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Anyone had to put their mum in a care home recently?
Just after any words of wisdom and tips really. She is 93, lives alone 90 miles away has a sister who has faithfully visited daily, sometimes several times a day, living just round the corner fortunately. Mum has developed dementia symptoms over the last 6 weeks and so tomorrow myself and my sister will be moving her into…
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Cheap Easter egg hunt ideas
I'd love to hear any ideas you have for cheap Easter egg hunts. Last year I set up a hunt in my flat by hiding riddles in different nooks and crannies, each one leading to a small egg and the next clue. Tesco had an offer on chocolate eggs at the time but I don't remember how much I spent. I don't have a garden, but I can…
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I want to become money smart!
So I'm going to cut straight to the point. I have never been smart with money. As soon as I get some I spend it. Most of my household bills are upto date, but I couldn't tell you off top of my head what I pay or what I owe for the few things I do owe money for. I am 30 years old, with 3 children (11 year old, 19 month old…
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Soft, luxurious towels
Where can I get quality soft, luxurious towels? Any first hand recommendations? Thank you.
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Abusive ex / Maintenance
Hi, Bit of an odd one. I took my ex (never married, 1 child) through CMS to claim maintenance from him. CMS advised that from 1st Dec I should receive a set amount. Every single week my ex raises a new dispute with the CMS to have maintenance reduced. We've mainly had: Child stays over night every week (she doesn't) - I…
