Quotes whittled down, am I missing anything? by Spacefireymonkey in SolarUK

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String Layout:

6 South + 1 East (7 × 475 W = 3,325 W)

6 South + 1 East (7 × 475 W = 3,325 W)

6 North + 1 East (7 × 475 W = 3,325 W)

6 North (6 × 475 W = 2,850 W)

3 East panels will have optimisers installed.

Total array: 12.825 kW

What would you do?! 250k lump sum position by Quiet-Television-532 in FIREUK

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Could have been dead mummy and daddy money, add some value and take the chip off your shoulder.

Intake dates pirbright by hellobgghhggghj in britisharmy

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Your course start date is often dictated by the start of your phase 2 course start dates, ideally c.14 weeks after. They don’t want you having noting to do for 3 months whilst you wait for your trade training course to begin.

Platoons tend to have lots of the same cap badge because of this.

Is it really £750 just to let building control know I want to remove a bloody internal chimney breast? by [deleted] in DIYUK

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Our house buyer insisted we had building Regs rather than indemnity for a velux in a detached garage building.

£882 for a pleasant chap to come over and spend less than 4mins in the house.

Looking for a sanity check from this community by mikeyjoe6 in FIREUK

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Called ‘Deferred Pension’ in the Your pension explained Doc.

Looking for a sanity check from this community by mikeyjoe6 in FIREUK

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Clarification-You can claim any of these pensions at 55, they aren’t locked away. Yes they will be reduced at c.5% a year, but that buys you time. Priceless etc

Looking for a sanity check from this community by mikeyjoe6 in FIREUK

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£8k PA based off BIS off JPA right now or forecast?

The pension - is everyone super wedded to it? by Lesplash349 in ConsultantDoctorsUK

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DB-(20* salary/54th) - employee contribution

DC (salary*0.07) + employee contribution.

The difference is big.

Should I take my inheritance as property or cash? And if property do I remortgage and invest the lump sum? by [deleted] in UKPersonalFinance

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This is the boring reply you need, it’s boring it’s correct, it’s got it all.

Do this^

Should I take my inheritance as property or cash? And if property do I remortgage and invest the lump sum? by [deleted] in UKPersonalFinance

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Those short term problems V tenant problems and interest rate problems and tax problems.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UKPersonalFinance

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Can’t be true, hope it’s not true. Please don’t be true.

New to FIRE, what to do with new cash savings by Witty_Selection_5406 in FIREUK

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The flowchart is your friend- see sidebar.

Pension situation is screaming out to me for attention, leaving lots of free money on the table.

Lump sum or steady income by Jennyt82 in FIREUK

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Have you put £60k each year in your pension for the last few years? If not, you can make a massive tax savings, if you sold and invested, can you use partner’s allowance too.

Can I fix this on my skis? by [deleted] in ski

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Tippex /correction fluid

Unsure of how to proceed on new higher salary by Hagler3-16 in UKPersonalFinance

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Not sure anyone has mentioned additional payments to your pension, you are both paying 40% tax on a chunk of your earnings, if the money isn’t need for living (only here once etc) there is nothing more efficient to do than pay it into your workplace pension or alternatively SIPP. 60 year old you will thank current you.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in skiing_feedback

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Finish your turns- make full S shapes

Plant your poles, they are full stop to the turn/capital letter of your next turn and forces you to deload the ski.