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Re: The Old Regular Savers Discussion Thread 28/12/24-29/1/26
Interesting that you highlight Darlington. Shame they didn't have a commemorative RS for the 200th anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway this year.1 -
Re: The Old Regular Savers Discussion Thread 28/12/24-29/1/26
Swingometers at the ready! But instead of a swing between blue and red, I like to look at the swing between ISAs and regular savers. As my regular saver collection has built up to the point where I&#…5 -
Re: The Old Regular Savers Discussion Thread 28/12/24-29/1/26
I can travel for free anywhere in Scotland on the buses with my over 60 bus pass. Unfortunately there isn't much in the way of local building societies in Scotland except Scottish BS in Edinbur…2 -
Re: The Old Regular Savers Discussion Thread 28/12/24-29/1/26
Funny, it's still showing on the website as available at 6% and nothing about imminent reduction to 5.75%1 -
Re: Best Financial Decision of 2025
Bothering to login to Virgin Media on the offchance I could change package without having to endure an endless phone call with CS threatening to leave. Surprisingly there was a "click here"…4 -
Re: The Old Regular Savers Discussion Thread 28/12/24-29/1/26
The higher the rate, the more effort I'm willing to go to to open it. Deposit limits are irrelevant for me. The lower the rate, I look at how much effort it is to operate the account (can I do …2 -
Re: The Old Regular Savers Discussion Thread 28/12/24-29/1/26
Usually highest rate, but would go for the highest deposit limit if it is fixed rate (as it’s probably being opened speculatively to an extent.) I’ve just gone for Suffolk branch/post rather than on…1 -
Re: The Old Regular Savers Discussion Thread 28/12/24-29/1/26
They don't have an online easy access account, and the branch easy access account is 'view only' in online banking. It appears the only way of speeding the process up is to make sure y…1 -
Re: The Old Regular Savers Discussion Thread 28/12/24-29/1/26
I always open an account I like the look of right away but missed the Dudley one as I hadn't checked in here for a couple of days so my lesson is never to miss a day. I should know better too as…1 -
Re: I've had confusing pension advice - help!
Predicting / timing the market is generally inadvisable but the fact that 35-15% of the time, cost averaging works out better AND it helps you sleep at night makes it the best strategy for most due …1
