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Re: Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.

beanielou

15 May at 9:49PM

It went ok actually but have to say I am wiped out physically & mentally. Obviously the information has to feed back to the DVLA but it seems positive. Reading between the lines I dont think thi…

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T212 rate cuts

Aidanmc

15 May at 9:45PM

We're adjusting our base interest rate for GBP (Pound Sterling), effective as of 26 May 2025. Your rates will be as follows:Trading 212 Cash ISA: From 4.35% to 4.10%Trading 212 Stocks ISA, Invest and…

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Re: Right to Cancel - A Not Straightforward Case

Alderbank

15 May at 5:18PM

I presume the 'electric fire' looks like this marble fireplace with integral electric fire? That one is from Flames in Manchester. Regarding delivery they say: Large items will be delivered by an est…

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Re: Old Trainers!

ChilliBob

15 May at 9:25PM

He he, yeah I know all about that. I found some old running type tights the other day from about 20 years back, tugged the waste elastic and they basically disinterested in my hands lol

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Re: Euro Car Parks - POFA stated and appeal text box character number limit!

Squirrel_Nut

15 May at 10:25PM

I'll be going to see the land owner manager tomorrow with the evidence printed out to give them: 1. Proof of purchase of internet banking from the day in question (so, a paying guest of the establish…

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Re: Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

pete-20-11

15 May at 9:03PM

5.34 Os today. Been similar for the last seven days.

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Re: Apple muncher's number crunching

apple_muncher

15 May at 9:08PM

I have restarted the couch to 5k. On my second run, early yesterday morning, I was felled by tree roots. (ie I tripped and fell!) Twice. Sigh. As the day went on, the aches and ouches increased and I…

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Re: I'm annoyed with NS and I

poppystar

15 May at 8:43PM

The product is not reaching the end of its term, the childhood is. Also why would a financial institution want to remind people to withdraw money from its products when there is no need to other tha…

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Re: Swagbucks 2025

m1kjm

15 May at 10:16PM

Yep, me too.

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Re: Pay extra on mortgage or into a pension

powerspowers

12 May at 7:02PM

Could you save in a pension to take a lump sum to pay off the mortgage? You’d get the tax savings and the sense of relief of paying it off.

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Re: Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.

T212 rate cuts

Re: Right to Cancel - A Not Straightforward Case

Re: Old Trainers!

Re: Euro Car Parks - POFA stated and appeal text box character number limit!

Re: Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

Re: Apple muncher's number crunching

Re: I'm annoyed with NS and I

Re: Swagbucks 2025

Re: Pay extra on mortgage or into a pension

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