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Re: Another Deprivation Of Assets question!
The reduction in rates for LCWRA is only within UC. The support group element of ESA isn't reducing (although it was always much lower than the UC equivalent anyway). As such, to 'lock in&#…1 -
Re: Moving on up! 🏡
Aww no that's such a shame 😞 it's so easy to forget about the givers feelings. I don't mean to sound ungrateful. The reference above was to presents received years ago l still have s…6 -
Re: 33% domestic stocks bias
This "clearly defining my objective" is something that resonates strongly with me and is something I have been trying to really grasp in the past couple of months. I believe I have enough …2 -
Re: Good and Bad Buys at Lidl and Aldi stores (***Please don't expire***)
Brittany Ferries from Poole to Cherbourg and back. Nothing finishes a relaxing holiday quite so completely as being sent back through immigration multiple times!!!1 -
Re: Good and Bad Buys at Lidl and Aldi stores (***Please don't expire***)
Oh I believe, just am fascinated in a slightly horrified way & there are no gruesome photos here on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumpy_skin_disease1 -
Re: Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.
Have a lovely Christmas :)1 -
Re: The Case of the Overwhelming Mortgage
Congratulations to your eldest on getting the unconditional offer! And great that you are in the £40,000s. I hope you find the right way forward on your decisions and have a wonderful 2026.2 -
Re: Quooker - how important/effective is a Scale Control Filter?
As an alternative, we fitted a water softener and then didn’t see the need for a filter on the quooker.1 -
Re: Dazzling December's No-Spend Days Challenge!
Spend day today 🤦🏻♀️1 -
Re: +++ Divide By Cucumber Error. Please Reinstall Universe And Reboot +++
Proud of you. Well done x6
