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Re: Let Thrift shopping thrive in 25!

florianatwobob

24 April at 6:33PM

@goldfinches Margery Allingham is one of my favourite authors, I do like Campion as a character (Peter Davidson was fab in the 80s). If I remember right she also wrote the first acknowledge psycholog…

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Re: Let Thrift shopping thrive in 25!

goldfinches

23 April at 8:47PM

@Magpie100 - I like the look of your necklace, it strikes me as being very like the sort of things that are in the window of our local branch of Sahara.

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Re: Shawbrook Bank - Ignores undelivered maturity emails- assumes you've received them.

happybagger

25 April at 10:08AM

Useful to know, if you had your funds with STB. But your case is with Shawbrook.

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E: 11/05 Win a Star Wars Stormtrooper helmet worth over £500

Midnighter

25 April at 1:38PM

Radio Times url: https://www.radiotimes.com/win/stormtrooper-helmet-prize-terms-and-conditions/ Are you a fan of Star Wars and Andor? This ultimate collector's item could be yours… We’re giving one l…

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E: 16/05 Win a bundle of Pan Macmillan special editions

Midnighter

25 April at 1:02PM

Pan Macmillan url: https://www.panmacmillan.com/ya-fantasy-international-special-editions-bundle-giveaway Calling all fantasy lovers! We are excited to be offering up the chance to win a bundle of in…

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Re: 2025 Mortgage-Free Wannabes

Bounty123

11 April at 7:09AM

Morning everyone, #23 arriving with a late update. Feb - £99 Mar - £99 Apr - £99 Total so far (drumroll please) - £427 Slow progress so far but hoping it will improve later in the year. As always, th…

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Re: Spring In Our Step

greenbee

24 April at 6:27PM

Gates were made for the veg plot, much to the dog's disappointment, and I then prepped the asparagus beds and planted the asparagus. These crowns look better than the last lot (which had clipped root…

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Re: Spring In Our Step

Wraithlady

24 April at 5:36PM

- Unpack and put away the bags of previously frozen cloth (clothes moths) - ongoing - Clear and tidy my craft room so it's useable - progress made and OH has put up the blind so it looks a lot bette…

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Re: E: 29/05 7pm Win an £18k Mercedes (1 entry per week)

One-Eye

25 April at 12:42PM

https://cinchpredictor.cinchpresents.co.uk/ Week 12 - number of 180s = 34 Week 13 now open - ends Thursday 1st May 7pm

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Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future

Greying_Pilgrim

25 April at 8:07AM

Staffordia - I am afraid I am very much with you on looking at prices and just thinking "that's too expensive", and walking on by. And I suppose because 99 times out of 100, we would do tha…

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Re: Let Thrift shopping thrive in 25!

Re: Let Thrift shopping thrive in 25!

Re: Shawbrook Bank - Ignores undelivered maturity emails- assumes you've received them.

E: 11/05 Win a Star Wars Stormtrooper helmet worth over £500

E: 16/05 Win a bundle of Pan Macmillan special editions

Re: 2025 Mortgage-Free Wannabes

Re: Spring In Our Step

Re: Spring In Our Step

Re: E: 29/05 7pm Win an £18k Mercedes (1 entry per week)

Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future

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