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Re: Airfryer to make soup
Seems expensive for kitchen!1 -
Re: Doom scrolling and the next financial crash!
You're conflating two very different strategies here: equal-weighting a broad market index (e.g. S&P 500 Equal Weight) and a systematic factor tilt like small-cap value (AVSG). Vanguard'…1 -
Re: Progress is...
I think it was 42, wasn't it? A very early example of the importance of writing good prompts… Totally with you on the negative emotion. I was once completely bowled over to discover that a colle…2 -
Re: My Claim
You should be OK You needed to download the N180 pdf document and fill it in, save as a pdf and email it to the DQ email address at the CNBC in Northampton, as an attachment, then check your inbox an…1 -
Re: HSBC £220 switch offer for opening a Bank Account (15/06/2026 to TBC)
Apologies if this has been cleared up before on this thread, I've read through everything but haven't found anything explicitly about this with a clear resolution HSBC's definition of …2 -
Re: New PHEV owner seeking same.
You need to do the maths on your current electricity bill. An example EV tariff Octopus Go offers electricity in the wee small hours for 9.5p/kWh BUT all the rest of the time it is 33.7p/kWh. The cur…1 -
Re: HSBC £220 switch offer for opening a Bank Account (15/06/2026 to TBC)
I'm finally admitting defeat and giving up on this. I've tried every permutation of trying to make it work with the app, but it just doesn't want to. My application just fails right at…1 -
Re: Need fresh eyes on my budget!
Re haircut Don't know if there is anywhere like this near you but are local training college has a hair dressing course and they do cheap hair cuts. Takes a bit longer than hairdresser appointme…3 -
Re: Need fresh eyes on my budget!
I buy whole chicken and gammon joints which we have hot on day 1, cold on day 2 and then the rest is sliced up and frozen in usable portions for sandwiches. Gammon joints are particularly good for th…2 -
Re: Need fresh eyes on my budget!
you are making great progress! I also have to focus on my grocery budget otherwise it runs away with itself. I find that reminding myself that I'm only buying for 7 days really helps otherwise I…3
