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You're the only customer in the supermarket and have five small-to-medium size items in your basket. For the sake of argument, let's say: a pint of milk, a jar of peanut butter, a box of cereal, a loaf of bread and a tin of baked beans. To paraphrase Louis Armstrong, you have all the time in the world. On one side, the…
Whether it's because the cupboards are bare, you're too exhausted to cook, the kitchen is too much of a mess or you just fancy something special, getting a takeaway for your evening meal can be a bit of a treat. But how regularly do you indulge? Vote in the poll and share your opinions in the thread!
We've all been there. A freshly brewed tea or coffee steaming away (perhaps a cheeky biscuit on the side) but suddenly the phone rings / doorbell goes / kids need attention / you get dragged into a meeting, and before you know it your enticing cuppa has become a chilly shadow of its former self. What do you do about it?
Parcel monkey disregard for consumer rights. Need legal advice. In short. Negligence when handling my goods in transit. What are my rights and how do I take this further? I sold a comercial boiler/steamer on ebay for £240 and used parcel monkey to send (via parcelforce). A heavy steel box weighing 25 kilo. I paid extra…
Hi there, today I reactivated my account with MSE. Hoping to get some motivation to pay off our mortgage a little quicker. Little bit of back story- So I had a diary in the debt free wannabe forum many years ago. I paid said debt off, saved up money to purchase a house :) and moved. Since then (2015) I have divorced, been…
Welcome to this thread The main purposes of this thread are two-fold: * To provide a list of the top regular savers currently on offer * To provide a place for all forum users to discuss regular saver accounts and ask any questions about them that you may have This thread is intended to complement Martin Lewis' article…
Within ii there’s the Vanguard S&P500 UCITS ETF and the UBS S&P500 Index C in terms of SIPP & Trading accounts is one of these better , what do the different letters in the names mean for the purpose of investing , I can google the terms but pretty meaningless still when would you choose one verses the other ? thanks
Have a few queries, What is with the payment holds and how long do they last? I think I will get some due to a break. Why is there a code in the middle of the address, something like ebaylt7dfc (made that up), is it relevant if you aren't using ebay's printed postage (which is what I assume it is for)? What happen to Royal…
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