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Re: 2026: time to face facts and plan for the hard times ahead
Morning, me again, sorry. I woke early thinking/worrying about you. I have another idea to run past you. You stay in the family home, with your children. Your partner moves to the rental that you own…3 -
Re: 2026 Frugal Living Challenge
Sainsbugs or MrT's are my sources @mumtoomany, where I buy them by the 2kg bag. They're another thing that I've noticed is hard to get these days, but both our local ones still have t…13 -
Re: 2026 Frugal Living Challenge
Morning all, It rained yesterday so I decided not to go to do food shopping because I can live on what I have. consequently I'm now on NSD 13! I made up 3 rounds of sandwiches for work lunches a…18 -
Re: 2026 Frugal Living Challenge
Certainly, @joedenise. Firstly, it’s a bit of a production number, so I’ll start a few days before I plan to eat the chickpeas/beans and I always process 500-600g each time, the equivalent of 5-6 ca…13 -
Re: Joyous January's No-Spend Days Challenge!
Number 10 for me today. Just had a little walk to pick up an item on Olio so feeling a bit virtuous.2 -
Re: Inverter error and no power going to export meter
@Qyburn - If the RCBO stays on with the AC Isolator off, what would that mean/show me?1 -
One in five councils in Eng/Wal getting it wrong on Council Tax Carers Discount
An investigation by MoneySavingExpert.com into 'the councils that couldn't Care less' has found that, in a spot check, at least 69 councils in England and Wales have information about …1 -
Re: Auto or manual - learning to drive.
Allow me to rephrase - I don't mean that just because you've had an auto license for years you can jump into a manual car and retake the test. Obviously you would need training and lessons…2 -
Re: Auto or manual - learning to drive.
Yes simply - as someone who has driven for years on UK roads and has an auto licence simply needs to take the test in a manual car. Feel free to do whatever is appropriate for you, but at this stage…1 -
Live in Carer Council Tax Discount
Hi, after seeing Martins story on GMB, I contacted Runneymede Council as I do in excess of 35 hours care for my mother who I live with. My mother receives the Attendance Allowance lower rate. The cou…2
