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Re: Awful weather - typical Brits talk
I did wonder why there were no acerbi witty posts from a certain person…sad sad sad smiley… Its hot, damn hot, hotter than a something in something hot. A lot of stuff is dying in my garden but amazi…5 -
Re: The alternative hive - making plan B work
Woo! Glad you did it. The drop in interest rate is huge! I'd definitely take that as a win. Well done 💪🏻1 -
Re: Retirement advice, Local Gov pension AVCs
OP hasn't explained well what that £75,500 relates to. I'm assuming that's the quote to buy the maximum extra annual pension of about £9,500 a year. That lump sum figure is calculated …1 -
Re: Retirement advice, Local Gov pension AVCs
Only input your current data into the calculator. In my day, the LGPS annuity rates were very favourable when compared with Pru, etc. May not be quite such a difference now, but still worth asking fo…1 -
Re: Retirement advice, Local Gov pension AVCs
I get your max lump sum to be in excess of £94k. Have a look at this https://www.lgpsmember.org/help-and-support/tools-and-calculators/lump-sum-calculator/ others better placed to comment on what to …1 -
Re: 2026 Fashion On The Ration Challenge
I just use the yarn from the outside… ;) I had a wonderful week camping on the Dorset coast, on the Isle of Purbeck- literally Famous Five stuff, as Blyton spent a lot of her adult life there! :) I s…11 -
Re: 2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution
Church this morning then lunch with a friend. Home to have a laze around in the garden. Very little decluttering or anything productive today but I did manage to tidy up the temporary shed (ie my son…16 -
Re: Getting FIREd up 😀
We're targeting the inflation-adjusted suggested parental contribution for a 4-year degree from the MSE guide. After that? Wedding gift and they're on their own, will make gifts to any gran…5 -
Re: Steadying the ship - a perilous voyage across the financial middle
Ooh la la! 😎4 -
Re: Investing in Us: Holidays, Health, and the Road to £150k
I've sold 5 items so far. So glad I listed them all, I very nearly chucked it all in a CS bag and dropped off for ease earlier, especially when I saw how much I'd discarded. But we've …5
