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Stoozing ish...is it possible?
I was just wondering if it's possible to make a few pennies by transferring money between HSBC accounts. They have a foreign exchange account (I already have other bank accounts with HSBC. If I moved say 1k into the euro account, easy to do online and instant, would it then be possible to move the euros back to my HSBC…
Buying a car and what cover do I get?
Big spending coming up - how best to do it?
We are currently converting a property and are coming to the stage where we are buying lots of big items such as appliances. I'm wondering if we'd be better putting it all on a credit card (or three!) or going interest free store loans - with a view to paying them off quite quickly. Is there a particular card that's…
M&S Bank Credit Card
Free cash abroad for wedding
Starting up!!
Hey guys-i dabbled slightlywith stoozing in the past but missed the real good times and chucked it. However, with Amex churning now a lot harder i thought i'd stick a toe in again and try again. I have an offset mortage so good for a slow stooze and applied for the Sainsburys Dual last night and got 5k with 28 months. Was…
Unauthorised debits
EGG CREDIT CARD PPI Charges
First Credit Cards Advice and Car Hire Abroad
Idea for 0% credit card to pay bills via direct debit
Hi, I recently received a 0% credit card. I have a very good credit score and am not in debt. I want to use this card for all of my everyday spending and ideally bills. However some of my bills can only be paid by setting up a direct debit from a current account. I have a starling current account, which I can top up using…
Which way should I proceed
I have got a Balance Transfer deal for £3900 for 28 Months. 3% fee I owe £6800 which is on a monthly rate of 0.4775% I owe £5300 on a card which is as follows: £1900 0% expires 20/4/2019.. £1200 0% expires Sept 2019 , 0% £1176.00 expires Oct 19 £1000 0% expires October 19 Should I transfer to the card paying the low rate…
shared appreciation mortgages
Options!
Guys! I've only just signed up to this MSE Forum malarkey so I'm a little bit lost! I'm 26 and never had a credit card however I am finding myself in need of an extra £500 next month to cover the rest of a final payment needed to pay off my baloon payment on my car. I don't really know much about balance transfer cards and…
What is best for us to do?
We want to pay off our overdraft which is £900 then close the Account and our Very Account £1600 . Are we best to get a Credit Card or a loan????
settlement offer on miss sold life assurance
We had complaints in for two life assurance policies sold to us in 2001. Told by the complaints manager that if we were successful we'd be refunded all premiums + interest which would equal nearly £20,000. We've now been made a settlement offer of £3700 + interest. The company claims that if we'd had the correct advice…
Barclaycard Platinum Cash Back plus card
MSE suggest the above card, which suits me down to the ground. Spending a good time abroad, foreign currency and purchases abroad are a high priority. However I already have a Barclaycard, and Barclays say you cannot have two cards - fair enough. However when I asked if I could cancel my existing card, and open a…
Is it worth overpaying to top-up?
I've currently got a Santander 0% BT card maxed-out. Unusually, this card allows BTs at any time during the 0% period without any fees being charged, so it's possible to 'top up' the BT balance during the term to keep it maxed out, which I've been doing on a sporadic basis. The minimum BT amount on this card is £100, but…
Advice Needed For Northern Rock Mortgage Shortfall from 2009
Halifax clarity card - why the interest hike during application process?
I applied through M S E today as my saga card is going redundant end of March. The promo on M S E shows interest rate from 18.9%Apr. I did the pre app check on M S E which have me a 95% chance of getting accepted. Half way through the application it tells me it will be 24.9 Apr! I have a fixed secure income own my own home…
Which Credit Card should I get
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