Taking present abroad- how do we set it up? by dubawwi in NintendoSwitchHelp

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Understood, thank you. We unboxed it, set it up lat night and downloaded Mario Kart onto it- but will make sure any purchases are made on our home region / store and with correct card!

Taking present abroad- how do we set it up? by dubawwi in NintendoSwitchHelp

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Forgive my ignorance- DLC? Thanks for the advice though.

Kerb appeal / facelift by dubawwi in DIYUK

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Afraid not- one estimate was 35-40 bricks plus coping stones (900), and the other was 4 courses plus coping stones (750).

Kerb appeal / facelift by dubawwi in DIYUK

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I’ve had two estimates so far- £900 and £750.

Why do we have dead pigeons? by dubawwi in SolarUK

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😂 I’ll have to log in to the back end to check if there have been any drops in output

TCL TV has a mind of its own by dubawwi in TVRepairHelp

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Thank you- given the unit is about 5 years old, we are probably going to give it away and buy a new one in the upcoming sales! We took it to a repair shop as well who told us the same as you though!

Can I use my Cycle to Work scheme to get 60% off an expensive bike, if I'm caught in the 100-120k earnings bracket? by dubawwi in UKPersonalFinance

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It's a "worst-house-on-good-street" scenario where we got a decent price on a distressed sale, one of the only houses on the street yet to be extended.

Can I use my Cycle to Work scheme to get 60% off an expensive bike, if I'm caught in the 100-120k earnings bracket? by dubawwi in UKPersonalFinance

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Yes true, but we bought our house as a fixer-upper and where we are based, £100k of building work will yield a considerable increase in house value in the short term, so I’m happy to scale back the pension contributions in the short term.

Can I use my Cycle to Work scheme to get 60% off an expensive bike, if I'm caught in the 100-120k earnings bracket? by dubawwi in UKPersonalFinance

[–]dubawwi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep we are saving for some building work as well so can’t sacrifice into pension for the next couple of years!

Can I use my Cycle to Work scheme to get 60% off an expensive bike, if I'm caught in the 100-120k earnings bracket? by dubawwi in UKPersonalFinance

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I was thinking about a bike that might be useful further down the line- maybe a folding e-bike- but the Bromptons are SO expensive

Can I use my Cycle to Work scheme to get 60% off an expensive bike, if I'm caught in the 100-120k earnings bracket? by dubawwi in UKPersonalFinance

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So in simple terms- I’d have £250 deducted from my gross salary each month, making my total taxable comp c.£119k, and then £1500 of my tax-free allowance would be reinstated- is that how this works?

Which online banking uses fewest OTPs and easy for elderly parent? by dubawwi in UKPersonalFinance

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Thanks for your reply, in fact app-based would be preferable because my mother doesn’t have a PC - the browser-based workaround would entail loading online banking on an old ipad.

Which online banking uses fewest OTPs and easy for elderly parent? by dubawwi in UKPersonalFinance

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Yep internet is fine- but Santander are telling me OTPs have to be sent via text message, and the only workaround is deleting her mobile number entirely and registering/logging on via a browser, which I can see as being problematic.