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Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future
ald1! Sorry, we don't have one of the others and I forget they exist sometimes 😂4 -
Re: Safest way to sell your gold/best price
I used a local jewelers to sell some old and mainly broken gold jewelry. I nearly fell off my chair when they offered me £1,100 as I was expecting around £500. Pawn brokers are not the best option. I…1 -
Re: Taxed on SP due to late husbands SP
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6656011/taxed-on-sp-due-to-late-husbands-sp You do not just have the standard new State Pension though, you have an enhanced rate. So the budget announ…1 -
Re: Old Style Daily Friday 20 February 2026
Good morning Dry outside but guess what's forecast for later. Never mind, only some shopping to do today. Yesterday I sorted out the tins cupboard, no surprises, just a couple of tins put at the…12 -
Re: Normal expenditute out of income Vs Carehome deprivation of assets
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81886136#Comment_81886136 Although if her adult children were a bit tight for cash, some help now might be better than later ( within reason)1 -
Re: Normal expenditute out of income Vs Carehome deprivation of assets
I'm sure I've read on here before that the average stay in residential care is something like 12-18 months, so on average there wouldn't be any need to discuss deprivation of assets by…1 -
Re: Sealed Pot Challenge ~ 19
£50 added to the pot today3 -
Re: Upgrading downlights
@Bigphil1474 probably right and yes it is trying to save money but I also like to understand how stuff works which does get me in trouble sometimes! @Robin9 thanks for the reminder, I put all wires i…1 -
Re: Vcs taking me to court over a parking ticket.
So the signs say max stay 2 hours. The images show your car there for 4 hours 18 minutes. Was this a single visit of over 4 hours? How come? Or did the car leave then return in that period?2 -
Re: Confused on why halifax closed down bank accounts
It's impossible for any of us here to know why your brother's account got closed. But two incoming transactions sent to his account by a neighbour could be the reason. The neighbour could b…1
