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Re: My four-year experience with a used car bought through Moneybarn — what I learned
The car was around seven years old at purchase, and I needed reliable transport. 7 years & reliable? Moneybarn did not sell you the car, & there is no mention of any contact with dealer over…1 -
Re: The Top Regular Savers Discussion Thread
Principality 6M RS withdrawal after maturity with no maturity instructions I didn't set up any maturity instructions for a 6M RS and the account became a Maturity Easy Access account. A few days…1 -
Re: Octopus Fix Ends 30/09/2026 - what do I do next?
In your position I'd do a full comparison using MSE Cheap Energy Club or one of the other comparison websites. And then see whether the cheapest tariff is available with cashback from Quidco or …1 -
Re: Checking State Pension increase
Let me give you a personal example. I topped up in 2022. At the time I had 27 full years all pre 2016. I also had 14 years "available to purchase". When I spoke to the DWP they told me that…2 -
Re: Which should come first, painting skirting boards or changing carpet?
Many of the carpets I've dealt with in my properties tend to be stuck down instead of using carpet gripper. In Europe, they have a much better system for fitted carpets, there is no painted skir…1 -
Re: Started my first Stocks and Shares ISA.
Most people would say 10 years is a good timeline to be working with for this sort of investment, but obviously the longer the better. Ten years is good for a single contribution. It's the bares…2 -
Re: Boots markup in store
If you think this is an issue then look at in store prices for supermarkets in the Midlands and North vs London, the South-East and South-West, the same food on sale in the stores in the Midlands and…3 -
Re: Very hot CPU on laptop.
Did you check the heat pipe had not failed before you repasted? Just at the bottom end of your red like you drew on the image there is a patch that it looks like it might have been a failure point.1 -
Re: Very hot CPU on laptop.
It wouldn't hurt to stick an extra stick of 8gb RAM Our HP laptops at work run warm to the touch underneath and we've had a few that were extremely warm during the hot spell but worked fine.1 -
Re: Cash ISAs: The Best Currently Available List
Thanks. As I mentioned on the Regular Savings thread, this is an interesting account. One of the terms is: Each month the account must receive one payment of £20-£2,000 to be eligible for the Conditi…2
