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New Year’s Eve is around the corner, and for many of us, it’s the big question: how will you be ringing in 2026? Whether you’re planning a night out on the town, hosting a cosy gathering, or keeping things low-key, everyone has their own way of celebrating. Some people love the buzz of fireworks and parties, while others…
With the festive season in full swing, many of us are feeling the pinch of rising costs – but others might be finding ways to cut back or keep things steady. From gifts and food to travel and decorations, Christmas can quickly add up. We’d love to know how you think your spending for this Christmas compares to last year.…
At what point does expecting the lower-earning partner to work and contribute financially start to become a bit… pointless, or even controlling? Say Partner A earns around £290K a year (desk job), while Partner B can realistically max out at about £31K even with all the overtime in the world (manual job). If you were…
As this title says are boost payments taxable. The reason I ask is I have a couple of savings accounts which have these and have just noticed that on the prosper app it is saying the following for the Santander 3 month fixed account: The boost payment is not treated as interest by HMRC and is instead treated like a…
I am currently on contributions based new style ESA. Currently I am over £16K in capital savings, but I am forward planning for when my contributions based new style ESA terminates after 12 months. And considering if there are legitimate routes to reducing my capital (eg debt repayment, pensions). Can I: a) contribute to a…
News to me..... All I can think of is a few weeks ago, in a traffic queue to pull out of a junction, some teen on their phone walked right in front of the car, I had to slam on brakes, they banged the car and walked off shouting at me. Hardly a RTA because the car made no contact. I'm wondering if that teen has gone home.…
Hi everyone! With so many of us looking at UK staycations or just making the most of our gardens this year, I’ve been thinking a lot about how we can make our homes feel a bit more like a retreat. There’s nothing like coming back from a great day out at [Local Landmark, e.g., Pugneys or Yorkshire Sculpture Park] to a home…
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Some people love the buzz of fireworks and parties, while others prefer a quiet night in with a good film or an early bedtime. And of course, there are those who haven’t made any plans yet..! How will you be seeing in 2026?
Many mortgage lenders are cutting tracker and variable rates for existing customers as the dust settles on the Bank of England's decision to cut the base rate from 4% to 3.75% just days ago. If you're on one of these types of mortgages, here's what's happening to your rate.
Octopus Energy customers on fixed tariffs WILL see the proposed '£150 energy saving' announced in the Autumn Budget passed on to their bills, the provider has announced. Martin Lewis has been lobbying the Government in recent weeks to ensure the savings aren't just applied to those on standard variable tariffs, but to all fixes too.
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