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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…
We are going on our first family holiday with 2 kids 13 + 15. We have been given the option to select flight seats which would be £132 for both flights to guarantee we are sitting together. The flight is only 2 hours. It doesn’t bother myself and husband to sit separately but the kids have never flown before. I feel in…
How much do you expect you will require to live on each month when you are retired? ie no mortgage, no commute to work BUT maybe higher heating, hobby costs. I'm getting to the stage where I'm realising that I don't need to be super rich to retire and will only really require living costs but I don't know how much I should…
Good morning, I have a fairly good credit score as I'm 39+2 and since may 2023 I changed career and became a car transporter driver currently before tax I'm on around £48k a year. I live with my fiancée and two children she earns £14k working school hours as a cook. And not sure if we just scrape it or what but sometimes…
Enormous apologies, particularly in view of the two replies. I am asking that this gets removed from the forum. I shouldn't have posted. Bit embarrassing to post the details, my error. Very sorry. I take on board that we are not going to find exceptions to this decision.
Hi All I received this letter a week ago from DC B legal titled letter of claim I have tried to contact the retailer and they have refused to cancel the parking ticket even though that there were no shop shops open at the time of the alleged contravention I have appealed the ticket. I believe I responded to a different…
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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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