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Re: Moving to Australia
We kept our house when we moved to California 4 years ago and really happy we did. For our mental health(!) it was right for us first and foremost as it's our family home and felt too soon for u…2 -
Re: MSE News: 'Your Council Tax advice saved me £7,603 – but what happened afterwards was extraordinary'
Most councils now let you pay council tax over 12 months and from next year 12 month payments will be the default. Plus some other changes on how to recover, link below: https://www.gov.uk/government…1 -
Re: The Top Regular Savers Discussion Thread
Monmouthshire RS8 maturity - app Vs website How strange that the website has the account still listed as the RS8 and with no interest. And yet the app has it matured with interest onto a Easy Saver. …3 -
Re: The Top Regular Savers Discussion Thread
Perhaps it's just Monmouthshire's app, then. It's always been glitchy since they invented it2 -
Re: The Top Regular Savers Discussion Thread
Monmouthshire Try the website. I had no issues withdrawing that way, and my nominated bank details were already there (from memory, on the left once logged in), so I could check before the withdrawal.4 -
Re: Riding the wave
I have had a productive week in the garden- I tidied up the garden and moved all the uncut firewood to behind the office where it can't be seen. I have fitted edging to the flower beds- I had a …6 -
Re: O/S Daily Saturday July 25 2026
Morning again, it's a sunny start here, yesterday was nice, with a cool breeze. Sorry to hear life is a bit tough at the moment YL, hope it settles down. SuffolkSue, hope you're feeling all…13 -
Re: Plug in solar
I am sure a company like Octopus are looking into this. I have specifically asked if they will open up this scheme to plug in solar https://octopus.energy/help-and-faqs/articles/export-without-mcs/1 -
Re: Cash buffer?
I don't have one. I have cash but not for market timing purposes. From the analyses I've read a short term (few years) cash buffer doesn't really help, except as a psychological comfor…1 -
Re: Cash buffer?
We all have our own challenges in dealing with the change from employed to deaccumualtion of pots. Thhose with guarenteed income perhaps have a few less worries well different. My only income is from…3
