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Question about divorce and savings......
My friend has recently left her husband. They own a house which is will be buying him out of. While they were married, she inherited about £30,000, £20k was put in to stocks and shares (via financial advisor). She is under the impression that her husband is not entitled to any of this inheritance as it never went into a…
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Gift of Money
My mother-in-law gave our family £70,000.00 to pay off our mortgage. She is in an old peoples home and wanted to use her money wisely, we are the only remaining relatives. She is now getting low on money, can the social services demand we give it back to pay for her home?
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When & what baby items to get rid of, any advice?
My 2nd son is now 1, I've been storing everything thats still descent in the roof, but my MIL & OH thinks I should put EVERYTHING on ebay. Anyone got any opinion &/or advice on that. I'm very much in 2 minds about it, with my first son I was very lucky that my mom was a hoarder & had stored all mine & my siblings baby…
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Wedding Dress Help
ok i brought a wedding dress that was used once from ebay and since then things have happened now heavily pregnant so would like to sell it and not sure how to. it really needs dry cleaning its only ever been tried on in my house once by my sister then put back in the bag so is still the same as when i first got it. we…
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cheap weddings abroad
hi, i'm new to this site, but i wondered if anyone has got any useful addresses for getting married in cyprus, paphos as we are going on holiday at the end of August and my partner and I, have finally decided to marry, but we don't want to spend over the top money on fancy wedding prices, we love eachother and just want to…
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Helping daughter learn
Hi, Just thought I'd ask other people's opinions really. My dd is only 4 (will be 5 in August)and started school last September. She loves going and has done from day one, she has always been quite shy but got on at pre-school ok. I have never worried about her development so far but after going to her parents evening am a…
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ex friend
basically i was friends with soemone, i started to distance myself because they where being too faced, talking to much of peoples personla business, doing and saying things i didnt like, a few off our mutal friends started to blank her. anyway i got the blame . i nikced all her friends , ive turned people against her. no…
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Maternity wear
Hi, I am pregnant with my first baby, I haven't got a bump yet (9 weeks) but I have been having a look online at the maternity wear that is available for when I do. I have seen one of those belly belts (see link below for what I mean) and was wondering if they are any good to extend the waistband of normal jeans and…
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greggs vouchers won't print
Help! Every time I try to print the money off Greggs vouchers I just get a pinkish screen with an "invalid code" message on it. I am correctly following all instructions. Has anyone else had this problem and more importantly managed to solve it? Any help gratefully received. Thanks ktj.
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Nestle baby foods on holiday
Can anyone help. I have been told the hotel I am going to stay at on holiday sells only Nestle baby foods and it is in complete isolation. 30 mins car ride to any shops. I am unable to take two weeks supply with me on a very tight baggage allowance. Can anyone let me know if you have used Nestle products on holiday and if…
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28 weeks pregnant- been offered a job! HELP!!!
I had a job interview a month ago. I only heard back today and they said was I still interested in working for them? Now...this obviously doesn't constitute a concrete job offer BUT could lead to one. I am so obviously pregnant now it's impossible to miss it. What do I do? If I wasn't pg i'd go for it and prob. get it but…
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drugs in the family
Hi all I've just had my 18 year old ds on the phone begging me for £70. He kept telling me that I'd see him next in hospital if I did not give him the money. It appears some other person is after long owed monies from him. He borrowed money from us (£100) months ago and believe me at times we so desperately needed that…
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advice on changing will
Hi I have a will that we wrote when ds was 18 months. we would now like to change the appointed guardians in the will from all 4 grandparents to my SIL who is local and has a young family too. I have been quoted £100+ to do this and wonder how necessary this is or whether we can change it ourselve and have it witnessed.…
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Advice about a Suspected Affair Please
I have posted a thread here about it. Thank you http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=10522877#post10522877
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why would he DO this ?? treat us this way..
I now know i'm in an emotionally and mentally abusive relationship. I'm in the process of sorting this out - long story! But have a question thats probably better off answered by someone who deals with people like this / is an ex-abuser! Yesterday OH took day Off and decided to stay in bed till midday. (often does this -…
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Helping children with exam stress
Morning everybody, I'm in new territory here and I could really do with your advice. My DD1 and DD2 are sitting their GCSEs this year. Now one is really chilled and the other is extremely distressed. Tears, feelings of great inadequacy etc, especially after revision sessions being supplied by their school. Oddly enough,…
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Petite Star Zia Stroller - Is it worth the money
Hi, I am looking to buy a stroller and like the look of this one (not over the £100 budget) - only thing that is stopping me getting it is I have read heaps of positive review and only a few bad ones. The bad ones say it is a nightmare on stairs and also it tips easily - does anyone have any experiences about this?
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New Sticky? What To Do When A Partner/Spouse Leaves
Has anyone else noticed an abundance of posts relating to separating from a partner/spouse? Posters have received excellent advice and support from this community :T so... Would it be beneficial to perhaps create a new sticky similar to the "What to do when a partner/spouse dies?"
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Family food shops...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7362676.stm That's from the BBC but there's a similar article full of doom and despair in the Times. So, are we all really going to starve??
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Help with nursery notice please
Hi all I decided to take my dd out of nursery a couple of sessions a week so she could experience pre school. I gave them notice on the 31st March and heard back two weeks later that they needed a full terms notice due to my child being on a term time only contract. We spoke to their Head Office who agreed that being as we…