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It's just an online video store that you pay for by subscription rather than per vid.
Out of interest, how much does netflix cost in Oz.
Here it is 5.99/7.49/8.99 depending on basic/HD/ultra HD and users = 1/2/4.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0 -
Tax return done for another year. :jI'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0
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PasturesNew wrote: »No. I do want/need a new PC, but, as ever "the moon on a stick"
I want a tiny footprint one. That one's a mega beast (physically).
Given a prize of a free pie, I bet I could squeeze myself into that tower case!
Hard to find smaller ->
http://www.quietpc.com/intel-nuc-5th-generation?gclid=CjwKEAiAw4e1BRDfi7vghaWU9jESJACzo9ju4AWqdNDQJs_EkUMetPL58ywf-qnBsmp9Dnrpxu0g8xoC12jw_wcB0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »No. I do want/need a new PC, but, as ever "the moon on a stick"
I want a tiny footprint one. That one's a mega beast (physically).
Given a prize of a free pie, I bet I could squeeze myself into that tower case!
No, even for 10 free pies, you couldn't squeeze into that case. Well, certainly not if you ate the pies first.No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »Stairs in rooms is VERY common round here. Pretty much typical in 2-beds. With modern houses it'd be hard to find one that didn't have the stairs open.
In my house the stairs are in the dining room, which is no problem to me. I wouldn't want stairs in the living room, though.PasturesNew wrote: »Bringing it to the front means covering up one exterior window, moving the outside tap, moving the gas meter, then thinking about the gas flue and re-routing the downpipes from the gutter.
I've tried to "keep it simplest" by just building over a drain and moving an electricity main meter
How important to you is it that the electricity meter should be outside? Mine was originally outside, but at some point in the past somebody extended the house so the meter is now in a room. There aren't any rules that say it can't be. Of course, it does mean that once every few years a bloke from the electricity company turns up wanting to be let into the house to check it, and you might not be OK with that.chewmylegoff wrote: »Just received an email from the nursery the twins go to a couple of mornings a week titled simply "accident". My immediate reaction was to panic (notwithstanding the fact that they have never been at nursery on a Thursday afternoon) before I opened it to find that it was a mass email about a traffic accident causing long queues on the road outside the nursery. I think they could probably have thought of a better subject title!
:eek::eek::eek: Glad twins OK.PasturesNew wrote: »In searching for "the perfect house", the perfect house would've already had a brick built, concrete base, outhouse in the garden, wired and plumbed for a washing machine. THAT's where you want all this modern/scarey stuff..... well away from you.
If that's what you really want, then why not build one of those? It would probably be a lot cheaper than the extension.Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.0 -
How important to you is it that the electricity meter should be outside? Mine was originally outside, but at some point in the past somebody extended the house so the meter is now in a room. There aren't any rules that say it can't be. Of course, it does mean that once every few years a bloke from the electricity company turns up wanting to be let into the house to check it, and you might not be OK with that.
Over the next few years meters are being replaced with smart meters, that can be read remotely.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0 -
Every child's dream job? Build Lego by day, then in the evening live close enough to hang out at Disneyworld:
http://qz.com/600927/dream-job-alert-legoland-is-hiring-model-builders/Please stay safe in the sun and learn the A-E of melanoma: A = asymmetry, B = irregular borders, C= different colours, D= diameter, larger than 6mm, E = evolving, is your mole changing? Most moles are not cancerous, any doubts, please check next time you visit your GP.
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Watching "That's so 1980" on Ch5, can't really believe it is 35 years ago.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0
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:mad: Did mine online in the week but checked the figures with the accountant today and found out that mortgage arrangement fees can't be offset against CGT as a 'purchase cost'. Fear not said accountant they can be offset against income instead - except that all the income was earned by DW who doesn't pay income tax but CGT is 28% band. Plus fees for failed planning permission can not be claimed where as they could have been had we got permission - net cost of those two little surprises £1240 quid and that includes the hassle of reclaiming £100 tax that I paid last year on my 10% but apparently shouldn't have doneTax return done for another year. :j
Still 23.5k for the tax man should help the deficitPasturesNew wrote: »Garden size really. If I just did that it'd be OK, but I want to move the loo out too .... and it ends up that the outhouse in a dinky garden would look odd if there were an extension (and porch) with a loo in it.
Building a lean-to is likely to reduce rather than increase the value of your house and also as it is visible from the front, annoy the neighbours.I think....0
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