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Re: Looking To The Future With Hope
Sorry to hear the 🤬is still a problem. What a nasty piece of work he is. Good to see you back posting though. I hope you get some downtime today. I also need to get cleaning done before I can relax.2 -
Re: Progress not Perfection
I'll be interested in how shredder ownership works out for you. I've just worked out that if it managed to eliminate enough green bin stuff to make a green bin unnecessary, then it would pa…3 -
Re: Finally cleared my credit card balances... but now what next?
The actual 'credit scores' the CRAs hand out are meaningless (only you see them), so don't waste your effort being a slave to their nonsense. Your credit record / history is what matte…1 -
Re: Finally cleared my credit card balances... but now what next?
I’d second closing all except one, and keep the only card for small purchases, which you pay off in full each month.1 -
Re: Finally cleared my credit card balances... but now what next?
Yes, I'd keep 2 open if travelling, as sometimes they get blocked just when you've fewer other options. Close the rest of the accounts. In terms of new financial targets, the things to cons…1 -
Re: Finally cleared my credit card balances... but now what next?
I think 7 cards is excessive so a vote here to close most of them. I would probably opt to close all but 2 (maybe 1 visa & 1 mastercard for any system outages by either) then set up a direct debi…1 -
Re: Looking To The Future With Hope
Two days in a row posting on here! I had a bit of Vinted luck yesterday! I was looking in a cupboard for a gift bag to put a birthday present in, and I saw some unopened boxes of perfume that I’d for…3 -
Re: O/S Daily Sunday August 9 2026
Hi all A quick hello before I get up and face the day DM still in hospital and likely to be for the short term (not sure how short that is!?). Need to try and see a Dr early in the week and see what …9 -
Re: Daily Mail rewards club thread 4
Hi Sunday PMs sent Hope I haven't missed anyone out.3 -
Re: year before retirement - how did you get your ducks in a row?
needn’t mess with your tax https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/employment-income-manual/eim750201
