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Re: Virgin Money app asking to register
Just tried app on 2 Android phones - won't open on either. I note that it was last updated in the Play Store yesterday. Web access seems OK (in it's normal clunky way).1 -
Re: Progress not Perfection
For several years we used to eat out on either Christmas Eve or Boxing Day rather than the day itself for a variety of reasons but resulting in the same menu for half the price, sometimes less.3 -
Re: To fix or not to fix!
Just fixed for 2 yrs at 4.89% - being able to budget for this amount for 2 years is more important than the little I may save if rates went down (only got 17K left on the mortgage)1 -
Re: No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries June 2026
Always wondered what the Dr Paw Paw tinted lip balms were like- good to know they're nice! I too am partial to a lipbalm!2 -
Re: GreenFly - A 'flylady style' gardening thread with weekly tasks to tame your garden
That sounds like good progress in getting things back as you want them. Our patch of lawn is so teeny that we haven't bothered with a mower and just use the shears when we can be bothered! When …4 -
Re: PCNs from CPM for parking in my own space & Letter from BW Legal
I'd willingly pitch in. I think transcripts are typically "only" £100 or so.4 -
Re: Solar panels in Scotland - worth it?
Sound decent. You definitely benefit with the slightly longer summer days in Scotland.1 -
Re: Solar panels in Scotland - worth it?
That's not too bad for Scotland, either with or without a battery. (For England and Wales I'd have expected the "no battery" quote to be £4.5-5k, but Scotland is its own market.) …2 -
Re: Comment on portfolio allocation
100% equities but too defensive? It is probably the first time on this forum I have seen 100% equities being called too defensive !6 -
Re: PCNs from CPM for parking in my own space & Letter from BW Legal
Update time! As expected, all CPM can produce is an agreement to manage to carpark, between Premier Estates and CPM, nothing that gives them authority over my space. I've spent the last few week…1





