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I'm looking at retraining to work in accountancy but I'm not sure which course would be the best for me to go for AAT, CIMA or ACCA and are those the main ones? As a background I have a law degree, a...

I am feeling really unfocused at the moment so wonder if anyone could offer some tips. I've not had any idea how to go about this for some time, and I have just found a file full of hitched tips-...

The time has come again for us to totally misread the financial situation and choose the wrong mortgage. Two years ago I was about to go on ML so we fixed to be safe - the rates have dropped to an all...

I start a new job on September 7th and they want me to fill in a P46 form rather than waiting for my P45 from my previous job. There's a box on the P46 about student loans which says: "If you left a...

We're having tandori salmon kebabs with peppers and red onion, rice and salad ? no booze though, as i'm supposed to be on a health kick, and yesterday had a burger, pizza and numerous glasses of red...

Hiya. We're off to visit my brother over Easter, and are planning the rest of our holiday now. He lives in Dallas, and we'll probably stay with him for Easter weekend, then fly up to Boston for...

I've got 4 very ripe (practically liiquid!) bananas. Anyone got a good recipe for banana bread or something?

I need someone to advise on a new mortgage and and the best thing to do with a smallish lump sum, plus life insurance etc. I also need someone to set up a trust for if we die and someone else has to...

Just thought I'd share the latest Which? survey with you, as it hasn't come up for a while . . . Simple replenishing rich moisturiser (£3.20, 125 ml) outperformed both ROC retin-ox intensive (£19.95,...

Hi all I asked a while ago about getting wooden floors, I was directed to some good sites to buy the flooring from, I was just wondering, does anyone know any companies that sell and will also fit the...

Hi there, You all seem like a clued-up bunch here on Hitched, so I was hoping to pick your brains - technology purchases aren't always my area of expertise, i never know where to start! I'm looking to...

Hi I am ordering a new bed and dont know what to go for. Our bedroom is quite small so i am ordering a storage bed. There are 3 size options 4Ft (small double) 4ft 6 (normal) 5ft (king) Has anyone got...

I got a letter from Tesco yesterday with an update on my clubcard vouchers. I'd totally forgotten I even had a clubcard so to see I have £42 of vouchers to use is great. I've never had these before so...

I got married 4 years ago and for the first three months was still claiming tax credis. I know it was wrong but it was a case of I must ring them but it just kept slipping my mind, poor excuse I know....

I normally work stooopid hours so don't get time to cook anything other than something really quick (for this read: H usually cooks ?) but as I'm on gardening leave I'm trying to address my...

We have my Godmother and family coming for lunch on Saturday so I thought I'd try out the ham in coke recipe. The recipe calls for 'mild cure' gammon but all I can find is either smoked or unsmoked....

Want to spoil my over worked husband and treat him to a night in the big city...

Just wondering what sort of cost is involved in putting our home into storage - any ballpark figures would be appreciated.

I'd like entertaining please. The alternative is [shudder] work. Please save me from a fate worse than death...

Fun article here: http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/the_way_we_live/article6799363.ece Of course, having read it, I'm now desperate to browse the catalogue ?

Does anyone have any funky wellies they can flash me? (I hope no one reads this quickly and mistakes it for something else!!) I'm looking for a pair and have spent ages searching online but can't...

We moved out of a rented flat on July 27th. We've been chasing the landlord for confirmation of the amount of our bond he's going to refund to us for just over a week. We had arranged for his...

I've got a job interview tomorrow and they have just sent me an application form to complete and to take with me. It says to attach a copy of the photo page of my passport but I am uncomfortable doing...

We've not done much travelling around the UK and would very much like to go on a short break (4-5 nights) have 2 kids, 1 and 2 years old so looking for somewhere they would also enjoy... i wanted...

I'm wearing one of my favourite dresses today and have often had complements when I wear it. It's nothing special, just a dark blue cotton sleeveless knee-length dress which flares out a bit from the...

I'm the first to admit what an awful cook I am! My cooking does not go much further than sticking something in the oven. And it's time to change! But where on earth do I start!?! Can anyone give me...

I am so out of the loop with telly-watching these days. Soaps take up too much time, but apart from that I don't know what good series there are at the moment? I'm not a 24 or Lost kind of person, I...

Little Missy's got fleas. She's shown no sign of trouble but I woke up this morning (her bed is next to my side of the bed) with bites on my feet. The I saw a little buggar on my toe. I've sent Wee...

Thinking of changing from buying meats from our supermarket to buying from butchers. saw at the weekend a butchers near us do 'freezer bundles'. anyone else buy these bundles? just after finding out...