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Re: Lose weight in '26 with Slimming World & SWIP's.
What a result! That's AMAZING @beanielou1 -
Re: Lose weight in '26 with Slimming World & SWIP's.
WOW beanie, well done 👏👏👏1 -
Re: Any reason not to aim to empty SIPP ASAP in retirement?
I am about to start to follow a similar strategy. I retire in 2 months aged 60, with a DB pension and a SIPP. When I get to 67 and SP kicks in I will be a 40% tax payer on DB + SP, and I object to pa…3 -
Re: Cash ISAs: The Best Currently Available List
Coventry ISA fixed until 31/5/27, 4.21%.4 -
Re: Unforseen&Non upfront advertised Investment platform
You can add Vanguard to the list of platforms that use Faster Payments. Even if platforms use Faster Payments, they will often delay payments for security reasons ("You have made a payment, plea…1 -
Re: Any reason not to aim to empty SIPP ASAP in retirement?
Which is likely to be my approach when I start drawing down and in my view sounds reasonable, others may have different opinions.1 -
Re: Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81925763#Comment_81925763 I was expecting a loss but not that much TBH. I hadent increased my water as much as I needed. Nor as much fruit &…4 -
Re: An in-between phase
If you’re going for stair carpet, go for a kind of heavy ‘knit’ effect (rather than an open tuft) in an oatmeal - quietly hides the worst of foot traffic 😊 Always worth buying a decent underlay. In …3 -
Re: Moving on up! 🏡
Congratulations Jessy! At least it's all done and past and now you can focus on settling in.1 -
Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future
Right, so I've at least got online access to relevant pension portals for me. I've got to update things, I've done the potential beneficiaries, but I'm still a spinster in my pens…7


