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Budgeting & bank accounts
Archives for October 2010
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Santander £100 for switching
I'd ask Santander, but I loathe speaking to them, so would rather ask here. I've recently opened an account with them to get the £100 for switching. I've just noticed a deposit of £100 with the following reference: 'BANK GIRO CREDIT REF B&B RETURNS, 100 INCENTIVE' Is that them? It looks like it to me and I wasn't expecting…
Amazing-Santander praise
Completely gobsmacked at this. My hubby has a SO set up to transfer ''housekeeping money'' from his Santander account to my non Santander account on the first of the month. Now normally I'm lucky if it reaches me in 3 working days as it's more often five BUT today the 1st of the month it has left his account and reached…
Santander £100 Switching Offer
I can't switch my main account as I work for a bank and both the terms and conditions and Santander's own staff seem a little unsure. Will simply setting a d/d up and meeting the funding requirements trigger the payment or should I arrange to 'transfer' a bank account I have with HSBC to be certain? There isn't a d/d on it…
Debit cards and that "electron" tag!!!
Hi All, Having read various posts on the site and contacting the various banks I have come to the conclusion that if you have a basic bank a/c all of the debit cards issued require "electronic" verification of sorts and that if the retailers/online purchasing do not have/use that facility then you cannot purchase. I…
personal accounting software
What personal accounting software is out there nowadays? I used to use Quicken and then MS Money in the 1990s, and then my tax affairs got very simple and I didn't have to worry much for several years. Now it's got complicated again, and I'd liike to go back to using software. I've watched Mint.com with envy - for…
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