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Re: 🌞 Happy Days in our Golden Years 🌞
@greent - my most recent scales upgrade was to Renpho ones - they seemed to be well regarded online by folk using GLP-1s. No doubt less fancy than FS ones, but a less terrifying £24 or so!7 -
Re: Let's get this sorted then!
I've had lots of sleep but this is the first week in a while that I haven't physically crashed from working all the hours. I listened to The Richest Man in Babylon while I did garden work y…2 -
Re: The Top Regular Savers Discussion Thread
From p1 of this thread: For those with a lump sum they wish to drip-feed into regular savers, please see the the MSE list of the best current accounts that pay interest . Alternatively you could plac…1 -
Re: Solutions to Doomscrolling?
If you're using data then get a package with limited data so you have to limit it or pay the penalty. That's how it used to be in the beginning and, like budgeting money it makes you only b…1 -
Re: 2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution
Daily To Do List - written the night before Sort out sleep patterns - initial targets: bed by 03:00, up by 10:30 Don’t put it down, put it away + deal with mini tasks as soon as they are noticed e.g.…19 -
Re: 2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution
I spoke with my son today - he was okay. Tonight I got a message from him that he was struggling and doesn't know how he will carry on without his son. I realised that because I lost my Mr F - I…20 -
Re: Self managed DMP? Need advice
Just try and explain to us why you think it is a big deal to stop paying? You are just a number on a computer to your creditors, they are not interested in your circumstances. you do realize that dow…1 -
Re: Self managed DMP? Need advice
Some thoughts on your SOA; How old are your kids? Can they start to pick up some of their own costs e.g. clothes, mobile, socialising etc mobile phone bill is very high, how many phones does this cov…1 -
Re: Self managed DMP? Need advice
Yes when you have been used to paying your debts it does seem the wrong thing to do but you cant carry on as you are, like I have said it does need a complete change of mindset. You have to start and…1 -
Re: Self managed DMP? Need advice
OK Court orders don't just appear out of thin air, there is a legal procedure to go through before that can be applied for and you can defend them by offering what you can afford. For now stop p…1
