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Re: 2026 Frugal Living Challenge
Wow! That is quite a marathon of processing/preserving @lurkeralongtime Well done! I’ve had one of those full-on weeks at work, which left me pretty brain dead by the end of each day. Fortunately, I …14 -
Re: 2026 Frugal Living Challenge
I always ask for my receipt and then stand just past the till while I look over it! I'm sure the cashiers think I'm potty, but I have caught one or two things over time. I'm old enough…15 -
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used the last of my Easter onions, no special storage just kept on an upturned mushroom crate in an unheated hallway. Saw diesel at over £2 a litre as I drove the other day.That with the predicted 16…16 -
Re: 2026 Frugal Living Challenge
I ask at the checkout too @PipneyJane - especially for YS'd things, because I hate paying full price for something that someone has deemed only worth 80% or 50% of that cost. Possibly because I …12 -
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not been able to read or post for a long time as my iPad decided it was too old to function properly.Wasnt going to replace it but I discovered knitting machines are quite valuable these days, and I …16 -
Re: 2026 Frugal Living Challenge
Some local community groups do Power of Attorney training. I am an unpaid carer for my daughter and was able to access some good information sessions via the local Carer's centre. OH is about to…13 -
Re: 2026 Frugal Living Challenge
I did my will last year but haven't yet done my POA. Can anyone let me know if it is hard to do with one of the companies that advertise online, or is a solicitor a better option? Thanks9 -
Re: 2026 Frugal Living Challenge
Thanks all. I'll look into it a bit more online but expecting to go down the jointly and severally route. After all, they are both executors for both our wills!11 -
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Is it just one person for each POA, as I was thinking I would put both my adult children down? My DH is still alive and my obvious next of kin so what would happen there?11 -
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My list and yours appear to be carbon copies Frugaldom! I started doing the power of attorney online so I need to remember to login and take another look at it before getting it finalised, and then c…13
