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Re: Stopping the backsliding… a family of four no longer living beyond their means
Soa already - excellent The fact that you live in Scotland actually makes it a lot less pressing to save for uni than I thought. Good point about them standing on their own initiative. Just emergency…1 -
Re: Stopping the backsliding… a family of four no longer living beyond their means
Before part two money meeting, maybe print off current Soa and also the one you would like to have. Sometimes it is easier when you have written done something before hand. Ignore obviously if you ha…1 -
Re: Revolut Instant Saver 5% rate not available after opening account for £20 reward
I have had no issues. 5% isn't to be sniffed at - esp with a max balance of £25k. I'll take that for 6 months!1 -
Re: Stopping the backsliding… a family of four no longer living beyond their means
I had the same issue with my ex; although he was in finance(don’t get me started….!) he was so undisciplined with our money. Would a meeting with a financial adviser help? I know there’s a cost invol…1 -
Re: Stopping the backsliding… a family of four no longer living beyond their means
Regarding ownership of the joint budgeting account, do you both have easy access. Maybe one credit card account with both holding a card i.e. one as an additional card holder. If you both used this f…1 -
Re: Stopping the backsliding… a family of four no longer living beyond their means
I do feel for you it is hard when you are not on the same page. Is there anyway you could do some calculations so show how to pay for the kitchen if you get it on finance? I am not sure if they still…1 -
Re: Revolut Instant Saver 5% rate not available after opening account for £20 reward
I have come across this kind of jiggery-pokery before, not with Revolut but with two large banks: NatWest and Santander. On both occasions I opened a savings account with them because they were offer…1 -
Re: An in-between phase
I used to like in a small town in Germany and there was a man who regularly walked through the town centre naked. Sometimes he rode his bike. I’d say thanks for the memory but I was glad I’d forgotte…1 -
Re: An in-between phase
Never a dull moment 🤣2 -
Re: Stopping the backsliding… a family of four no longer living beyond their means
I used to do Les Mills… have you heard of the Ladder app? I’d recommend taking a look, if not. I’ve been really impressed with it and it’s a bit cheaper 😊 A couple of my friends use Caroline Girvan …1
