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Re: The Top Regular Savers Discussion Thread
You can view it online, but you do get a passbook.2 -
Re: CEX Sold me a Fake iPhone and will likely refuse a refund.
Worth a note CEX offer trade in with store credit being higher than cash, if OP was sitting on a build up of store credit the transaction makes sense. I do wonder on these points, I mean if you have…3 -
Re: 2025 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD - The Joy of Decluttering
@Mrs_Salad_Dodger, I ended up laughing at the end “stairs sequence” in John Wick 4.. it was totally over the top! That said, a little fantasy nonsense is a good distraction from reality right now! On…10 -
Re: LinkedIn open to work status - company uses external recruiter
Ah. that makes sense. It was most definitely the green ring thing that we all did, we aren't ones for subtlety! :D1 -
Re: Best Financial Decision of 2025
Applying for the Dudley Festive RS when it appeared on the Friday evening 😄3 -
Re: Now I've retired, trying to decide if I should pay anything more into my DC pension this tax year.
As has been said on a few occasions nkw the salary sacrifice contributions are not your contributions but employer ones.1 -
Re: How do I remove the shower drainage plug? (Resolved)
Well done @Jemma01. Always good to hear other suggestions when faced with such problems!1 -
Re: The Top Regular Savers Discussion Thread
I closed mine online (a couple of months ago) without any issue. I have a separate ordinary saver account with £1 in it to keep my foot in the door.1 -
Re: Impact of 2G/3G phase-out on SMETS1 smart meters.
The Octopus explanation was very helpful. Although Scottish Power installed my smart meters, they have been migrated across onto the DCC and several different energy suppliers have been able to gathe…3 -
Re: Old Style Daily Monday 22 December 2025
Morning all, thanks @Gers for today's (very early) start, I expect you'll be glad to get today over with. Best wishes that all goes to plan followed by a swift recovery. Thanks also to @-ta…9
