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Re: Watty's Awakening
Take care. Easier said than done to not worry xx4 -
Re: Watty's Awakening
My normal worry mitigation is to have researched as much as I can before an appointment I am fretting about. Being me, in the appointment I go armed with, and I ask questions to test my understanding…9 -
Re: 2026 - consolidation and calm
So hard for little miss and for you. Has she gone into any specifics about why she feels like an outsider? Anything that could be tried to be made into a positive with books that are for that age gro…2 -
Re: 2026 - consolidation and calm
Ah poor Little Miss… I do better days are ahead for her x1 -
Re: 2026 - consolidation and calm
Heartbreaking for little miss 🫂really hope she finds her tribe even if its a tribe of one plus x1 -
Re: Using Chase as donor/dummy accounts for Current Account Switching
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81899254#Comment_81899254 Only downside is that they do a hard credit check for each account application in my experience, whilst Chase doesn&#…1 -
Re: Escape to the country & living off savings
Everything crossed for the switch SYA - we would be doing the same were it not for the solar panels x2 -
Re: Escape to the country & living off savings
Thanks jwil and Suze 😘 have been creeping around all day 🤣 haven’t had it this bad for a long time but eased a little this evening. Had an email from solicitors with lots of questions and another f…2 -
Re: Getting rid of a rat in our shed
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81899991#Comment_81899991 Well, yes, especially at the point where there's no shed! Top Tip: If erecting a new shed, cover the underside o…3 -
Re: Stick or twist
When I reached the point where we had enough (based on about 3.5% withdrawal rate) I moved more into cash/nr cash and income focused ITs. I then rejigged my spreadsheet and put in an early poor retur…1
