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Re: Quick mad question on additional contributions!
The Pension income will not count against the limit for how much you can contribute to the SIPP, but it will count towards the amount of tax relief due. So you can't contribute more than 43k gro…1 -
Re: Quick mad question on additional contributions!
What are you seeing as the potential pitfall? My concern is that some people seem to have had difficulty reclaiming from HMRC in similar circumstances. Yes that is the pitfall I'm nit sure I…1 -
Re: Quick mad question on additional contributions!
I'm nit sure I'm reading you right - isn't tax relief available at an individual's highest marginal rate on contributions, i.e. 40% for a higher rate taxpayer? If you earn £10 ove…1 -
Re: Settling in for the long haul
Well done on tackling all those potential money makers, even if not all come through you'll be loads better off.1 -
Re: 2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution
Daily To Do List - written the night before Sort out sleep patterns - initial targets: bed by 03:00, up by 10:30 Don’t put it down, put it away + deal with mini tasks as soon as they are noticed e.g.…22 -
Re: +++ Divide By Cucumber Error. Please Reinstall Universe And Reboot +++
I grew up on a diet of marmite and white bread (obviously lots of other things too but a marmite sandwich was the go to). My “ibs” style symptoms started after I had my first baby (hideous morning si…7 -
Re: Bold leap into retirement
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81915621#Comment_81915621 I am already trying to increase activity. On the 3 non working days last week, I did over 10000 steps each day. I def…1 -
Re: Hopefully debt free before Mortgage renewal in June 2026
I agree, I'd much rather the security of knowing how much I have to pay, even if it means I'm paying slightly more. For me it's worth it for a bit of certainty in a very uncertain worl…2 -
Re: ECP , DCB Legal court claim 2025
Yay! Congrats! At last, you now know it's over after almost 3 years of intimidation and all because the BPA got into bed with the IPC and removed the protection of the consideration period on ar…2 -
Re: Joint account switch
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81911354#Comment_81911354 I don't see anything in a brief look at the offer terms that suggests a switch having to be initiated as part of…1


