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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…
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…
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…
Soft, luxurious towels
Where can I get quality soft, luxurious towels? Any first hand recommendations? Thank you.
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…
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