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Re: Using savings or taking pension funds in early retirement.
^ I'm going to echo this. Your annual income tax allowance of £12570 doesn't roll over if you don't use it; you use it or you lose it. It's generally (there are exceptions) in you…4 -
Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future
Mmmmm, interesting. The RIAT air show has been cancelled. There was a school competition (UK-wide?????) to do 'engineering science' and the prize was a visit to the air tattoo. As LG's…5 -
Re: Resourcefulness: The budgeter's friend
On the plus side nail polish on toes lasts a lot longer than on fingers.4 -
Re: Cash ISAs: The Best Currently Available List
The same happened to me with Chip, who delayed transfer 4 times to Trading212, with the most obscurely outragageous excuses. When the transfer finally completed, I received an exceeding curt email te…1 -
Re: Micro housing ?
Heat loss through a metal hull into near-freezing canal water takes a lot of heating to keep the interior at a comfortable living temperature. I can't remember who described the experience as so…2 -
Re: Micro housing ?
A canal boat isn't a "yurt or a log cabin". It is fairly well known that living on a canal boat in winter means having good insulation and good heating. Heat loss through a metal hull …3 -
Re: Weekly Flylady Thread 18 May 2026
DH has cleaned the hall, stairs and landing carpet. We do hoover regularly but the water was decidedly murky and contained a lot of cat hair. Main bedroom is dusted, hoovered and tidy. I'll orga…6 -
Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future
I am in full-on "copying" mode from KajiKita and we too had lentil bolognese for us tea👍️With spirali pasta for me & DH and with spaghetti for LG. DH came home from work, and immediate…5 -
Re: Warning of transfer to solicitors
Correct, OR, checking your MCOL claim history to see when its been posted would be better Follow the advice in the 8 steps4 -
Re: LLoyds/Halifax ISA Cashback Offer question
https://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/media/press-releases/2026/lloyds-banking-group/lloyds-launches-new-cash-isa-cashback-offers '' Any ISA Transfer request made after the 31st May 2026 will …4
