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Repayments of PPI from Credit Card co's
Just wanted to say that thanks to the free downloadable letters on the MSE site, I have just had a phone call from my credit card provider who have offered me a "goodwill" patyment of £200 in respect of my PPI from 2000 - 2005! They have taken the money from my current o/s balance, so I won't actually get to see £200 but…
AA Membership Savings
I received my AA membership renewal notice for 2010 (12 months cover), and for Roadside Assistance and Relay, the charge was £125.40 - after I cleaned the coffee I splattered over my breakfast table, I thought - "What would Martin do?":money: - so I went to the AA website to check on-line costs - guess what, for the same…
pike rods
I saved £42.50 on a spining rod at Future Fishing they are still selling them but you have to order buy phone i bought a savage gear heavy 30- 60 rod that should be £60 for £17.50 :T
xbox-live
I got a promo offer last year at the xbox-live for signing up £0 voucherpoints, relay and joint membership .
charges when apparently within overdraft limit
I have been unfortunate enough to be subject to two charges of £20 incurred for returned direct debits payments, despite my account apparently being within my agreed overdraft limit. Upon complaining to LloydsTSB, I was informed the direct debits had been returned because there were insufficient funds in my account, owing…
cw18's spreadsheet Q&A thread
I thought it might be handy to have somewhere central for all the queries, so that a] Cheryl can spot and answer them and b] so everyone else knows where to look for the answers instead of ferreting through the 2010 budget challenge thread. I'll go and tell Cheryl now;)
FRUGAL LIVING CHALLENGE 2010, part 1. (Living on £4,000 a year)
This is the follow up thread to the 'Living on £4,000 for a Year' challenge. It has been renamed and adapted to allow a more diverse range of budgets, depending on individual circumstances. The following links will take you to all the previous challenge threads. Introduction to 2010 Frugal Living Challenge Part 1 - January…
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