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Re: Santa Baby - it's the 2026 Christmas Chatter Thread!!
Theres a gift company where I live. Its in one of the out of town retail outlets like so many things are here. It makes it difficult to get to without a car. Nice necklace a gift or keeping for yours…1 -
Re: Santa Baby - it's the 2026 Christmas Chatter Thread!!
DS2 and DH enjoyed the distillery tour on Saturday and sampled both whisky and gin. DS2 bought a souvenir glass in the gift shop too. Whilst they were there, DD and I popped to the adjacent mall. I g…2 -
Re: Workplace Pension Question
Basically, yes. There are different ways in which the company can make your pension contributions, and these can lead to different ways in which you get the tax relief. "Relief at source" s…1 -
Re: The final countdown to June 2026
They say things come in three's... i'm not at all superstitious but on Saturday the lock on our front door broke despite Mr Ck best efforts on You Tube it required a whole new locking mecha…3 -
Re: Santa Baby - it's the 2026 Christmas Chatter Thread!!
Hi all, Good to see you @princesskitty29 - sounds like you’ve had a rough old time of it. I’m glad that due to your hard work and prep you were ahead of the game with Christmas. You’ve made a great s…2 -
Re: Breakdown cover - if it's your own fault for leaving your car lights on
Look at Start Rescue. I pay £32/year for natinoal recovery and homestart. We had to call them out 2 years ago and despite a long wait and some confusion between 2 local recovery drivers, it went well…1 -
Re: MSE News: Young part-time worker reclaims £240 holiday pay – how to check if you're owed too
I read this back in July 2025. I retired in 2021 but the company I retired from asked me back during 2023 to do a bit of project work on a zero hours contract. Unexpectedly, that project work turned …2 -
Re: "Isn't it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it."
I think you should have a nice long rest :)2 -
Re: "Isn't it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it."
We are currently 7.5k apart and everything to play for. Maybe I should get off my backside and do something?1 -
Re: Hargreaves introduction of charges looking for an alternative place for F&C investment trust
Scottish Widows Share Dealing (nee IWeb until recently). You're on the right track Yes, that's what an 'in specie' transfer is, essentially it's just a re-registration. No sa…1

