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Iam possibley thinking of buying a house with my boyfriend but i currently own my own house but dont really want to sell it, i was thinking about renting it out and keeping it as our nest egg for the...

Does anyone have either of these gadgets and are they any good? Or can you suggest any other ways of improving my bread slicing technique to avoid the wonky doorstops? ? Bread keeper or slicing device...

I'm in between contracts and have nine weeks without work. I have registered with all temp agencies, but have had no joy. I could really do with either netting extra cash or finding innovative ways of...

I've posted this on BT but thought I might get some more crafty people over here. We're in the process of decorating my son's new room and he has asked for a fireman theme. I've been looking for some...

I have this dress from Monsoon to get married in: http://www.monsoon.co.uk/invt/45019874&bklist=icat,5,shop,women,dresses,wommaxidress What would you accessorise it with? I was thinking of a...

How does this work then? Do you usually get someone to come out to do your hair and makeup, and if so is that to your home or to the venue (we are at a hotel so have a room that could be used). Or do...

A friend of mine says 'I'm sorry' in the sort of context that I find uncomfortable and rather irritating, but I can't put my finger on why. They will say 'sorry' instead of 'oh what a shame' or 'oh...

H and I have just sat and looked our money situation and have finally realised we are poor....we have a CC that is charging £150 a month interest...we will never pay this. We are currently looking at...

Hi everyone! I've got loads of veg to use and i want to make a chicken casserole or stew sort of dish that i can freeze and eat at a later date. Anyone got any easy recipes, i'm not the world's most...

My teeth were gappy at the front and tightly packed in at the back. They didn't look too bad but they annoyed me. I had the cash so thought I'd get them sorted. They are in great condition, no...

I've spent, and am about to spend, a small fortune on my two year old car (usual wear and tear of tyres and brakes, plus service). I'd specificaly saved for the service but nothing else. Have £200 put...

As the title says. H and I are both a bit guilty of sticking our heads in the sand over our current finances- him more than me. We have manageable debts but I'm concerned that we may be spending more...

We are having a really low key wedding, and I'm looking for a lovely dress that I can wear again in the future to other posh occasions (I can't afford to spend that much money on something I'll only...

I'm looking to do some dance classes in order to lose the baby belly! I'm not sure what to go for though. I already do salsa and jive, I fancy trying the sort of dance that you see people doing behind...

After a bit of advice if anybody can help? I sold my house and used all but £10k of the equity to pay off part of OH's (our) mortgage. Which would be the better use for the £10k? a) to pay more off...

Oh good god this is so frustrating! I am trying to transfer some addresses in an Excel document to Word labels. I haven't used mailmerge before but can't see where I am going wrong. I am using the...

OK, I've admitted to myself that eating lots of chocolate, crisps and cake during the day is NOT a pregnancy craving, just me being greedy and having a vague excuse. However, I look at the nice fruit...