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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
Please forgive the corny thread title inspired by The Who but this post on the bloated 'how do I make the most of it' thread prompted me to initiate a new one... Well, there was yet another misty and bleak start in North Notts today (Thursday), but my SSW 3.92 kWp system was generating around 3kW for just a few minutes…
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Fresh Diary for 2025!
Hello those who follow along! Last year goals; - Get debt gone (didn't complete) - Buy my house - COMPLETE - Meal plan/prep - Sort of - Cut out Coffee (I gave this up on 22nd November 2023) - Didn't complete - Have savings of at least 2k! - didn't complete Am I annoyed I didn't complete some goals? no. I can try again!…
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Yahoo email sign in issues (use previous device). Worried.
hi. a little worried. some are pretty much throw away emails but still used regularly, several would be devastating to lose. this started today. only ever login from this PC and on my phone. issues relate to yahoo. i have multiple email accounts, many with yahoo that i have had for years, my main one is 25 years old at…
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Frasers Plus
Hey all, trust me I've tried searching the forum but keeps giving me House of Fraser competitions. Anyway Frasers Plus have taken over my Studio account and they've added over £400 interest and it's giving me such a headache, I paid over 50 quid the first month despite it saying no payment was required, that seemed to push…
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Being nosey... How many Regular Saver accounts do you have?
Starting to find this is addictive! I have five now.. How many does everybody else on here have?
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Payment a Day - Chapter 2025
Small Payments. BIG Impact. Making a small (or large) Payment a Day (PAD) - or whenever your budget allows - towards debts or savings all adds up really quickly! And can change your financial future... Hey everyone, Welcome to the Payment A Day - Chapter 2025 challenge! (this will start from 1 January 2025) We've decided…
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Covid booster
I'm 73 and just heard under 75s no longer get the free vaccination. I know it's expensive at £99 but I've decided to pay for a private one. My son when 39 years old had 2 heart attacks following covid. He was a healthy young man so my reason behind paying is to help keep him well......priceless
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Dead authorised regular payments
This month I was surprised to see an unexplained PayPal
payment to Patreon for £3.60. After some
effort I found it was the result of an innocent mistake. During the pandemic we paid a monthly subscription to Byline
TV. When Byline TV stopped, they ceased
taking payments. However, when they
restarted recently, they…
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How do i create an invoice to be payed?
Hi, I started a new job on 29th Sept 2025. Its for a startup Engineering company in London. Working as an Electronics Engineer. I just read the "consultancy agreement", and it says i will be payed on the last business day of the month as long as i provide an invoice. What does this mean? Its 9th Oct 2025 today, and they…
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Fisher Investments UK - opinions?
Does anybody have any comments, experiences, reviews, thoughts, or advice and opinions, regarding the company Fisher Investments UK based in Canary Wharf London? I would be very grateful for any information.
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Best option for EV tariff
Hello, We're with Octopus and we had a fixed tariff until December 2025. Commuting to a new job pushed me to buy an electric car so I had to switch the Electricity tariff to Intelligent Octopus Go. This comes with a price because we have to pay more during the day and can't get another fixed tariff. What would be the best…
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Cheery's path to fulfilment - finishing the DIY, looking after myself, appreciating the garden 🌻
Hi all 😊 I'm Cheery 😊 By name and (usually 🙄) by nature. I've been around here for many years, taking in all the excellent wisdom and trying to use as much of it as possible 😊 We are two, Mr Cheery and I. We have been together for over 18 years 😮 We moved to the countryside six years ago, gained a large mortgage, and a…
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Trouble enrolling in Win10 Extended Support Updates (ESU)
Hi folks, I'm back again - groan and still as 'untechie' as ever, ha ha I've been trying to enrol in the Extended Security Updates as my computer is supposedly not Win11 compatible and I am too mean to buy a new one if I don't need it. The aim is to give myself time to look into trying Linux Mint or ChromeOS ? instead, or…
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SWISS AIR TERRIBLE - HELP
In February we booked 3 return flight from the UK to the Phillipines with Swiss Air. One started in Birmingham and 2 in London so there were 2 separate bookings. Quite soon after booking one of the flights legs was cancelled which meant an additional 8 hours in Zurich Airport. Annoying but as frequent flyers we know these…
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Moving on
Welcome to my new thread: my old one is here: Cherry takes the reins — MoneySavingExpert Forum and my very old one is here: Coffee and chocolate — MoneySavingExpert Forum Quite a lot changed in 2023, and now it's time to move on. I left the job and career path I'd followed for many years and don't feel I can or should go…
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Magazine dailies
Do people enter every day on these? Or just once? Trying to work out if I can make the time to do more and interested to hear what others do
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Basic advice please
My partner & I have been PAYG with Tescomobile for years but don’t wish to have to remain after the changes they are proposing. We are both elderly, not tech savvy and our phone requirements are usually phone calls & texts in the uk or very occasionally in the EU. My partner would also prefer the option of some data for…
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Letter of Claim - Euro Parking Services / Gladstone Solicitors - Assistance Required
Hi, I hope I can get some assistance here. I have received a PCN for overstaying at a Service Station (Sri Balaji Service Station - Alum Rock). I can't recall how long I stayed, although they have images of me being there for 9 mins 53 secs (potentially 7 seconds below the mandatory grace period), however I may have been…
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Right to buy maisonette-home survey
Hi I’m in the process of buying my council home through right to buy. We live in a 1 bedroom maisonette. We have just been given the purchase price of the property and we’re figuring out our next steps. We understand that a basic survey has been carried out by the council on the maisonette but we wanted to know if we…
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CP plus Parking Charge
I've received a parking charge letter via post from CP plus for £100 for not paying for parking in St. Peters Retail Park in Mansfield. The letter states I stayed for 1hr and 3mins and exceeded the free 45 mins. I've read the newbie forum and was going to use the template but wanted to ask if it was appropriate as the…
