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Re: 2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution
Daily To Do List - written the night before Sort out sleep patterns - initial targets: bed by 03:00, up by 10:30 Don’t put it down, put it away + deal with mini tasks as soon as they are noticed e.g.…22 -
Re: Investing in Us: Holidays, Health, and the Road to £150k
Full of admiration for you @debtfreewannabe321 and for lovely colleague! Merciful Gods, the entitled one has been allowed to get away with this for far too long. I hope you feel empowered as you'…3 -
Re: Gifting money to son to pay off mortgage
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81920858#Comment_81920858 The net effect of taxation via a pension, assuming basic rate taxpayer both on the way in and out, is +6.25% (£100 pa…3 -
Re: Introductory rate ISA vs long term rate
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81919785#Comment_81919785 Exactly this…. but also worth checking against your own records, as I don't trust Zopa to calculate it correctly…1 -
Re: Scared and unsure
You can just ignore this. If they are still coming in a few months, reply with your bankruptcy date and number. The only debts you should tell asap are if you have any deductions being made from UC o…1 -
Old Style Daily Friday 13 March 2026
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Re: Unrecognised charge pending on Virgin card?!
Call Virgin Money. That's your first step to sorting it out!3 -
Re: Escape to the country & living off savings
I ran my wm at 2 different temps for the same type of wash as I wondered if the save would be worth losing the temp of the wash. Believe it or not the hotter wash used a little less power than the co…1 -
Re: Escape to the country & living off savings
Hope the issue isn't a deal breaker for the buyer1 -
Re: A whole new world, for now
Keeping offspring - and you - in my prayers. I think it must be almost as hard to be the parent looking on than the person concerned.3
