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Re: Progress not Perfection

liselle

1 July at 4:08PM

I had a mind-boggling experience thinking of Mr SA, the dog, the cat in a basket and all the shopping on his scooter……! Notice I’m not asking if you were running behind…… Your energy is amazing.

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Re: Progress not Perfection

satchmo1

1 July at 4:03PM

If you have any freezer space, pop a loaf in there for "emergencies". It's easy to pry a couple of slices out of the frozen loaf.

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Re: Progress not Perfection

Willowtree222

1 July at 4:06PM

I can't believe retirement is less than a year. It has gone so quickly.

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Re: Progress not Perfection

EssexHebridean

1 July at 3:09PM

Happy July back SA - that sounds like a nice plan for retirement dates - how lovely to think you have less than a year left!

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Re: Threatening letter from Yorkshire water saying I must have a smart meter fitted.

QrizB

1 July at 12:22PM

What are my options please. Broadly: You can let them fit a smart meter They can get a charge you for the costs of fitting a smart meter outside your property (likely to be a four figure sum) You can…

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Re: House Buying, Disabled, Benefits.

Herzlos

30 June at 11:07PM

2+2 is pretty normal mortgage wise at least, so it'll come down to affordability. As I understand it, some lenders will accept various benefits as income and others won't so you're goi…

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Re: The Top Regular Savers Discussion Thread

allegro120

1 July at 3:10PM

I didn’t. The form only asks about how much your first deposit will be. I don’t think there is any need to specify this in the email.

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Re: Executors Bank Account - where? ! How to deal with estate if cannot get this simple account.

Cubicsrube

1 July at 3:36PM

Unless you are severely impoverished, those are indeed all choices. It's understandable that you perhaps didn't anticipate these kind of consequences when you made those choices. I'm s…

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Re: Swagbucks Codes Thread 2026 - CODES ONLY PLEASE

purplevamp

1 July at 4:00PM

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Re: 13 amp Cooker / hob question

Heedtheadvice

1 July at 3:48PM

If in her situation these days I would just go for a combination of slow cooker microwave and air fryer...unlesss trad cooking is important.

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