Things that have made you happy today 2025

Yeah looks like they should have just sent it to the BBC.

 

I’m not 100% sure, but I vaguely remember that the winter fuel payment can be recouped by tax if the recipient’s income is over a certain threshold. So although it has appeared in your account, that doesn’t mean you keep it, but it may disappear down a different tunnel so that you might not realise that it’s gone… (sorry about the garbled English!)

 

@Golarne, yes, I think the plan is for HMRC to siphon it back from higher rate tax-payers.

 

I will be using my winter fuel payment to help pay for the fuel I use this winter. I am not wealthy, like some of you lot obviously are.

 

I'm still waiting for my payment to hit my bank account.

 

Xmas cards written and stamped. Mustn’t forget to post them

 

The important ones were written a couple of weeks ago, one needs a letter and a stamp, another has a stamp others awaiting visits. Just cards for the neighbours to do.

 

Got my WFP last week, donated to the charity I support.

 

I haven't bothered with cards since we moved here in 2001 as they don't have card shops ... well, they might in big cities which I don't frequent.

 

I've done the same, its called the BBC.

 

I really wish nobody gave me Christmas cards, you feel you have to respond but like birthdays I just think its ............stupid.

 

Bah humbug! I send cards with no expectations of getting one back. I enjoy doing it. I only send them to nice people and not out of a feeling of obligation.

Edit: and they are great means for sending seeds !

 

@pete where we worked we decided that giving cards to those we saw every day was...so we bought one big card and those who wanted to signed it and donated some money. Each year a member of the team would nominate a charity (local so that we could go to them) for the money collected. We raised loads of money for different charities over the years and all were happy with the outcome. Since retirement this became another issue. If others send you a card you sort of feel that you should do so as well and so our card expense increased a lot.
We have some friends that many years ago stopped sending cards and rang their friends for a chat. Wonderful. We have been doing that as well and it is so good to continue talking to friends instead of sending a card.