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Re: Pension Drawdown
The "big picture" should also be looked at. Does she have any other income ? If not then taking the maximum possible tax free each year should be looked at - £16760 - and putting £2880 back…2 -
Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future
The real pistachio magnums aren't very nice (but Tesco pistachio ice cream is) in my opinion. No idea whether Sainsbury's does fake ones as we don't have one of those either! Asda petr…5 -
Re: Next steps; grip-relaxing bimbling, and avoiding the temptations
TBH I’m glad I’m the age I am but poor DS age group and younger.1 -
Re: Pension Drawdown
It sounds like she has a form for FAD and she wants to do UFPLS. One thing you hear is that many SIPP providers don't like doing UFPLS on a monthly basis. It may be easier to take it once a year…2 -
Re: Lose weight in '26 with Slimming World & SWIP's.
Evening all 😁 Peony my first thought was that's not much food, but then i am a big eater 🤣 don;t go hungry! Maman Happy Birthday to your DH. MM , my sister said when she moved, that's the…2 -
Re: Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
2.93 Os, not bad, and a saving session (not worth much these days, but some free electric on Sundays...)6 -
Re: Pension Drawdown
Is your wife currently working and contributing to a pension scheme? Taking taxable income from the SIPP like this may restrict what she can contribute - it triggers the money purchase annual allowan…2 -
Re: Bookmark Issue
Hi everyone, Thanks for your feedback on this. As I mentioned, this was an unexpected change we weren't expecting. We're checking with our provider if we can change the default Bookmarks li…1 -
Re: 5 OS pleasures in your day today - part 3
I’ve been mia, I will get back into posting daily happys as it can’t be a bad thing to appreciate every day. A sad little update, as of 3 days ago, all our poorlies have passed. I’m feeling a bit at …6 -
Re: 5 OS pleasures in your day today - part 3
Hello…shall type quickly before the battery runs out! Was an oddly mild start to the day. Up early. A list of chores. Popped to supermarket to get supplies…my fridge and cupboard always look like Mot…7
