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bubblesue replied to the topic Trying to decide on a School for ds -St. Marys or Le Cheile in the forum Education 12 years ago
The new st marys one has flown up! TBH I think that the short walk to it will seal the deal for me. You could travel 50 miles to a school and have a child start the same time as yours that makes life a misery.
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bubblesue replied to the topic How much is a Mum worth? in the forum Financial Advice & budgeting ideas 12 years, 1 month ago
Thanks Dave! I gave her those figures, she reckons they look better than the ones she got from her own life company that she is with. I’ve given her your number to call.
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bubblesue replied to the topic What do you know?? in the forum Financial Advice & budgeting ideas 12 years, 1 month ago
Wow! The guy in her bank was suggesting she should do a pension for herself! I’ll let her know 😉
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bubblesue replied to the topic How much is a Mum worth? in the forum Financial Advice & budgeting ideas 12 years, 1 month ago
Dave, my friend and her husband have no cover outside their mortgage protection and they were wondering about the cost of putting some life and illness cover in place. She’ll be 34 in July and he was 35 in December, she is a non-smoker but he smokes (endless cause of debates!) They have 2 young children and were asking what 250,000 life cover and…[Read more]
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bubblesue replied to the topic What do you know?? in the forum Financial Advice & budgeting ideas 12 years, 1 month ago
A slightly different question, my sister just asked me can a housewife do her own pension?
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bubblesue replied to the topic How much is a Mum worth? in the forum Financial Advice & budgeting ideas 12 years, 1 month ago
We were very similar, because I was working part time and there was a big difference in our incomes, we had more cover on dh. It wasn’t until we sat down with Dave and understood all of the implications that we knew exactly what we should have 😳
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bubblesue replied to the topic Feeling Cold in the forum National Chat 12 years, 1 month ago
Just one caution about simply getting a tonic, heard on radio recently that feeling run down can also be a symptom of haemachromatosis (probably spelt wrong!) where you retain too much iron, so getting tonic that could contain iron could be more damaging 🙄 Not sure if the pharmacist could cover this off or a visit to the GP would.
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bubblesue replied to the topic Do You Rather Loose Weight through Exercise or Dieting? in the forum Exercise, Nutrition, Health Issues & illness 12 years, 1 month ago
It really should be a combination of both. The exercise part does not have to be what you would consider traditional exercise, it can be walking to the shops instead of driving, parking a little further away from a destination, using stairs instead of lifts etc. I try to keep away from the phrase "diet" as it tends to imply that it’s only a…[Read more]
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bubblesue replied to the topic What do you know?? in the forum Financial Advice & budgeting ideas 12 years, 1 month ago
Reading that, I’m actually embarrassed by how little I knew before we had a review! At the time, I didn’t even know which company we had our cover with or how much we were paying 😳
Definitely worth having a look at 😉
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bubblesue replied to the topic Great Advice in the forum Financial Advice & budgeting ideas 12 years, 1 month ago
You’re welcome Dave, I just wish I’d gone through that kind of stuff sooner and maybe saved myself more! 🙄
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bubblesue replied to the topic Great Advice in the forum Financial Advice & budgeting ideas 12 years, 1 month ago
I couldn’t agree more!
Such an important area, especially for anyone with children. I’d definitely recommend taking the time to review 😀
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bubblesue replied to the topic Yvonne's story! in the forum National Chat 12 years, 1 month ago
That just about sums it up exactly Dave! Plus, we got 1800 euro surrender value on the old plan. While the savings and better cover is great, just having everything explained properly so we know what we have and what we should have going forward was very eye opening. And you’re right that we always look for reasons and excuses to put off looking…[Read more]
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bubblesue replied to the topic Should we pay the household charge?!! in the forum National Chat 12 years, 1 month ago
Instead of paying the household charge I’m taking a leaf out of the government’s book……..I’ll give them a bond of equal value that they can encash in the year 2025! That’s fair isn’t it? 😆
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bubblesue replied to the topic Yvonne's story! in the forum National Chat 12 years, 1 month ago
You can use my own example if you want Dave, even though it was last year I’m sure it still makes sense. You have our full permission to mention the details and the savings we made! 😀
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bubblesue replied to the topic Great Advice in the forum Financial Advice & budgeting ideas 12 years, 2 months ago
Yeah, she said she had been putting it off and putting it off and now of course, she’s a year older and I presume her premiums will be a bit more expensive!
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bubblesue replied to the topic Great Advice in the forum Financial Advice & budgeting ideas 12 years, 2 months ago
My friend was delighted with the one you did for her recently. She said her and her friends kept you there for over an hour with questions 😆
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bubblesue replied to the topic Please read for you and your family's sake! in the forum National Chat 12 years, 2 months ago
That’s exactly what I did last year and the savings we made on what we had been paying for life and serious illness cover including our mortgage cover almost pays for my car insurance!
And the way Dave explained things, it left us understanding it much better!
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bubblesue replied to the topic Hug your children a little tighter tonight…… in the forum National Chat 12 years, 2 months ago
God love those poor families! It puts into perspective some of the so called problems we groan about somedays.
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bubblesue replied to the topic Coffee with a difference! in the forum Financial Advice & budgeting ideas 12 years, 3 months ago
I must admit, I didn’t know what to expect but it really was simple, straight forward advice and tips.
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bubblesue replied to the topic Helpful and free! in the forum National Chat 12 years, 3 months ago
Glad to help, we really found it helpful! I told her not to bother putting cakes and biscuits out with you being such a healthy eater 😆
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