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Newbie and very unsure-can I talk about wedding budget here?
I am new to the forums here although I have been using moneysavingexpert for a while. If I have posted this in the wrong place, please can an administrator move it to the correct place? Thanks! I am interested to know the experience of others on budgeting for their wedding? I am concerned that although we are at the early…
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MIL - expects us to pay for everything
Wifes father died about 8 years ago leaving her mother. At the moment, she lives on her own but comes to visit us for a few days now and again (we live 20 miles away). Shes also got 3 other kids. Shes not got loads of money but shes got a bit put away and works in a part-time job. She doesnt spend a lot on most things…
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Bulk cooked out - pat on the back for me :-)
I'm feeling very pleased with myself - have just spent the morning cooking 54 meal portions for my toddler. Including: 4 chicken hot pots 4 mild chicken curries 8 cottage pies 5 bolognese 24 turkey & apricot burgers 8 beef burgers 4 salmon fish pies 8 salmon fish cakes 5 cheese & potato pies He's a fussy eater (at home and…
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goverment subsidy for day nurseries
hi my daughter who will be 3 in february is currently in a private day nursery(4 days a week) for which we pay £450 a month but the april after she is 3 if we keep her in the nursery, as opposed to starting pre-school at a primary school, i am sure i heard that the state subsidise the nursery, and i was wondering if…
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Really sorry but I dont want to be married anymore
I havnt loved husband for 9 years but have never been brave enough to do anything about it. He has always kept me short of money mostly contributing nothing at all to our household.He has always drunk and smoked far, far too much. He has been over the years very selfish and I feel like I brought our daughter up single…
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Blackmail over a will... please help
I am one of 3 beneficiaries of a will of which there are 2 executors, my dad is one of the executors my uncle the other. We have been left a sizable amount to be split 3 ways, but the reason my cousin is contesting the will is over things that were given away before the deceased died. He has asked for everything to be to…
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argh, DD back at school and im sobbing.
Hi all,, just a moan really. well DD started back at school today and she is now in yr 1 :eek:. (where has all the time gone!!!) i told her that she is in the `big part` of school now and she was really upset because she wants to stay in reception with Mr xyz. she was sooo lost as now they have to line up in the playground…
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how do you do a dataprotection request for you and your children under 10 please?
Do you have a sample form for this or is it straight forward to do just changing the single request to a multiple one? Many thanks
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Is there somewhere for online bereavement counselling/forums?
A friend of mine has lost her best friend really suddenly and she is having trouble coping. I have not experienced the loss of anyone at all and I do not understand how to say the right things when she emails, if you see what I mean. I wonder if there were any bereavement forums available where she could share her thoughts…
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If you marry someone with a crap credit record
will it affect your own good standing? One partner has history of ccjs etc cant get credit and on a basic bank account, th other no such problems. Would marraige mean that both would be counted as no go areas for any credit in the future?
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What to feed a 7 month old baby???
Hi everyone :hello: I have been weaning DS since he was approx 5 months old and he's now got into a routine of 3 meals a day plus 2 bottles. I'm looking for help in coming up with receipe ideas as I'm stumped at what he can/can't eat. I bought the Annabel Karmel book but have found it very fussy and I can't cook AT all. My…
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Am i abnormal?
My MIL passed away from Cancer in May, and i still haven't cried, even though we have started clearing her house, clothes etc. The house is now on the market. I loved her to bits, and i really don't think she realised how much of an impact she had in my life, and now she is gone i am unable to tell her. I didn't visit her…
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Clothes that fit well around real nappies
Hello I would appreciate ANY advice anyone has about clothing brands that fit to washable nappies. I seem to be having more and more problems the bigger he gets finding clothes that will go around his bum :)
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Intimacy and Body issues
Hi everyone, I'm a regular poster on here, but wanted to change my username for this post. When I was at university, I put on a LOT of weight, through depression (won't go into too much detail). I went from a size 10 to a size 18 in a year. I stayed as a size 18, for another two years (possibly even went up to a size 20).…
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SD failing at school, mother doesn't care
my SD is 15 and takes her GCSEs next year. She is failing every subject and doesn't even appear to know what subjects she's taking. She's been in a lot of triouble at school in the past and although that has improved she is still not trying and doesn't seem to care. She thinks that she's going to walk onto an animal care…
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Present for new dads
Hi there Just wondered if anyone had any ideas of reasonably priced presents you could get for new dads? We're expecting our first baby any day now and I'd like to get something for my husband to say thanks for looking after me so well in pregnancy and also it's his birthday in a couple of weeks so need to sort out a…
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How much to give a 17 year old?
My daughter has just started college. I am a single parent family, so have to budget fairly carefully. I earn just over the threshold for an EMA. She gets a free bus to college and will get travel expenses to her palcement 2 days a week. She buys lunch at college on 3 days and needs a packed luch for placement. I would…
