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Re: Stuck with UC new claim
All that needs to be done is to either go into Job Centre or call UC helpline to withdraw the registered claim. And then you can start the claim process again.1 -
Re: Turning Straw into Gold: Creating Long Term Security & A Solid Home
I don't think I have endorphins. I think my body is incapable of producing them 😂 But!! an old friend of mine did once tell me she does so much sport because then she can eat more, and that I f…4 -
Re: My S&S diary - investing from February 2026
Google was used as an index to other repositories of information. In the actual olden days we had the financial pages in the newspapers and ordered company reports and accounts.2 -
Re: An in-between phase
I remember only too well revising and sitting exams in the infamous long hot summer of 1976 😬3 -
Re: 2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution
@queenjess its super frustrating to carry the mental load for others. Sometimes I am good at going through other peoples stuff and really race through. Other times I just don’t have the energy. My hu…10 -
Re: Hustling My Way to Debt Freedom. - Take 2
Thank you - hoping to clear it by next weekend xx1 -
Re: Life By The Seaside
Reminder to myself of the rules I have set. No takeaways or fast food coffee is only with a purpose i.e. meeting a friend no clothes shopping unless its something that NEEDS to be replaced and only i…4 -
Re: Hopefully cruising, with focus, towards retirement
Happy new diary! I dropped in and out of your old ones (under a different user) but will be sure to follow you on this new journey. Best of luck!2 -
Re: Best ways of checking for bankruptcy
I think this has been discussed before, usually by someone being asked to sign such a declaration when they have no way of knowing whether the accounts are accurate or not. In the situation I recall,…2 -
Re: Life By The Seaside
It is scary how quickly it adds up, looking back at takeaways and eating out last month I spent £107 and that's without the meal for fathers day and I brought 10 items on vinted. No wonder I hav…3

