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Re: GreenFly - A 'flylady style' gardening thread with weekly tasks to tame your garden

greenbee

30 April at 9:12PM

I've been gradually planting things and weeding. Need to get on with sowing more stuff though. Also need to get a bigger fork out to try to dig the docks out of the strawberry bed. Hand fork and bord…

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Re: An in-between phase

PennysIntoPounds

30 April at 9:18PM

That would be great, thanks @Baldybear, no harm in me sending an enquiry. We've had such a mare with literally everyone involved in this build that any solicitors who, as @doingitanyway says, don't m…

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Re: Solicitor being overly invasive for proof of funds for a deposit.

MattMattMattUK

29 April at 4:15PM

Whilst I generally agree and often those complaining about AML rules on here are normally the ones being unreasonable, I do think sometimes solicitors often seem to lose the plot when it comes to as…

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Re: The Cutting Down Alcohol challenge for April & 2025 :)

cathybird

30 April at 9:56PM

April AFD challenge 2025 7 days = 14 days = 21 days = 28 days = Target reached = Target beaten = Entire month = April targets Arkers TF BlueJ94 2/25 cathybird 29/21 CuppaTea TF Dark Sunday 10/14 doin…

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Re: Mortgage free in Forever Home :-)

KajiKita

30 April at 9:20PM

The Hoomans are being Annoying and Stoopid! 😉😂❤️ Tried to scan in the cheque but nada - very odd, long, shallow, skinny shape so it doesn’t fit the predefined shape in the app … 🙄 Still, I have time…

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Re: Starting with Stocks & Shares ISA - which platform?

Beddie

30 April at 5:22PM

Trading212 is a good choice. No platform fees or charges. No funds on there, so you could buy this ETF instead: Invesco FTSE All-World https://www.trading212.com/trading-instruments/invest/FWRG.GB

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Re: Starting with Stocks & Shares ISA - which platform?

Albermarle

30 April at 4:39PM

OP, You can compare the above with : HL 0.45% no charge for each monthly investments Fidelity 0.35% ditto AJ Bell 0.25% £1.50 per monthly investments. The charge for the actual HSBC fund will be the…

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Re: Starting with Stocks & Shares ISA - which platform?

eskbanker

30 April at 4:19PM

A product that incurs substantial withdrawal penalties if accessed before 60 (other than for first properties) is unlikely to fit OP's requirement:

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Re: Swagbucks 2025

IlikeBTS

30 April at 9:22PM

I got a reply from CPX within 10 minutes, apologising, and also saying they manually credited me. But I didn't receive the points. I messaged them back telling them that. I can't remember this long o…

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Re: Starting with Stocks & Shares ISA - which platform?

kimwp

30 April at 4:11PM

Don't forget to consider LISAs if you are under 40. I'm invested in the HSBC all world acc. Fund, I've got it with iweb as there's no holding charge. £5 per transaction though, so others may be cheap…

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