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Old Style Daily Thursday 08 January 2026
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Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future
@Greying_Pilgrim you are an utter inspiration! When DD started school, there was one family who had an only child, a boy. He went to a childminder who dropped him at school, then back there after sch…4 -
Re: taking responsibilty to get me where I want to be
It certainly sounds like discussing MC hits your stress levels. Mind you, with what you had to put up with over the past months I’m not surprised! Hopefully your tummy will settle as time goes on now…1 -
Re: taking responsibilty to get me where I want to be
Well done on giving up the smoking and vaping! The MC's sister is right - he is like a car that one can only watch waiting to crash! He seems incapable of looking at his life sensibly and realis…1 -
Re: Moving on
I used to turn it off manually - it's just such a faff! However, the wi-fi signal isn't the best. Our street was missed out when most of the town was brought up to date, due to being a pri…4 -
Re: How much to live on
We were going to buy a new car but then realized the 5 mile a week we do did not warrant a new one now and our 8 year old car will most probably last us with our low mileage. The same with sofa as we…2 -
Re: Debts and DV
This is brilliant for you ☺️ The interest these companies charge is disgusting and should be illegal 😡1 -
Re: Debts and DV
Delighted about the write off. If I could do a jig...... Now you need 2 of the 4 other biggies to fall in line, and maybe a couple of the tiddlers. When you approach the financial settlement, you are…1 -
Re: Debts and DV
Just logged into Novuna and the balance says zero, from £12,315.54! The original loan was for £11,000. I’ve been paying £241 a month for 22 months.1 -
Re: thoughts please
I can read several words on the OPs necklace depending on how I look at it. But to be honest I've never been sure why people buy necklaces with their names on. It reminds me of having to wear a …4
