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Re: Need fresh eyes on my budget!
Just read the £350 spend post. That's not just the odd emergency. If they actually realised what that did to your budget I am sure they wouldn't do it. Very tough love needed. Definitely he…1 -
Re: March 2026 Grocery Challenge
£40 per week/£160 per month please.2 -
Re: From debt to freedom...
Morning, I too feel the unfairness of exs and the system. He recently purchased a Porche worth well over 100k and I still get the standard £200 with zero contribution to anything else she may need. I…2 -
Re: From debt to freedom...
No problem. Im on my 8th consecutive year of supporting a Uni student offspring through their studies. Happy to share my experiences. That's a tough financial.situation all ways round. Totally u…1 -
Re: Advice on SOA for DRO please
The expenses look reasonable to me, indeed you could be spending a bit more on clothes. The allowances in a DRO (or DMP) are more generous than people often assume. As you are on UC, you may be able …1 -
Re: Ready to Defend! Southgate Park MET McDonalds
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81889474#Comment_81889474 It has happened quite a few times, I have reported it in the Rich Editor guide.5 -
Re: Export tariffs - FIT, SEG, Octopus Outgoing Agile
I was thinking of switching to Intelligent Octopus Flux from March. Anyone have experience of using it?1 -
Re: Overcharged for boiler repair, company refusing to acknowledge my existence
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81889032#Comment_81889032 I have reported to the gas safety register because they’re not on the list it appears2 -
Re: How long after suppling four weeks bank statments to Universal credit for review to complete?
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81888460#Comment_81888460 Odds on will not last that long. Ours was about 15 mins on phone, then staff do what they need in the background to u…2 -
Re: Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81889259#Comment_81889259 In some ways has gone fast but in others it’s not. Will be strange being on my own again. Too early to say if operati…4
