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Re: Should itsthelittlethings spend less on coffee?
You can do things differently, you just choose not to. It’s called instant gratification, which if you have the funds is a fine thing but you don’t have the funds.3 -
Re: 2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution
Sorry you weren't mentioned Mrs F. Who knew cassettes would make such a comeback. Something must have happened to my brain yesterday as I remembered to take the coffee pods to the recycling poin…15 -
Re: Illegitimate "gross mismatch" private parking charge notice (PCN)
Also wonder why a firm of solicitors state the pcn is a "fine" 7 times. "Our Vision “To be recognised and respected as a leading legal firm for our clients and people.”"3 -
Re: Should I overpay or save?
As your mortgage rate is low, it would be better to save the money in a savings account and pay it as a lump sum at remortgage. Given easy access savings accounts have rates of approx 4% and regular …1 -
Re: Recommending wiperblades.co.uk
Halfords wiper blades are very competitively priced and include fitting. A pair of Bosch wiper blades for a Range Rover was £7.95 which included fitting. Not worth bothering to look elsewhere !1 -
Re: Did DWP ask you to pay voluntary NIC
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6656241/did-dwp-ask-you-to-pay-voluntary-nic So wrong. The DWP limit contributions in the years prior to 2016 to 30 years. This is against the Pension …2 -
Re: Register 10-year parts guarantee on a tumble dryer
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81891285#Comment_81891285 I understood 800-1000rpm to be the best compromise between drying and reducing wear on the mechanical parts of the ma…1 -
Re: Octopus Go Intelligent Tariff - recent changes
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81891307#Comment_81891307 The reason Granny charges are blamed, as Octopus said that one of the issues was people charging car at lower speeds …1 -
Re: Did DWP ask you to pay voluntary NIC
I think the OP should read some of @molerat 's posts explaining how starting amounts were calculated. Edit to add: molerat beat me to the post!3 -
Re: Drawdown plan
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81892759#Comment_81892759 Ah. I misread your first post - I thought you both had SIPPs but the x2 was only for the ISAs.1
