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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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My first thread on the MFW board!! My mortgage has 6 & 1/2 years left to run. My income seems to decrease more & more & it becomes more & and more of a challange to pay my hefty(to me) mortgage. I have managed an overpayment last month as I got some £££'s unexpectedly. My biggest fear is not being able to pay my mortgage &…
Hi All, We are currently in the process of purchasing a used property. Our lender did a desktop valuation last week which was around £10k under the agreed purchase price. For context the property was advertised at £625,000 and we agreed a purchase price of £612,500. We contacted our broker to try get a copy of the…
I am starting to wind down to retirement now which is in 3 years time. I have have just taken a year out recently to travel and do stuff that I have put off for so long, so I have lost my flow of old customers. But I do miss work and the banter that goes with it, I was a self employed electrician for the last 30 years.…
I currently have my pension pot split between Fisher Investment, and a UK Company (Vodafone) Separately I have been investing slowly into Gold Bullion (1oz coins to avoid CGT) This has way outperformed both pension funds and high-interest savings account, Gold seems on a very good upwards run. The company I have been…
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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.
Plans to make the process of buying or selling your home faster, cheaper and less stressful have been unveiled by the Government. But it's early days, and the proposals are yet to be finalised.
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