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by itsybitsy
Tue Apr 11, 2023 12:19 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Going on holiday (abroad)
Replies: 32
Views: 3222

Re: Going on holiday (abroad)

Proper holiday medical / travel insurance... Ghic https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/healthcare-abroad/apply-for-a-free-uk-global-health-insurance-card-ghic/ Check the FCO website https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice Read up on local laws before you pack / travel Copy either photo on phone or pho...
by itsybitsy
Tue Apr 11, 2023 12:16 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Going on holiday (abroad)
Replies: 32
Views: 3222

Re: Going on holiday (abroad)

Cash - at least the equivalent of £500 in local currency - usually more TBH. Credit card Back up credit card Back up of the back up credit card :mrgreen: H/C copies of main passport page and any visa documentation that may be needed Photo of main passport page and visa info held in personal email ac...
by itsybitsy
Thu Apr 06, 2023 7:58 am
Forum: Finance
Topic: Switch&Skim
Replies: 6
Views: 711

Re: Switch&Skim

There's actually no such thing as a 'universal' credit score as different agencies will use different criteria to score you on. What you actually *do* have is a credit file. This article is from the Scotsman with the source being Martin Lewis. https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/money/martin-lewis-do...
by itsybitsy
Tue Mar 28, 2023 11:21 am
Forum: Books and Educational Materials
Topic: Atomic Hobo Podcast
Replies: 1
Views: 564

Atomic Hobo Podcast

If anyone likes Podcasts, this one's great

https://www.juliemcdowall.com/index.php/podcast/
by itsybitsy
Tue Mar 21, 2023 10:43 am
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: New Prepper
Replies: 9
Views: 650

Re: New Prepper

Hello and welcome, we're all pretty rational here too - for the most part. :lol:
by itsybitsy
Wed Mar 15, 2023 1:33 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 10
Replies: 1426
Views: 99387

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 10

Cleared out the under stairs cupboard, which runs the length of the front room - chucked out crap, installed new shelving units/baskets to store stuff in and got everything tidied up and shipshape so I can actually find the stuff that's in there. :lol:
by itsybitsy
Mon Mar 13, 2023 10:12 am
Forum: Finance
Topic: Side hustles
Replies: 33
Views: 4066

Re: Side hustles

I have my Christmas markets and I have, in the past, done some academic proofreading, plus some copywriting and editing for a friend - no time for that now with my job, sadly. I've always had some kind of side hustle. Back in the day, when we were still using dial up modems, online casinos hadn't qu...
by itsybitsy
Fri Mar 03, 2023 8:37 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 10
Replies: 1426
Views: 99387

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 10

Not prepping but thought it funny, Bear really can eat anything. 😂😂 Love it. Love the looks on their faces. Setting aside the moral and legal aspects, Canibalism makes sense. You get to remove a competitor for limited resources. You get to plunder your victim's stock pile. No witnesses. You get a f...
by itsybitsy
Thu Mar 02, 2023 8:15 am
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Introduction
Replies: 16
Views: 1513

Re: Introduction

Nothing has gone awry - I just had to split the topic and this is how it ended up.

Welcome, by the way. :D
by itsybitsy
Mon Feb 27, 2023 3:41 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: Heat Pumps are Pants! Second Thread
Replies: 29
Views: 2545

Re: Heat Pumps are Pants!

jennyjj01 wrote: Mon Feb 27, 2023 3:11 pm

May I ask why the thread was replaced? Just curious.
Technical glitch.