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Re: Reining it in for retirement and sanity

RebeccaPAgain

3 May at 7:16AM

We've given them their school packbacks (which they like) so fingers crossed!

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Re: Neighbour dispute

duckychick

3 May at 11:17PM

Thanks for all your comments, they do have a green bin which is usually next to them when they are putting weeds over wall back to us, I take the point that they are just being very petty for whateve…

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Re: Cheery's path to fulfilment - finishing the DIY, looking after myself, appreciating the garden 🌻

Cheery_Daff

3 May at 10:41PM

😬😂😂 That's something I frequently forget 🙈😂

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Re: Cheery's path to fulfilment - finishing the DIY, looking after myself, appreciating the garden 🌻

Baileys_Babe

3 May at 10:35PM

@Cheery_Daff you do know there are only 24 hours in a day? 😆

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Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future

badmemory

3 May at 11:34PM

I used to eat 8 portions of bananas in custard on condition that someone, anyone ate my frogs spawn.

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Re: An in-between phase

foxgloves

1 May at 2:55PM

Hello @PennysIntoPounds, It's sounding as though your build project may be a little nearer to getting off the ground than it has been, so I am just popping by to wish you all the very best with it. I…

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Re: Sipp beneficiary

dunstonh

3 May at 8:27PM

It requires a new product and some providers do not offer beneficiary drawdown (mainly the closed book providers or smaller players). Remember that beneficiary drawdown is neither crystallised nor un…

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Re: Bold leap into retirement

dunnm1

3 May at 10:55PM

Perhaps not the right place but.... 2023 had been paying close attention to funds with a view to retirement because I hated what the job/company had turned into. Spent a small fortune on Airfix model…

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Re: Newbie, sorry, feeling a little overwhelmed

rfhead

Today at 12:22AM

Sorry I didn’t realise the bb referred to blue badge, I haven’t looked back to check what was written but I’m sure you’re correct. Sorry it’s been a long day and the morphine has kicked in. I do apol…

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Re: Over 700 people die each year from falling down stairs in the U.K.

QrizB

3 May at 11:00PM

Per RoSPA:https://www.rospa.com/news-and-views/preventable-accidents-in-the-uk-are-rising... 9700 people died as a result of falls in the UK in 2022.Nevermind crawling down the stairs, you might want…

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Best Of

Re: Reining it in for retirement and sanity

Re: Neighbour dispute

Re: Cheery's path to fulfilment - finishing the DIY, looking after myself, appreciating the garden 🌻

Re: Cheery's path to fulfilment - finishing the DIY, looking after myself, appreciating the garden 🌻

Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future

Re: An in-between phase

Re: Sipp beneficiary

Re: Bold leap into retirement

Re: Newbie, sorry, feeling a little overwhelmed

Re: Over 700 people die each year from falling down stairs in the U.K.

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