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Re: 2026 Frugal Living Challenge
@Char95, you could be amazed at how long you can not buy clothes for. Since we moved here I have bought, by way of clothing and footwear: A coat. Previous one was wearing out, bought before last chil…16 -
Re: CSH2: taxation and performance
I've written to Amundi a couple of times asking whether they will publish the level of ERI within six months of the reporting date, ie by the end of March 2026. This is important so I know the a…1 -
Re: The Best Is Yet To Come
And I am done. We have also just sat down to another Christmas movie (2nd today) so it has been a relaxing day too. Curry smelling good in the slow cooker and minimal effort required when Uncle gets …2 -
Re: The Best Is Yet To Come
Your DS sounds lovely and I'm sure a reflection of the way that you have raised him. Merry Christmas to you and your family.1 -
Re: Watty's Awakening
I found it helpful at the beginning to commit to going out once a day. It was usually just for a walk around the headland and then I would go home for the rest of the day. There were times of day I f…8 -
Re: Boiler has died
Always handy to have one of those voltage pen/stick, you can test the cable and find out if there’s voltage there , it won’t tell you what the voltage is but it will tell you if there’s power going t…1 -
Re: Find the SecondStar and soar, and then straight on till the morning…
Thank you, that means a lot. It’s a pair of Vivobarefoot hi-top winter gobi boots, in brown leather. My original pair were second hand at least 4 years ago, and they’re 1 of 2 pairs of shoes that I …1 -
Re: Find the SecondStar and soar, and then straight on till the morning…
Delphine didn’t make it. We tried everything for her, but she showed no improvement at all, and was getting progressively worse. It was the right thing to do for her, but I’m still so, so sad. Being …1 -
Re: Walking into another chapter ...
This is a good idea, my freezer and cupboards are soooo full. I really should do the same and maybe come up with a meal plan from it. See if I can have a low spend January1 -
Re: Walking into another chapter ...
I think you can do challenges on garmin i just don't have any friends on it lol. But I do find my garmin better now I'm used to it.1
