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Re: Magnificent May's No-Spend Days Challenge!

QueenJess

1 May at 7:23AM

Declaring a NSD early today :)

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Re: Old Style Daily Thursday 01 May 2025

Chrisca50

1 May at 8:39AM

Morning allLovely pic Gers, so tranquilTA how awful for the family. Good news, yes but awful for the GP to put them through 3 weeks of agony.Breadmaker on with a cheese and bacon loaf. Will descale t…

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Re: Query Regarding Temporary Savings of Gifted deposit for House

grumpy_codger

29 April at 1:29PM

Your house purchase fell through, but have you passed the AML checks with your solicitor? If you are still going to buy, think about this as it can be huge PITA with a gifted deposit in general and f…

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Re: Royal Mail Stock Holding – What to Do?

granta

30 April at 8:57PM

Royal Mail takeover by Czech billionaire approved by shareholders - BBC News

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Re: Till May Be Out

redofromstart

1 May at 8:27AM

Thank you for sorting a new thread PIP. I am in and as usual will be focussing on sorting and clearance to make my brave new world a better place for me.

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Re: Advice - wrong address DVLA - tracer

Le_Kirk

29 April at 4:33PM

Correct, ERASE has a specific meaning when it come to data protection.

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Re: Old Style Daily Thursday 01 May 2025

TravellingAbuela

1 May at 8:27AM

Morning folks and thanks GERS. Another glorious day forecast, all day sun and 26 deg. I'm trying not to get used to this lovely weather as I know it never lasts long unfortunately. Well against all t…

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Re: Parking stories in the News/media

Nellymoser

1 May at 8:09AM

Mansfield MP contacted by retail park shoppers claiming faulty car park machine led to pcns. GroupNexus refunds some as a 'gesture of goodwill'https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgp74lgn0roNexus im…

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Re: Watty's Awakening

beanielou

1 May at 8:26AM

Sounds like a fantastic day to end April with.

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Re: Civil enforcement parking ticket at free car park

Coupon-mad

1 May at 1:48AM

That will be it. You need to read the NEWBIES FAQS thread 4th post; (the one with the photos of these tedious letters). Come back when your stage moves to that shown in the SECOND post of the Announc…

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Martin Lewis: How to call your bank with just three digits – as 'anti-scam' phone number called over a million times
One million calls have been made to the '159' anti-scam phone number since its launch in 2021, new figures reveal today (Wednesday 30 April). MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis – one of the well-known faces most used in scams – explains how to call your bank by dialling just these three numbers.
Revealed: Holland & Barrett's supposedly cheaper 'Subscribe & Save' often costs more – it's promised a review after our investigation
Holland & Barrett's 'Subscribe & Save' scheme claims to offer regular shoppers "the best value" – but it failed to do so in the majority of cases MoneySavingExpert.com checked over a five month period. The retailer has now promised to review the scheme after our research found it was often more expensive.
Don't get your passport by post – 360,000 paid more than needed last year
If your passport is due for renewal, apply online if you can – it'll save you £12.50. More than 7 million Brits did just that last year – but over 360,000 missed out on savings by using a paper form instead, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal.
Sainsbury’s Bank customer? NatWest takes over this week – here's what it means for savers and borrowers
Sainsbury's Bank's savings, credit cards and loans will be taken over by NatWest from Thursday 1 May. For most, this means little will change for now as the Sainsbury's Bank brand will remain, though it's expected to be phased out towards the end of this year. However, if you've over £85,000 saved across both banks, it's worth considering moving any excess elsewhere to ensure your cash remains protected.
Chase customer? Check if you can get its newly boosted 4.8% easy-access saver
If you've got a Chase account, check if you can boost your easy-access savings to 4.8% – made up of a 1.8% AER fixed six-month bonus plus its standard 3% variable rate. Chase says over 2 million customers can get the boost, which would top our normal savings tables if it were open to all, though it's beaten by the top easy-access cash ISAs.
NatWest to complete takeover of Sainsbury's Bank this week – here's what it means for savers and borrowers
Sainsbury's Bank's savings, credit cards and loans will be taken over by NatWest from Thursday 1 May. For most, this means little will change for now as the Sainsbury's Bank brand will remain, though it's expected to be phased out towards the end of this year. However, if you've over £85,000 saved across both banks, it's worth considering moving any excess elsewhere to ensure your cash remains protected.
Martin Lewis: Is the £20,000 cash ISA limit about to be killed off? What savers should be doing now
Plans to cut the £20,000 cash ISA limit later this year are being considered by the Government. In his latest video, MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis explains what's likely to happen, what the changes would mean for savers and what you should be doing now.
NatWest to complete takeover of Sainsbury's Bank this week – here's what it means for savers and borrowers
Sainsbury's Bank's savings, credit cards and loans will be taken over by NatWest from 1 May. For most, this means little change for now as the Sainsbury’s brand will remain, though it's expected to be phased out towards the end of this year. However, if you've over £85,000 saved across both banks, you'll need to move any excess elsewhere to ensure your cash remains protected.
NatWest to complete takeover of Sainsbury's Bank this week – here's what it means for savers and borrowers
From Thursday 1 May, Sainsbury's Bank credit cards, loans and savings accounts will be run by NatWest as part of a deal between the two banks. You'll be moved to NatWest in the future, likely towards the end of this year, but for now the Sainsbury's Bank brand will remain and you can continue to use its products and services as before.

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Re: Magnificent May's No-Spend Days Challenge!

Re: Old Style Daily Thursday 01 May 2025

Re: Query Regarding Temporary Savings of Gifted deposit for House

Re: Royal Mail Stock Holding – What to Do?

Re: Till May Be Out

Re: Advice - wrong address DVLA - tracer

Re: Old Style Daily Thursday 01 May 2025

Re: Parking stories in the News/media

Re: Watty's Awakening

Re: Civil enforcement parking ticket at free car park

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