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Those on pension credit will still receive the winter fuel allowance. Not mentioned in manifesto but brought in as a response to the...

Me too. And the way it's just been done. No warning, no reduction over an amount of time. Just withdrawn. That's left a lot of older...

Endowment mortgages,we had one as we were told that, at the time, it was the only way we would get a mortgage. We were told that we may...

Endowment! Commissions! Correct on both points.

These were Endowment Mortgages. The only guarantees were that whoever sold them, be it bank, broker, financial adviser, received a very...

Hard times for us were when interest rates reached 15%. Many were in the same boat, and I always believe in remembering that This Too...

Well, this was 5 years ago (date of post), and no, I didnt, I figured that I would get the same response elsewhere. I still have a...

We've been watching the gold prices for several years now, and last bought when it was just below £700. We're no longer in the...

Time to have a sort out of my gold (no it’s not a treasure chest full, lol!) - I’ve got old necklaces and rings that I wouldn’t dream of...

I have some heavy gold jewellery bought from QVC in the good old days. This week, gold prices have been rising dramatically, well past...

Ruth doesn’t exactly have a trenchcoat-ready figure herself! Bet she doesn’t fasten it. I’m a different shape, slim but short, another...

I'll be getting rid of Mr CC if he doesn't stop whingeing about my plan to buy lots of new jumpers for the winter. Honestly he's got...

Sorry to hear that CC - it can (and is) happening to the best of us, but glad you were able to benefit from your older treasures. Not...

Personally I would look for some buttons with a bit of a pearl look and swap them, , then it really would look like Chanel.

Who remembers Harold, the bonkers German designer from about 20 years ago? He was "different" in himself and his designs, but he...