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Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future
I've just caught up. Love the chef story. As a child, my grandmother worked at a large house with a chef (who went on to become very very famous - I used to go to the big house for my "tea&…5 -
Re: Nationwide Fairer Share
I think the point was it's administrativly clumsy, not impossible. A basic rate taxpayer who wants to donate their £100 Fairer Share payment to charity would have to donate £80, and tick the gi…2 -
Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future
Interesting chat on the PC. My mum had a scary one in the 70s which put me off for years, but I bought a prestige manual one in a sale some years back which was useful until I was lazy and put it in …3 -
Re: Travel insurance advice for novices
If you're going to test the price of insurance with previous health conditions v no health conditions then run a test quote with false names/DOBs/address etc1 -
Re: Travel insurance advice for novices
Health conditions definitely have to be declared. Failing to do so can mean insurance won't pay out if you make a claim. Search "Travel insurance with health conditions" and read the T…1 -
Re: Travel insurance advice for novices
For single trip cover, which is what you need, you will require the dates of travel, which it sounds like you won't have until you book the flights, so as @Woodstok2000 has suggested once you�…1 -
Re: Travel insurance advice for novices
Do you mean long as in distance or long as in time away. Most run of the mill policies limit the duration of the trip cover, often 30 days, so make sure any insurance you book covers the time you are…1 -
Re: S&P 500 ETF... Hedged or Unhedged?
Maybe it's because I haven't had my coffee yet, but this has irked me - what do you mean 'the market it's supposed to track'? Is that to imply a secret conspiracy where it d…4 -
Re: Barclays Blue Rewards 2026
They want your headline gross salary before tax, salary sacrifice pension, NI, student loans etc... Presumably they can use this to predict your likely monthly payments in and out (because most peop…1 -
Re: Barclays Blue Rewards 2026
I am also Premier and not fulfil the criteria the slightest. Worked fine for over half a year until they told me in October I am no longer elgible unless I become elegible again until end of December…1
