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Re: Investment or Savings
Agreed, yet it's often not correctly understood. You do see some who want to buy a house in under 5 years querying about investing because it'll make more than savings. I would also add tha…1 -
Re: HMRC account now showing detail of savings interest
Yes, I managed to fill out a form somewhere on their online system (either in response to the message with my 2025/26 calc, or somewhere else. Apologies I can't fully remember as it seems every …1 -
Re: Judgment Order - Help!
An in-house CEL claim then. Judgment date 14th Oct? Definitely? Does your dad actually care about a CCJ? I wouldn't as I'm retired with no need for credit. No bailiffs will come round to th…1 -
Re: Out of Contract so I Cancelled the Direct Debit
Well this is the opening paragraph of an email from Three to me (I am the account owner, not my Dad) - "Do you know you’re currently out of contract? We'd like to let you know your options …4 -
Re: Why are so many UK people risk-averse?
What's the saying, the exception that proves the rule. Take Lloyds, shares went to almost £10 in 1998, regularly being above £6 or £7, affected after dotcom and again in the GFC, to go under a q…2 -
Re: The Cutting Down Alcohol Challenge for November/2026 :)
2/10 AFDs please @cathybird3 -
Re: The Cutting Down Alcohol Challenge for November/2026 :)
Sorry not been posting for a while, can I sign up for 21 AFD for Nov please?3 -
Re: Why are so many UK people risk-averse?
Very helpful, thanks.2 -
Re: Why are so many UK people risk-averse?
Of course, savings account were necessarily too easy either. Still got my old Post Office savings book somewhere. All hand-written in pounds, shillings and pence and sent off in the post for checking…2 -
Re: Why are so many UK people risk-averse?
..…along with a decent slug of confirmation bias I think. It's very easy to get sucked into a potentially false sense of security with equities during an extended bull run like we've had fo…1
