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Re: FIRE Girls Pension Diary - Aim High & Dream Big
What do you do with them once stolen? Highly dangerous if not treated properly and you can’t exchange for scrap metals like other types of theft. I’m sure there would be a few willing to have a clear…1 -
Re: Waitrose - £500 in double dipping parking tickets and their unhelpful response.
Thank you both. We sent an email to customer services asking it be escalated rather than go back to that store manager. He was so rude, making it appear my partner was lying. This has happened to us …4 -
Re: Hopefully debt free before Mortgage renewal in June 2026
We always thought that. Time off was the important part. Plenty places in this country to visit, as I say even going 30 miles away from home gives you a new perspective on walks and scenery. Are you …1 -
Re: What are you using AI for and which ones perform best at which tasks?
As a hobby I tinker with thin clients and Linux. It used to be that when you hit a snag you Googled and found numerous copy/paste posts, often incorrect. Sort one problem, next problem, start Googlin…2 -
Re: Manchester Airport Pick Up Zone T2 APCOA PCN
Ignore them But ensure that they all have the correct address for the service of papers, and check that the V5c log book is up to date too2 -
Re: Turning Straw into Gold: Creating Long Term Security & A Solid Home
I have a Minton floor in the hall and have picked out one of the tiles and used a lighter shade of it as the wall colour in the downstairs hallway. That’s as far as I have got!3 -
Re: Turning Straw into Gold: Creating Long Term Security & A Solid Home
That sounds lovely! I love a period terrace, they are my favourite, precisely for their size. A separate hallway is very exciting - have you done any stair and hallway styling yet? I am thinking of g…6 -
Re: Changes in your retirement expenditure
Poor areas have lots of Band A housing, and little above Band D, Rich areas have lots of housing in the higher bands, and little in the low bands, this means that for an equal income from Council Tax…1 -
Re: Outstanding October's No-Spend Days Challenge!
NSD for me 3/141 -
Re: Teetering on the brink
Getting a water meter fitted makes financial sense now that there are just 2 of you at home. Your DDs are an absolute joy, and a credit to you.3

