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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…
I’d really appreciate your thoughts and advice. I currently have no flooring in my house, just bare concrete, after having to rip up all the carpets due to the previous owner's cat having urinated throughout. I always assumed I’d get it sorted quickly, but life threw a few curveballs my way: I needed a new boiler just two…
I’ve lurked for a long time. I have no-one in real life I can discuss these issues with and thought it might be helpful to get it out of my head and on to paper. I am mid 40s, married, with two pre-teen children. We moved in 2017, with a 20 year mortgage of £140,000 and interest of £10 per day. We now have a mortgage of…
Just sold a house, Lloyds bank offered to have their team meet me next week (online) with options for £200k. Their savings rates are pisspoor compared to other places, will they pull something out of the bag? In the meantime, I've opened an ISA with Tembo, and a '5% for a year' savings account with Chase
Have just been reading about aluminum ion batteries and how much cheaper they will be, any thoughts on how long until the are in production for home solar? They could change the discussion about costs and ROI quite a bit.
hi all, question for anyone on edf normally i allow the smart side of the meter to send my readings on both gas and electric and both gas and electric are always on the same bill but today i have received my bill, and no gas section on the bill should i send a actual reading to generate a gas bill or leave it to be added…
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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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