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Re: 2026 - Mindful Living and Connection
Did you make the conker detergent? You post reminded me that I had collected conkers and they were sat on the side waiting for me 🤣 so I got on with making it at the weekend. I did a couple of pract…3 -
Re: 2026 - Mindful Living and Connection
@Brie - that looks interesting 🤔😁 I've got a bit of a cold at the moment - the joys of grandbabies! - so I'm taking it easy today. I'm going to update my budgets, do the daily basics…3 -
Re: Gilts or buy to let
OK. There is a basic issue with "maximising return on cash". The more you seek to maximise, the higher the risk. For example renting out a house carries the risk of the tenant from hell, un…1 -
Re: I have had an accident in which the other driver has admitted blame
This is more about buying the right insurance. The traditional courtesy is not guaranteed to be available and is a small basic car provided by the garage themselves if they have one available and onl…1 -
Re: I have had an accident in which the other driver has admitted blame
That reminded me @Brie of an occasion we were given a Fiat 500 as a courtesy car. DH said he felt like Noddy driving in it! 🤣1 -
Re: pension will cost me £100 to receive
They can - but it doesn't mean they will. In your previous post you said the following: What would HMPO have that a pension administrator didn't have? Both would access death records in the…2 -
Re: Strange Clause in Will !
Hi The best step right now is to have an open, honest discussion with all parties involved. After that—and strictly before making any binding decisions or executor moves—seek legal advice from a spec…2 -
Re: Instructing solicitor (FTB)
It isn't going to take the solicitor a week to go through the pack: that's just how long it will take to get to the top of their pile. So there won't be a middle way here, and they won…2 -
Re: Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
Mostly cloudy. One short period of Sun. 1.09 O's7 -
Re: Unoccupied Home Council Tax Bill
@SamsonTroll This will be a long post but I'm not around until late tomorrow and I want to help as much as I can right away. I was a Council Tax Recovery Officer for over a decade so I have some…3
