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Re: Pay ALL Your Debt Off By Xmas 2026!
Just sunday night browsing - interesting line from a piece i'm reading: Debt does not usually appear in a vacuum. It often comes from avoidance, emotional spending, denial or a refusal to ask fo…5 -
Re: Old Style Daily Monday 09 February 2026
Morning everyone It rained all night but we've actually got sunshine this morning! Just a quickie this morning as I've been faffing on the laptop - my mam said yesterday that she'd lov…11 -
Re: Old Style Daily Monday 09 February 2026
Morning all, it's dry but with a yellow weather warning for rain later, it's quite dark indoors though and you need a light on. We brought most of the stuff back from the van yesterday so t…11 -
Re: Old Style Daily Monday 09 February 2026
Morning all. Looks dull out there today but at least it's not raining. We are meeting friends for a walk around St Albans today, followed by a pub lunch. Hopefully we can stick to decent footpat…13 -
Re: Old Style Daily Monday 09 February 2026
Morning all It’s actually dry and sunny here! Not for long though as the rain is due back at lunchtime. I am off to mums today to work - last week I started tackling her sewing room which has become …12 -
Re: 2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution
@Florenceem - sorry to hear about your difficulties with SA. Now is not a good time for big decisions so I would respond to their queries just with ' I feel more comfortable going with my friend…23 -
Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future
Good Morning MFW'rs Currently dry with us, a little grey, although it looks like the sun is at least trying to make an appearance, but the grey skies are blocking it out. I have a wash pegged ou…11 -
Re: E: 19/02 Win four BRITA reusable bottles and a year’s supply of MicroDisc filters
fyi- answer is £12621 -
Re: took advice on here and spoke to a Financial Advisor
Their charges are damned expensive. Many firms have decency caps of around £5k-£10k. Are they are larger firm or a small one? A common model with larger firms is that they keep a good chunk of the fe…7 -
Re: took advice on here and spoke to a Financial Advisor
At the risk of rehashing ground already covered in some other thread why are you thinking of moving your pension? Is the performance of the funds you have in the SW pension all that bad? It doesn…8
