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Re: Looking for savings advice.
You haven't said how old you and your wife are but since you're both in receipt of the state pension I'm guessing you're not spring chickens 😁 Even so you have over £400k in cash…2 -
Re: Three years to get debt free
Hope everyone is enjoying February. Half term week here. DD and I visited my parents in Wales and had a few days away. It is always nice to be able to get away from everything. We came home today and…5 -
Re: Need fresh eyes on my budget!
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81889798#Comment_81889798 It's a bit like new socks, in a way. When someone else is funding the new-sock-acquition socks are boring, low p…3 -
Re: Santa Baby - it's the 2026 Christmas Chatter Thread!!
Thanks Spendless and fionaandphil, good advice. He is 11 and started Y7 in September, but didn’t have a big school move as we have a three school system here so he is in middle school from Y5-Y8. He …3 -
Re: Next steps; grip-relaxing bimbling, and avoiding the temptations
The response on the solar situation does sound positive, I'm hoping that you can arrange for the work to be independently inspected once done 😬. Halifax area is lovely, if you could arrange a s…1 -
Re: Next steps; grip-relaxing bimbling, and avoiding the temptations
Could you let me have the details of the outside suitable battery you're looking at please SL - those sizes and prizes are sounding rather interesting! That's a pain about the truck - I gue…1 -
Re: Flying solo
Thanks for reaching out @Humdinger1 - sorry I'm being a bit rubbish at checking in on here! Everything is still going well - feeling on top of the budget any money! That said I have just borrowe…2 -
Re: C1 form completion help
I would see 1 against dwelling house 2 against royal bank 3 against household goods 4 against St James's Place1 -
Re: One step at a time
Hope you get used to the new medication soon.2 -
Re: One step at a time
A little update on the week so far. Monday was a much needed NSD, and today I have spent £60.83 on this weeks food shop. The grocery budget resets on Friday so it looks like we are coming in under bu…1
