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- Sun Jul 23, 2017 6:31 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: Fire wood Winter heat
- Replies: 25
- Views: 8555
Re: Fire wood Winter heat
As above.... Also get yourself a splitting maul and sledge ( mine are from Lidl) to split the bigger bits and a hand axe to make your kindling.. Beechwood fires burn bright and clear If the logs are kept a year... But Ashwood green and Ashwood brown Are fit for a Queen with a golden crown... But As...
- Sun Jul 23, 2017 6:08 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: Fire wood Winter heat
- Replies: 25
- Views: 8555
Re: Fire wood Winter heat
I've always thought that woodburners are more expensive to run if you have to purchase the fuel than say gas central heating. Luckily I've always been working with wood so offcuts have been my mainstay although with joinery offcuts burners do have a tendency to be on the greedy side. I always rememb...
- Sun Jul 23, 2017 5:29 pm
- Forum: Finance
- Topic: Another little step towards a cashless society.
- Replies: 153
- Views: 58740
Re: Another little step towards a cashless society.
A similar thread on another form has discussed credit cards although on that forum the attitude is far more positive. One poster said that it's daft NOT to have one providing one is savvy enough to pay on time each month. On many there are bonuses to be gained , purchases on any credit card also pro...
- Sun Jul 23, 2017 10:12 am
- Forum: Finance
- Topic: Another little step towards a cashless society.
- Replies: 153
- Views: 58740
Re: Another little step towards a cashless society.
Not being an economist it can be hard to get one's head around the world of finance. I've always taken a similar line to jansman in that I've tried to stay out of debt. I use a debit card but not a credit card , I saved the money plus a bit from my parents to buy my first house and when we brought o...
- Fri Jul 21, 2017 8:40 pm
- Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
- Topic: What are you preserving?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 9736
Re: What are you preserving?
Came home yesterday to a counterful of jams , black , red and white currant.
- Thu Jul 20, 2017 8:19 am
- Forum: Finance
- Topic: Another little step towards a cashless society.
- Replies: 153
- Views: 58740
Re: Another little step towards a cashless society.
Yep , tiny incremental steps.jansman wrote:Another push towards cashless systems
Credit and debit card surcharges to be banned
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40648641
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- Tue Jul 18, 2017 9:39 pm
- Forum: Finance
- Topic: Another little step towards a cashless society.
- Replies: 153
- Views: 58740
Re: Another little step towards a cashless society.
Funny thing is though I say I use my card for buying materials the place I use for much of my stuff has normally "problems" with their card machines , only one step up from two baked bean tins and a piece of wet string. Perhaps I should stick with the cash there too. One other thing , list...
- Tue Jul 18, 2017 5:50 pm
- Forum: Finance
- Topic: Another little step towards a cashless society.
- Replies: 153
- Views: 58740
Re: Another little step towards a cashless society.
Yes I know what you mean . It does make one wonder when an accountant tells me this. Going back a bit to when I was on the dole I was offered a New Enterprise scheme which basically allowed me to set up as self employed and to receive payments for six months while the business got going. As part of ...
- Mon Jul 17, 2017 7:35 pm
- Forum: Finance
- Topic: Another little step towards a cashless society.
- Replies: 153
- Views: 58740
Re: Another little step towards a cashless society.
And if everyone does the same thing and shuns credit/card only shops then they won't have a choice but to keep it. the problem is that people are lazy and will use a card instead of going to a cash machine. I know in Greece they get paid into the bank and take every penny out, as they know using ca...
- Sun Jul 16, 2017 9:06 am
- Forum: Finance
- Topic: Another little step towards a cashless society.
- Replies: 153
- Views: 58740
Re: Another little step towards a cashless society.
I think it's the lack of choice that's a bugbear. Ironic really as governments from the 80's onwards have pushed "consumer choice" . I can't help but think that if we are all forced to use only electronic banking then we have no choice but to continue using that form should negative intere...