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Re: 2026 Savings & Investments Goals
Spend more and save less. Technically, I've been in decumulation for 17 years, but in practice, I have yet to draw any capital from my investments and even added to my S&S ISA this year. I d…2 -
Re: Refund of credit after switching
Received £40 yesterday1 -
Re: 2026 Frugal Living Challenge
I'm incorporating my interest beater challenge into my frugal living challenge. Overall, I have a budget of £6,500 for everything so that's my number. The best interest rate I can find for …16 -
Re: The Old Regular Savers Discussion Thread 28/12/24-29/1/26
Debit card deposits always show straight away, but this money won't earn interest until the transaction is complete (normally about 2 working days).3 -
Re: New smart tv 40 ins
Hisense and TCL make some very technically advanced TVs and offer greater bang for the buck than the likes of Samsung, LG and Panasonic. I've had a Hisense TV for 13 months and it has been faul…2 -
Re: New smart tv 40 ins
I bought a Hisense 43 inch TV because it has freely built in and it was going in a spare room with no aerial Not expensive and I have been impressed with both sound and picture quality. They do 40 in…3 -
Re: The Old Regular Savers Discussion Thread 28/12/24-29/1/26
Another niche bank holiday point - as 2nd January is also a bank holiday in Scotland, I'm assuming it's best to avoid transferring to Scottish-based banks and building societies until Monda…2 -
Re: New credit card
I applied for the Lloyds Ultra card. I’ve been a Lloyds customer since they split from Lloyds TSB, having been a LTSB customer since the merger, having been a TSB customer since I went to work for t…1 -
Re: Chase / Refused
Update on our refusal, Chase sent a message asking my wife to delete the app and try again. we did and this time was accepted. I think their software was reading the driving license and was seeing th…1 -
Re: Rent with no income but large savings - Renters rights laws ?
In Germany, at least, the landord has more liabilities regarding maintenance if a kitchen is provided, so you rent without a fitted kitchen and need to fit it yourself. Renting is a lot more stable t…1
