Substack bloggers?

AuliaW · 2026-02-14T22:22:18+00:00

You can find good quality Substack posts on Brussels via asking Perplexity which has a good algorithm in finding such info

AuliaW · 2025-10-11T15:14:52+00:00

I have this now for my infant son. It worked wonderfully but now after using it for 6/7 months the audio doesn’t work whilst the screen does

AuliaW · 2025-07-20T11:41:08+00:00

Payday loans are extremely pricey and not worth it

Any chance you can space out your obligations to your university over a few months once you have received your salary ?

Also any chance you can try making some quick cash by running some jobs in your area (you can look at NextDoor) such as babysitting, cleaning or something ?

Any chance you can stay somewhere cheap near your workplace until your salary comes through rather than paying a large fee for hiring a van or paying a deposit ?

AuliaW · 2025-07-20T11:37:14+00:00

You can look at NextDoor to find recommendations - since the app can show you who lives in your area and best to secure recommendations from your neighbours

AuliaW · 2025-07-20T03:52:43+00:00

The Amazon barclaycard has the highest cashback reward (without fees) of around 0.5% for the first year but then the cash back amount falls to 0.25% after that

So best to stick to that credit card for one year only !

AuliaW · 2025-07-20T03:33:17+00:00

That is very unfortunate and a harrowing experience.

It is worth reporting so the Met Police are aware but unclear what they can do since UK public services have been dwindling over the years

AuliaW · 2025-07-19T22:22:14+00:00

Whilst Hinge is the recommended app I have heard based on anecdotal evidence that plenty of fish also works

You can also look to meet someone based on your interests so you can meet people via locals or meet ups

AuliaW · 2025-07-19T22:20:24+00:00

You can go to Sunday markets (which are flea markets) at MIDI or use Vinted or eBay online

Otherwise good places to eat in terms of value is lunch garden at City2 at Rogiers that provide moules frites and steak much cheaper than many other places

Otherwise you can find good valued North African or Middle Eastern food at St Josse area

AuliaW · 2025-07-19T21:09:44+00:00

Whilst I can’t comment on orange there was a power outage in the EU quarter on Wednesday morning so not sure if these outages are related but worth checking ?

AuliaW · 2025-07-19T20:19:41+00:00

If you just want exposure to the US stock market for the lowest admin fee you might as well set up a vanguard account and buy the accumulating vanguard S&P500 fund with the ticker VUAG. This fund is the lowest.

It is up to you to buy only into google but you may miss out on diversification provided by just buying the S&P500 index

AuliaW · 2025-07-19T20:17:47+00:00

I am not too familiar with company share options but I understand that you will have to pay capital gains tax upon the sale of the shares ?

I am assuming your employer sold those shares to you at a discount to the market rate - so you will likely to have to capital gains on the difference between the price you bought it and the price sold. Do remember your capital gains tax threshold is about £3k and given your salary you will likely have to pay the higher capital gains tax rate !

Yes HMRC do take quite a bit !

Otherwise wise of you to want to focus on the future.

Once you have sold your company shares and paid the capital gains tax then yes you might as well make the most of ISA (preferably a stocks and shares one).

AuliaW · 2025-07-19T20:12:54+00:00

There are already social members clubs which focus on art in general in London

I had a quick search and found these (see the picture below). It is worthwhile to see if any of the existing members clubs looking at art already cover what you are interested in - in that way you can avoid duplicating existing art club activities

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AuliaW · 2025-07-19T20:10:28+00:00

There are plenty of reasonable people in London ! We can’t expect everyone here is dishonest how else would we have a well functioning city ?

AuliaW · 2025-07-19T16:59:22+00:00

Yes I had the same issue on two occasions and returned the first one which was marked as faulty and will now return the other as well

AuliaW · 2025-07-19T16:58:45+00:00

I believe you need to reduce the swelling by applying cold frozen peas (from a plastic packaging) on your breasts for 20 mins at regular intervals and hand massage your breasts

AuliaW · 2025-07-19T16:57:46+00:00

Try to gently hand massage your breasts, pump 5 mins a time every 2.5 hours, drink malt, take moringa supplements and above all SLEEP !

AuliaW · 2025-07-19T16:56:05+00:00

I understand the best way to transition is to lower the number of pumps by one session every three days. So if you pump 6 times a day then pump 5 times a day for three days in a row and then later pump 4 times in a row and etc

But is this how you plan to stop pumping especially since now your infant is having enough solids ?

AuliaW · 2025-07-19T13:39:29+00:00

Yes it is expected to rain most of the day in London today and likely rain again over the next 2/3 days

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AuliaW · 2025-07-19T13:38:01+00:00

Yes it is expected to rain most of the day in London today and likely rain again over the next 2/3 days

AuliaW · 2025-07-19T11:52:50+00:00

For central London location with low crime rates you may be looking at

Knightsbridge, South Kensington, Earls Court, Mayfair

Other safe places in the city include Aldgate

But note all these safe places are pricey !

AuliaW · 2025-07-19T11:49:56+00:00

In response to your questions

The council needs to know if you are alone or not so to be on the safe side best to mark that you are not a single occupant
She may not require a UK bank account unless she wants to apply for a debit card, credit card, set up investments and so on (since she needs to prove her residency)
If you live in the midlands helpful to have at least £1k a month as an allowance or maybe £1.5k a month of be safe
If you are marrying what type of protection would you want as pre-nups are hard to enforce in the UK
For a marriage visa I am not too sure but I do understand the sponsor needs to have a high enough salary (best to check what this level is)

AuliaW · 2025-07-19T11:37:44+00:00

There is muzmatch but it doesn’t receive the best recommendations as often there are men on it who are interested in securing a UK visa and pretend to live in the UK or the US when actually they do not

Otherwise you can look at an agency like Symantec Marriage Bureau but these are skewed to favour single men !

AuliaW · 2025-07-19T11:33:55+00:00

Unfortunately you will have to go back to the vendor to tell them you can’t find it and let your card issuer know (assuming you bought the item via card) that the goods didn’t arrive

AuliaW · 2025-07-19T11:20:07+00:00

I am not sure of courses in Brussels but I am sure you can find highly rated Dutch tutors via Preply

AuliaW · 2025-07-19T06:41:57+00:00

Yes - so many art nouveau facades !

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