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Re: 2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution
I am shattered. Up before 7 this morning as freezer was being delivered between 0700 & 2000. Emptied a tall drawer unit in the kitchen and decluttered a bit of contents sadly. I have those sheets…17 -
Re: The Top Regular Savers Discussion Thread
You could, but if you're going to do that might as well just leave £1 in the save and support it matures into. I suppose I've always had the mentality of maintaining £100 as a "voting …6 -
Re: Compost woes
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81925343#Comment_81925343 I have a compost heap I made from old wooden pallets. Last year. I spent considerable time and effort using my wheelb…1 -
Re: Retirement Planning
Annuities are not flexible at all. They just pay out and may (or may not) increase over time according to whatever type was purchased. You could think about having one that just covered your basic li…1 -
Re: Fixed term annunity or drawdown
Does your Aviva pension have a Guaranteed Annuity Rate? If so, that's why advice is mandatory before you could transfer it. If it has no 'Safeguarded Benefits ' then you simply transfe…1 -
Re: Fixed term annunity or drawdown
However, Aviva has now informed me that my only options are a lifetime annunity or drawdown. Fixed-term annuities fall under drawdown. They are classed as flexible benefits. thought I could transfer …2 -
Re: Fixed term annunity or drawdown
Have you asked Retirement Line about this? They should know if there really is a problem funding a Fixed Term Annuity from a certain type of Aviva pension - after all setting up annuities is what the…1 -
Re: Regular saver , what's the point?
I suppose there is the emotional side as well as the logical side. It is logical to save your money in an account that pays 7.5% rather than 0.5%. The emotional side I think is (some) people like loo…5 -
Re: Plan after death for those without family
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81925312#Comment_81925312 Exactly - you really don't know, it can go either way. I inherited 2 glass vases that cost £7 each in the 70s an…3 -
Re: Plumbers Rates
sibling lives in Leeds. Didn’t pay anywhere near that for a call out for a blocked pipe. But if you have a number of little jobs that are going to add the time up to a decent amount, then yes, it is …1
