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Re: Hustling My Way to Debt Freedom. - Take 2
Today's Payment - £4.29 (from Prolific). New Total - £0.00!! Spent an hour or so this morning doing surveys on Prolific until I got enough to cash out. Another card paid off, and this has freed …6 -
Re: Anybody else finding it impossible to save money at the moment?
oddly enough, the fact that there are people worse off makes absolutely naff all difference to anyone else’s situation. I wish I was the worst off person in the world, because I’m happy. The fact tha…2 -
Re: Selling Company Shares
To pay no CGT you can sell no more shares than it takes to realise a gain of your annual allowance of £3,000. So for instance if you have 10,000 shares that cost you £1 each and they are now worth £4…1 -
Re: Summertime 2026
@Cheery_Daff I'm another one who has been battling nettles taller than me! The garden got rather neglected in the last few months of my husband's life, and after he passed away last year I …5 -
Re: The Top Fixed Interest Savings Discussion Area
Investec - 5.00% fixed rate 3 year bond (annual interest, minimum £5k): https://savings.investec.com/fixed-rate-saver It's been a while since I've seen a name I recognise clear the 5% hurdl…8 -
Re: Civil Service 'Classic' and early retirement (pre 55)
Thanks so much as always for your quick and precise replies. All really helps. I was always aware of the 'no cpi increase between 50 and 55' but I thought that related to the amount in paym…1 -
Re: Civil Service 'Classic' and early retirement (pre 55)
I left civil service employment 2016 with deferred classic pension of £10k A deferred pension of £10,000 payable without reduction from age 60, and with an automatic lump sum of £30,000 (all figures …2 -
Re: 2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution
Made good progress on sorting more cards and letters but not quite finished - hopefully today. Scrap paper pile has increased in size which is great as will need to write lots of lists in coming week…15 -
Re: Steadying the ship - a perilous voyage across the financial middle
Mrs E gets paid today, hurrah! Makes very little difference to my bank balance as she is setting aside £1200/mth in regular savers to make the most of our stooze pot, but all good 😊 Looking forward …5 -
Re: Cash ISAs: The Best Currently Available List
Thanks! Went to look into the Moneybox Cash ISA yesterday and looks like the rate dropped yesterday to 4% even though the MSE website says 4.7%??? 🤷1
