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Re: Payment a Day - Chapter 2026
No problem @Keedie, I will do March x1 -
Re: Another gifting question!!
For the purposes of the mortgage it needs to be a no-strings-attached gift anyway, you can't gift it with an understanding that it's really a loan.4 -
Re: Another gifting question!!
If it is being paid back then it is a loan not a gift so no point in declaring it as such. Returning a gift does not undo the 7 year rule and if GM died within 7 years of the original gift and it had…2 -
Re: Investing - Where's the pot of gold?
I believe the adjustment is actually at the ex-dividend date (not at payment). And the adjustment often gets lost in the general noise of price movements1 -
Re: Old Style Daily Saturday 03 January 2025
@dp1 - Happy Birthday to Little One! We may have to start calling her by another name soon. Little Big one maybe.8 -
Re: 2026 Frugal Living Challenge
Not usually but might keep a few pheasant tail feathers for decoration this time.12 -
Re: Make Do, Mend & Minimise
I hope it continues! I've been lax about posting over the last few months and indeed don't seem to have done much in the way of making do and mending, and minimising was minimal... but I wo…8 -
Re: Make Do, Mend & Minimise
Hi , newbie here. Finally got around to posting. This was one of my favourite threads to read last year is it still continuing in 2026 or is there a new thread ?7 -
Re: The all new using what you have from your Freezer, Cupboard or Shed (Barn)
Our using up has slowed down dramatically: the ingredients for a spiced carrot hummus have been sitting ready in the kitchen since yesterday, waiting for me to have time to roast the carrots, and DH …4 -
Re: Making 2026 a debt busting year
Thanks both. We paid the DWP back in full. We both agreed that it wasn't worth the huge amount of effort to dispute it or sort a payment plan, and they did overpay DH so it's fair enough re…1
