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Whether it's high street charity shops or websites like eBay and Vinted, there are plenty of second hand bargains to be had if you're looking to save cash on clothes (and do your bit for the environment at the same time). Have you ever bought a pre-loved item of clothing?
"Waiter, waiter! There's a fly in my soup!" "Shh! Quiet down or everyone will want one." Badum-tsh (thank you, I'm here all week) Whether it's an unwanted insect interloper or something else entirely, it can be disappointing to be dining out only to have a meal marred by a mistake. While some of us might flag it to the…
Currently my Flexi cash ISA (£1000) pays 3.9% and a savings account pays 5% I am a basic tax payer, would it be better to move the Flexi ISA to the 5% savings account ? Is one of the ways to work it out: 5 % - 3.9 % = 1.1% 1.1% x £1000 Flexi ISA = Interest earned Interest earned - (Interest earned x 20% tax) then choose…
A bit of a luddite so bear with me......my contract at Sky has ended so now they want £38 a month for broadband. I had superfast fibre package so been looking around who offers the same speeds in my area and Plusnet seems best at £26 a month I am wondering if they need to do anything with the wiring etc at the house or can…
Hi, My daughter recently had money taken from her bank account from a website which doesn’t even exist (www.leanwarriors.com - this just appears to be a domain name, not an actual site). Her bank account says the transaction was made by ApplePay and therefore authorised by Face ID so won’t refund it. The only Apple Pay…
Hi everyone I’m trying to find if interest gets reported as a whole per institution or if they send the detail of every account. So for instance, would it be: Customer X National insurance number Barclays: total gross interest £100 or Customer X National insurance number Barclays Account 1 £20 Barclays Account 2 £30…
We are a not for profit committee run village social club. Unfortunately, after over 100 years trading, we have had to close the club. Most committee members have left and due to lack of finances and support the club has had to close. 1 year ago we entered a 4 year contract with OneCom for phone and broadband this was…
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It's also been confirmed that you'll be able to get automatic compensation from your energy supplier for certain smart meter problems.
The Bank of England said there had been "substantial disinflation over the past two and a half years". It's the third time the base rate has been cut this year.
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