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E: 17/11 Win £1,500 in experience and travel vouchers + bespoke set of Christmas crackers (effort)
https://www.thepoke.com/2025/10/30/win-festive-riches-and-a-box-of-crackers-with-your-very-own-joke-inside-in-ugolds-christmas-cracker-joke-competition/ It’s that time of the year again – already! – …21 -
E: 24/11 Win 2 tickets to Edinburgh's Hogmanay Street Party
https://edinburgh.org/edinburghs-hogmanay-competition/ There's also two other competitions on the page that are only open for people with EH postcodes.11 -
Re: Thank god we paid the mortgage off
Morning @ladybird1106 I've found and subscribed to your new diary! Congratulations on paying the mortgage off. The tea garden sounds absolutely up my street and I've got plans to do something similar…5 -
Re: +++ Divide By Cucumber Error. Please Reinstall Universe And Reboot +++
Good work on finding someone to deal with such a specialist task Redo - those are the sorts of jobs that hang over you aren't they! Hope you are feeling well enough to get back on the bike soon - you…5 -
NST November 2025: NOWvember
NST November 2025: NOWvember November involves fairy lights, warm jumpers, umbrellas, snuggly blankets, hot drinks… The theme for the turtles this November is NOW and has two strands, both of which i…8 -
Re: +++ Divide By Cucumber Error. Please Reinstall Universe And Reboot +++
I'm glad you've got all the right kit. Although you could have had my bike lights as I don't have a bike anymore... I've just given away all my running shoes, including two pairs that were hardly use…5 -
Re: Thank god we paid the mortgage off
Hi dfwb321 I always find it fascinating how our past experiences ( both good and bad) shape how we react to what is happening to us in the present. I feel understanding what happened then helped me t…7 -
Re: Thank god we paid the mortgage off
Thanks newgirly. I did write a post yesterday but lost it and then had a bad migraine so didn’t post in the end. Small food shop yesterday £5.33. Lots of phone calls made, got the youngest to sit dow…6 -
Re: Browser dedicated for Finance
Just being honest, the post comes off mostly as irrational paranoia - typically (though not always) by older people. For example: This is a relatively common tactic that gets touted, but makes very l…9 -
Knocking years off the mortgage…that’s the goal!
Good morning! So thought it was time I started a diary so I can keep track of progress we have made. Bought our home in 2019 with a £240000 mortgage. Consistently overpaid £100 a month for the last 4…6
