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Re: Debt interest after death

user1977

29 April at 12:31PM

Who has given you this advice and on what basis? I don't see why the estate would not be liable for the accrued interest (in the same way that they'd benefit from any investment income).

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Re: Frugal, thrifty, make do, mend! Let this debt come to an end!

Elisheba

29 April at 9:55PM

Evening, frugal folks, I am spending the last week of my three weeks of annual leave up in Scotland visiting family. Last week my brother came down to visit me and we did lots of touristy things - no…

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Re: Claim Form ( Euro Car Parks )

baz417

29 April at 9:41PM

Thanks to you again, it has lifted the burden off my shoulders.

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Re: 2025 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD - The Joy of Decluttering

QueenJess

29 April at 10:45PM

I would love to do that from an environmental perspective, but also bring very little in so I’m not cluttering the place. I see waste everywhere and I hate it. I read a news story earlier about auth…

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Re: Amazing April's No-Spend Days Challenge!

cathybird

29 April at 10:33PM

April 2025 NSD challenge Off to a start = 5 days = 10 days = 15 days = 20 days = Target reached = Target beaten = April targets AuntieL 10/18 BadBookkeeper 12/15 beanielou 27/19 Caeraugirl 9/20 cathy…

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Re: Prepping: the new world...

MrsCD

29 April at 10:07PM

@weenancyinAmerica, there's a chap called Sergio_Outdoors on YouTube, who makes shorts showing survival type things. He showed how to paint regular matches with nail varnish to stop them getting damp…

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Re: Mortgage Free now aiming for FIRE

earthgirl2

29 April at 5:45PM

So exciting to be viewing houses with a view to very soon being the owner! Good luck!

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Re: Antivirus help

Eyeful

28 April at 2:34PM

I have never had any virus threat since I have been using Windows Security and its free. This is Money Savings, Eset while good you have to pay for.

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Re: 2025 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD - The Joy of Decluttering

Brambling

29 April at 10:35PM

Not sure when it started but I think definitely WW2 had a hand in making a certain generation become hoarders. My parents married in 1940 and up until they died it was difficult to break that 'keep …

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Re: The Top Regular Savers Discussion Thread

Speculator

29 April at 10:31PM

You can. Already did it 30mins ago.

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Re: Debt interest after death

Re: Frugal, thrifty, make do, mend! Let this debt come to an end!

Re: Claim Form ( Euro Car Parks )

Re: 2025 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD - The Joy of Decluttering

Re: Amazing April's No-Spend Days Challenge!

Re: Prepping: the new world...

Re: Mortgage Free now aiming for FIRE

Re: Antivirus help

Re: 2025 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD - The Joy of Decluttering

Re: The Top Regular Savers Discussion Thread

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