and want to meet to 'discuss…
Hi Am about to move house, to a new area where I don’t know any tradespeople. House is electric only with an ASHP and I’ll be working from home, so one of the first things we want to do is to get Solar panels and a battery installed (batteries weren’t a thing when I had my panels installed on current house). I have been…
Hi everyone, goodness me I’m confused and could really do with some advice! Very newly divorced and have a 13 year old daughter. I am in the process currently of buying a 3 bedroom bungalow (it was advertised as such) one of which is a 50 year old loft conversion built in 1973! It needs a full rewire and new heating system…
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Do you have a peek at the menu in advance, or just turn up on the night and see what's on offer?
Four regulators have joined forces to tackle bad behaviour from claims firms, including not giving consumers enough information, charging excessive fees and running misleading adverts.
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