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These days, voice recognition on our devices means you don't even need to type anything let alone use a pen and paper. But still, for some of us there are times where writing by hand is preferred. How often do you find yourself physically writing something down?
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We are with Skipton Building society. Never missed a payment would like to move to a cheaper property (bought our current for £310k & mortgage is £263,000). We’ve seen a property for £280k but in the past 12 months I have had £60k of defaults from credit cards & loans, added to my credit file. Obviously did not have these…
Save £1378 in 2025! Welcome to the '2025' 52 week envelope savings challenge! This challenge ran the last couple of years and I have been asked to set it up again for 2025. It can really boost your savings pots and help with paying for Christmas, or a family holiday...anything you like really! It can be done wither with…
Small Payments. BIG Impact. Making a small (or large) Payment a Day (PAD) - or whenever your budget allows - towards debts or savings all adds up really quickly! And can change your financial future... Hey everyone, Welcome to the Payment A Day - Chapter 2025 challenge! (this will start from 1 January 2025) We've decided…
Hello all! :) I am returning to the forum in an attempt to gain your collective wisdom in sorting out our dire finances. I've been experiencing a series of mini lightbulb moments of late and have realised that it's time for a change. Despite being vaguely savvy as regards areas of personal finance such as pensions, I have…
applied for the interest free card, used it happily for 6 months, then came in an interest charge, when we called and explained, we were told there were no offers on this card and must have been a late payment, although we had paid weekly amounts way over, i tried to check the information on the emails sent, but it says…
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It can help save cash while doing your bit for the environment at the same time, but how many of you have bought pre-loved clothing?
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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