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Re: 5 OS pleasures in your day today - part 3
Morning all. Many Happy Returns, Paulie, sounds like you are having siome lovely birthday celebrations and fingers crossed for a succesful completion on your new home. Still not sure about the spacin…4 -
Re: Teetering on the brink
Finally got sight of how much I will be getting from Universal Credit. Gulp! I am being paid £737 short in wages and getting £421 in Universal Credit instead. That’s another £316 to find each month. …4 -
Re: Weekly Flylady Thread 16th February 2026
Morning all, My list for today Attend doctors appointment Go to the chemist and get something for flu/cold bug Go to the stables as the farrier is coming to DD's pony Attend uni lecture Spend tw…7 -
Re: MSE Forum Poll: When something breaks in your home, what's your usual first step?
it’s more like DIH - Does It Himself.3 -
Re: Defence review requested following Claim Form - Was delivering meal to resident at assisted living
"The solution given by most on the internet is to print, sign and scan." And if you did that, you'd get a CCJ.2 -
Re: Learning to walk before I run
Off to a co-design session relating to one of our consultations. A bit dry but a nice bunch of folk. Plus it counts as our office time for the week 😁 £9.81 to Extension £4.82 to Emergency Fund £28.6…6 -
Re: misstara's mortgage free diary
£6.30 cashed out from PA and added to the roof debt savings.1 -
Re: Storage Heaters or Electric Radiators
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81890218#Comment_81890218 Exactly this - it was absolutely never worth us switching as we always used a higher percentage overnight, even in th…3 -
Re: New job and salary / tax issues
It's very likely the tax corrected itself. Though end of year figures are needed to confirm this. Or put them through a tax calculator yourself1 -
Re: New job and salary / tax issues
On the face of it you were not paid through payroll in Sept but received a cash advance in lieu of wages which may or may not have been the correct amount. Then in October you were paid Sept and Oct …1
