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New to the Budgeting & Bank Accounts board? Start here
💸 Some threads you may find useful * What's your financial setup? Forumites explain how they organise their accounts * Which simple phrase or motto sums up your budgeting philosophy? * Living with a new partner: organising your finances * An Archived List of Switching Offers * Savings/investment DDs and debit card deposits…
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Barclays app
I've just got a new phone, and am having trouble with the Barclays app. Luckily I still have the old phone. The chat option doesn't seem to work at all, it just says"We're making improvements, some chat services are unavailable". And phoning doesn't work at the weekend (I phoned yesterday and they were helpful but didn't…
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Halifax Scrapping £5/Cinema ticket Rewards.
i think its worth it's own thread, some info added on to the end of the "slow rewards update" thread... originally posted by pokemaster and thanks to WillPS for: https://becleverwithyourcash.com/halifax-to-scrap-5-reward/
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Couldn’t cancel digital subscription to Deliciously Ella
I signed up for free 7 day trial with Deliciously Ella last Saturday afternoon. I tried to cancel last night (Friday night) clicked on cancel subscription on the website and app several times and then tried to delete my account. I didn’t feel confident that it had happened so emailed them. The money was taken from my…
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Phone on last legs. Which banks apps will be least and most problematic if not deregistered?
My phone is seriously damaged. It works but not reliably or for long. So I need to prioritise deregistering apps. Which banks apps would be most difficult to install on new phone if I don't unregister first from the previous device. Basically which banks apps cause most headache if you lose your phone?
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Coop everyday extra current account
My brother who will be 79 years old next month is thinking of going on a cruise next June and was pricing travel insurance and the cheapest he could get it because of his and his wife's health is £600 approx. If he was to open a joint Coop everyday extra current account and paid the £17 a month until next June and also any…
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Revolut insisting i get my passport renewed
Been using Revolut for just under a year or so now, I get on well with it and like their generous daily interest on my savings. However, suddenly got a email and app messages saying i need to re-submit my ID documents for "regulatory requirements" I thought no bother, got my valid photo card driving license handy. However…
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prepaid cards (MSE advice)
Following the link hear Prepaid cards: best UK offers for 2025 - MoneySavingExpert It clearly states If you're unable to get a bank account, or want a simple way to limit your spending, then a prepaid card is worth considering adding to your wallet. So where are they then?
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Bank Account for Golf Society
Does anyone out there know of a bank account suitable for a Golf Society that doesn't charge a monthly fee? The account would need to accept cash/cheques and bank transfers from members and be able to pay out by card or bank transfer to any Golf Club that the Society plays at. A personal bank account is not suitable, so…
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Pockit prepaid cash card
Anyone used them hear before? If so can you recommend or derecommend them? The reason I ask is because I signed up on there web site. I was told that a card would cost me five pound plus what eve amount I chose to top up with. I was given 3 methods of top up. 1st was by a card, 2nd was by bank transfer, and 3rd was by…
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CO-OP Bank Switch
I wanted to make use of the Co-op £175 switch incentive, so I applied for a current account on 10th September and the earliest they could offer me a switch date was 6th October. I applied for a savings account last week that still isn't showing on online banking, and I also applied for a credit card and am still awaiting…
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TSB bank offer, 1 night hotel stay for 2 people.(Bank switch offer)
I took part in this offer and received an email in March this year inviting me to choose my hotel. Has anyone else done this and can give feedback on their choice.
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Lloyds bank premier account and debit card cash back
Anyway to get cash back by paying money into a savings account with another bank / building society like Yorkshire for example via the debit card or would these be excluded from the cash backs? What would the MCC be?
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Santander free forever bank account changes
Just got a letter in the post that Santander are changing my business account to £9.99 a month. I've had it a very long time and remember Santander trying this move before only to be told they can't because the original sign up material pushed it as being free forever. Does anyone have any thoughts?
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Ulster Bank BEWARE
Seduced by the promise of a good interest rate, and in the absence of any **warnings** on the comparison websites, I opened an Ulster Bank savings account although the process was far more labyrinthine than it usually is when opening an account. I paid quite a lot of money into it. The paying-in process was very easy. TOO…
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Automatic transfer from savings account to current account - how to do?
At present we are with NatWest, with which we just have our joint current account and an ISA. We do all our banking online via the app. We would like to open a savings account of some kind, from which we can transfer each month a set amount into our current account. Is this possible?
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TSB Dream Fund Prize Draw (September 2025)
Launched today. From what I can see after a quick glance through the T&Cs, there are two routes of entry into this. Entry routes: 1: Deposit £5,000 from another bank account (not TSB) into one of your TSB accounts anytime during the promotion period (all of September) and keep it there until at least 1st October. So you…
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Windows 11 and Microsoft Money
New PC arriving with Windows 11 and looking to continue using Microsoft Money on it. Digging around online I see suggestions that both the Sunset Edition and the 2005 edition should run, but each one seems to create some problems some times. I know there are quite a few users of Money on here - any advice on which of the…
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Problems with RBS website
I have a Virgin One flexible mortgage account. RBS has recently closed the V1 website and everything has been moved to the RBS one instead. It doesn't seem to be going very well. Today I logged on to RBS, could access my account but noticed that there are no statements available. Given that we're being pushed to go…
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Santander Edge Explorer
Just about to.open one if these but before I do can anyone see a downside ?? I already have a Nationwide £18 a month Flexplus account which I would close **edit: Just found one - all cover ceases at 75 not that it affects me but may be important for some people
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Chase £100 incentive
I've just got a message from Chase (who I already have current and savings accounts with, but the current account is not my main one). They're offering a £100 Amazon voucher if I make my Chase current account my main income account - i.e. pay my salary (min £1,500) in each month for two months. Either by using the…
