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Over 50s MoneySaving

Archives for April 2006

Discounts for over 50s/60s
Hi all I have had a quick look to see if this has been posted before but cannot find it. Apologies if it has. I went into my local Boots today and picked up a Healthclub and more leaflet, which when you register is giving up to £100 in money off vouchers to everyone, but if you are over 60 you can get a 10% discount on…
State pensions
Hi, can anyone tell me how I can find out what my married womens pension was in 1996,just the normal standard amount, I have tried with different links through Google on the internet, but there does not seem to be anything relevant. Thank you, oap
Free training for the over 50s
Hi There seems to be a lot of posts about discounts on services or goods, but there are a lot of things free to the over 50s if you know where to look. I work for a training company and a lot of employers are looking to recruit people over 50 to benefit from their experience, mature attitude etc. We have funding for free…
Jeans or No Jeans ?
Not quite sure if this is moneysaving or not :D At what age should women stop wearing jeans ? (I'm carefully keeping clear of size :p ) (I accept no responsibility if this is viewed as a sexist post ;) ) I suppose the moneysaving bit is relavent as denim is more hardwearing than any other fabric.
Free Travel Insurance For Over 65's
Last year we switched our current a/c from NatWest to Lloyds TSB, absolutely great! Now we get interest at 4% and service is super. They have now asked us if we want to upgrade to a Platinum A/c. This costs £180 per year (you can get £15 off at the moment), but apart from the fact it gives you all of the following : Free…
Orginal documents
Hubby has to fill a form to claim his pensions and he has been asked to send his orginal marriage certificate not a copy. I am wondering what happens if it does get lost in the post and whether I should send it by recorded delivery. The other query is, he will be 65yrs on the 7th and is this the date he should put he want…
What next for pensioners ?
The link for the executive summary and full report of today's news on pension reform is posted on the Pensios Board.
Income Tax Personal Allowance
As I am approaching 65, I have received a form from the Inland Revenue - requiring details of my income. I am retired, and married. Could anyone please tell me what my personal allowance is per annum, before I qualify to pay income tax? The allowance last time, was - £4615. But I don't know whether it will be the same this…
Working from home
Hi there, I am a recently retired grannie wanting to earn a bob or two at home to keep me living to the standard to which I have become accustomed! I have come across web sites: valuedopions.co.uk and homeworkfor you2, in which you complete survey forms on line and get paid in some sort of vouchers eg Tesco, the latter…
Virgin Trains Cheap Rate Travel!!!!!!! Need Help!!
Hello, we telephoned the Virgin Trains number this morning to try and book two senior saver tickets in May on the special ten pound rate, first of all we got the computerised speaking voice, this said you do not need to press buttons just say what you want, where do you want to go from to etc, etc, this line was an 0870…
Sheltered flats with missing warden.
My mum has had her own flat in a very nice sheltered complex for the past few years. There has always been a resident warden, and the last one was really good, very helpful, and put a lot of effort into getting European grants to improve the garden etc. That warden left about 6 months ago and they have been without a…

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