We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide

Savings error in the latest newsletter

The current newsletter has a big heading saying "New Top Quick Fix Savings: 3.5% for 9mths or 3.3% for six"

Unfortunately this is bad advice. People who want to save for 6 months/9 months/1 year would do better to take out a 3 year savings policy with Newcastle at 4% which allows penalty free withdrawals at any time after giving 90 days notice.

The Top Savings article, supposedly updated daily, is likewise ignorant of this great account.

Direct link
Thread discussing it

Comments

  • MSE_Martin
    MSE_Martin Posts: 8,268 Money Saving Expert
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Hi thanks for pointing that out - we remember newcastles last incarnation of this and will check it out and update the article tomorrow am assuming it checks out as you say

    (we hadn't spotted it yet - we try our best, but occassionally things slip away- generally the quickest way to point it out is brokenline AT moneysavingexpert.com )
    Martin Lewis, Money Saving Expert.
    Please note, answers don't constitute financial advice, it is based on generalised journalistic research. Always ensure any decision is made with regards to your own individual circumstance.
    Don't miss out on urgent MoneySaving, get my weekly e-mail at www.moneysavingexpert.com/tips.
    Debt-Free Wannabee Official Nerd Club: (Honorary) Members number 000
  • Reaper
    Reaper Posts: 7,357 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Thanks for the response and tip on how to let you know in future, I wasn't sure how to do it. I had "liked" the thread where it was being discussed but I know that only gets notified to you if enough other people do the same thing.
This discussion has been closed.
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 354.2K Banking & Borrowing
  • 254.3K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 455.3K Spending & Discounts
  • 247.2K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 603.8K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 178.4K Life & Family
  • 261.3K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.