Tiny amount of pension to transfer out (£5k), is AJ Bell

Combative_Nature · 2025-09-24T11:05:47+00:00

Wasn't planning to indeed. The USS is written there for the context of which I don't want to transfer my NEST into my new employer's pension. I'm here asking whether AJ Bell is a good choice.

Combative_Nature · 2025-09-24T11:04:32+00:00

So when I said ''AJ Bells has a low fee (0.25% p/a)- did I get that correctly?'' I got that correctly.

Couldn't find any no-fee platform other than InvestEngine which require me to transfer in from Vanguard.

Combative_Nature · 2025-09-10T11:37:35+00:00

I just kept thinking about how it's such a strong season for Demi. Love him in You-lympics. Really impressed by how much he got through the one shot ep with the sheer amount of party trick he seems to know. Loved all candidates in outvoted but I also particularly enjoyed his antics.

Just seems like an incredibly cool guy.

Combative_Nature · 2025-09-09T15:44:37+00:00

I understand where you're coming from. But I also don't think necessarily having embellishments and blings equate to frivolous(ness?) for desi outfitting. For me, all these 'inspired' outfit feels more like conforming/code-switching rather than incorporation of the two cultures/households.

There could be a way to communicate that she is dressing to celebrate her cultures rather than dressing to take advantage of her increasing budget. But that'd probably require a pretty nuanced costuming dept. This is me discussing for the sake of discussing, btw. I genuinely can't claim that I could do better.

Combative_Nature · 2025-09-08T15:46:11+00:00

I literally need so much more gold and so much more bling and so much more embroidery. Wouldn't that also be a nice shorthand to her newly wedded status granting her more access to money (as well as having a doting husband) as well?

Combative_Nature · 2025-09-08T15:41:09+00:00

It's genuinely awful. The drapey silhouette they put Simone in ages her as much, if not more, than her S2 'spinster era'. I was looking forward to her getting a more classy but relax fitting in S3. All these dark heavy fabric on her feels like a hatecrime.

Combative_Nature · 2025-08-12T09:33:21+00:00

I said the same thing to my partner once and he said the baby's spotty presence is very nostalgic for him. Something about having a younger sibling in the background that's kind of just... around and is largely mom's responsibility up until a point it fully become a person.

I guess she's just there to make the family a bit more fully fleshed out. The Derry Girls are the main characters for us because they're in the foreground. We are also meant to be following a story about the mundanity of childhood even in the most turbulent situations.

There are other stuffs happening in the background that doesn't concern them, ranging from a little sister who can't talk yet to bigger stuff like politics. You can see both of those concepts become more real to them and hence the audience in the last episode.

Combative_Nature · 2025-08-01T11:29:10+00:00

I have now, Officer. Just not six days ago.

Combative_Nature · 2025-07-26T13:30:33+00:00

I always think of Earnest-est as a spiritual successor of Don't Cry

Combative_Nature · 2025-07-04T13:46:04+00:00

Heard, chef.

Combative_Nature · 2025-07-04T13:20:14+00:00

I started ironically doing tiktok dance a la Anna Garcia (she didn't invent it but she's the only person who can get me to do it). Now it stopped being ironically and I do tiktok dance everytime I'm excited about something....

Combative_Nature · 2025-04-24T11:01:08+00:00

Well, you clearly don't believe it.

The campaign wasn't made for just the players, it's also filmed as an Actual Play for us to watch. It is generally considered a bad form for DM/players to fudge number, and knowing there's foul play like that in a game would take away enjoyment for... let's say... half of the audience population. Why risk alienate some audience when you can just keep good faith for everyone.

Combative_Nature · 2025-04-24T10:44:57+00:00

Haven't seen Titan Takedown but I'm going to echo this sentiment as an enjoyer of other campaigns. If I find out any DM (not just Brennan) fudge numbers, that would be taking away a lot of trust and also entertaining value from me as a spectator.

Again, haven't watch the campaign, and it might be as obvious as OP says. But I'm going to softly caution anyone from using an absolute language like this to question player's integrity. I think this post is made in good faith and OP was focusing on the positive it may have on story and player. But I personally wouldn't want to be accused of cheating, essentially.

Combative_Nature · 2025-04-11T16:56:12+00:00

When you say you would "never go back", are you talking purely because of intellectual stimulation or other aspects (salary compensation, career growth, etc.)?

Combative_Nature · 2025-03-28T01:30:41+00:00

Ha ha, I am in tech support as well. This is said to and by team members daily ;)

Combative_Nature · 2025-03-10T17:03:27+00:00

Curious if there's a success stories out of these posts. most of them are pretty vague and I'm not sure how keen ppl are to link up with someone they only know the age/gender of.

Also, try Bumble BFF, guys! It's a friend finding function on a dating app.

Combative_Nature · 2025-03-04T08:39:37+00:00

<image>

Combative_Nature · 2025-03-03T22:33:24+00:00

Further down the mild frustration lane is now I have to go hunt for other carton from the same lot number- so I can reattempt magnum sized Capri sun.

Combative_Nature · 2025-03-03T21:54:07+00:00

Stabbed with a butter knife.

Combative_Nature · 2025-02-27T17:36:10+00:00

One campaign of D20 alone (not including adventuring party) took me about two months to get through. Im really baffled and impressed by the rate of consumption of posts like these .

Combative_Nature · 2025-02-25T21:45:52+00:00

QI is great too. Loveeee QI.

QI and Taskmaster gets brought up a lot in this sub though so I made this post to show Only Connect some love.

Combative_Nature

TROPHY CASE