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For some meal deal fans, it's the best time of the year! The usual offerings are being replaced with this year's selection of creative Christmas alternatives. Christmas dinner sandwiches, pulled pork wraps, brie and cranberry baguettes and sides of pigs in blankets in pastry. There's weird combinations and old favourites…
For those of you who are chocolate lovers, this week's poll is seeking your votes on how you like your confectionary treat... or more specifically, what temperature? Does it taste better a little on the chilled side, or do you prefer a more melty experience with a room temperature choccie? Fridge or cupboard? Or is there…
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Hello I once again I'm here to seek advice on behalf of someone who is unfamiliar with the forum. I have gone through the newbies threads. But would like the simple step of breakdown of how to proceed with this particular case so that I can relay that information to the person. I have attached the letter that was received.…
Hi all, i recently sent a cca request to a creditor/collection agency. They have sent my postal order back saying it is not required and have also just listed balances of 2 accounts i have with then. 1 account is actually 2 credit cards they have combined as 1 amount, but when i check online it shows 1 amount with 2 sub…
Hello people, UK here and would appreciate peoples thoughts on the following Age 51 here & aiming to retire at around 57 I currently hold: 490k in my SIPP (Vanduard LifeStrategy Acc 100) 165k in ISA (88k in Vanguard LifeStrategy Acc & 76k Vanguard FTSE Global All Cap - Acc) 75k in premium bonds I have a mortgage of 160K…
My wife has a DC pot of about £200k that we eventually want to use to buy a ten year inflation linked fixed term annuity at 58 as a bridge to SP at 68 and she is currently 48. If we wanted to effectively lock in the current annuity value of that £200k I'm interested to now what kind of bond fund should she be investing in?…
I've saved a huge suitcase full of dog necessities and a large amount of dog towels - old towels because they aren't easy to find. (Was going to find my next dog when I moved, then the pandemic etc so they've just sat there) Dawned on me the other day that we now have microfibre towels and probably don't need many because…
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In a new report published today (Saturday 25 October), the Treasury Committee has urged the Government to leave the £20,000 limit in place – echoing previous calls from MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis.
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