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Re: No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries February 2026
More UUs 13 No7 Berry - sad that these are done. Have other berry lip products so wont repurchade. 14 BB Oatmeal cleanser - did not like this. It did the job but the fragrance was disagreeable. 15 No…2 -
Re: David Wilson new build home - garage issues
Just to give you an example of how I resolved an issue with NHBC as they refused to solve my problem initially. My house was 8 years old in 2016 and had a large chimney stack on the outside of the ho…7 -
Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future
My supermarket use is quite low (I prefer farm/local shops and if not a lot of what I consume is easier to get online than in supermarkets) but my local (other than the Asda petrol station which I us…7 -
Re: Cahoot Simple Saver dropping rate
on the 11 may, it drops from 4.40 AER to 4.15AER (4.31 to 4.07 gross) at issue 13 edit - autocorrect put it to march, not may, doh1 -
Re: The Mental Debt Struggle...
I'm glad the documents are coming out of hiding! Perhaps you need to add anxiety to your form if you haven't already? It's a lot to battle.1 -
Re: Mortgage Free Plod
Thank goodness it's Friday! It's been a low energy week for some reason, so I'm glad only one day of work to go. It has been a nice week with a visit from extended family and I hosted …1 -
Re: O/S Daily Friday February 27 2026
Morning all - huge thanks for all the birthday wishes yesterday and a very happy birthday to @AlwaysAllie. Shame about the weather, I've sometimes thought about having an official birthday in Ma…14 -
Re: An in-between phase
Thanks @liselle no need as we're back in the account now, just cross that they did it, combined with being cross that they're charging us the wrong higher interest rate, on top of being cro…4 -
Re: The New Top Easy Access Savings Discussion Area
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81901487#Comment_81901487 Thanks. This 3 access saver - 1 year is on the Coventry Building Society website now https://www.coventrybuildingsoci…6 -
Re: car purchasing in retirement
I retired in January 2025 and we sold both work commute cars and went down to single car. We bought a brand new car in September 2025 from pension tax free lump sum. This was a planned purchase and I…3
