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Credit card refund
I've received a letter from Bank of Scotland advising me that they recently undertook a review of their internal collections process and that following an assessment of my financial circumstance they didn't always take the appropriate course of action when dealing with my account and have offered me a refund covering a six…
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Re Amex Aldi offer
Hi Guys, just added offer from Amex to my card, £10 for £5 back. Can anyone please tell me how I save it to my second, linked card, wife’s, same as shop small?:beer:
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Interest free credit
Hi there, I had a new kitchen fitted last year and intended to pay for it at the time using my AMEX card and then paying the full amount off before I was due any interest(avios points for a large sale). When I was just about to pay it I was offered a years interest free credit for 1 year which I took. That year is coming…
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Consolidate Credit Cards to a Loan
I owe £20,000 on 5 different 0% credit cards and I am finding it hard to keep paying £500 each month to cover the minimum payments. i was wondering if it would be better to have a personal loan even though I would be paying interest so that I can reduce my monthly payments?
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Credit Card Dispute
I have raised a dispute with my credit card, over goods, they have done a chargeback until its resolved. If this doesn't go in my favour, is the next stage to ask for a deadlock letter from my credit card to send to the ombudsmen?
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Would stoozing affect my mortgage application?
I am thinking of stoozing as a way to accelerate my savings. I find that I tend to aggressively pay off credit card debts as I am averse to oweing money. My startegy is to stooze and leave the savings untouched. Then pay off the credit cards with my salaried earnings. Actually, the goal is the get my downpayment together…
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Credit card help please!
I’d like to get a credit card to borrow around £1000 which I could pay off within a few months. but as I’ve never had one before I’m confused on a few things. The Sainsburys one says it’s 0% interest for 31 months. What does this mean exactly? If I spent £1000 using it does that mean I have 31 months to pay it off without…
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Current account switching service question
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Balance Transfer B*lls Up!!
Late last October, following Martin's advice he gave on a tv prog, I applied online for a well-known credit card to take advantage of their generous interest-free period. I transferred the balance from an existing card but, despite the sum showing up on my new card account, the sum owed on my old card showed no change. I…
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Halifax Clarity Card
I have taken Martin's advice and now use this card instead of my prepaid Credit Card when abroad which I am a lot. I have recently started to use it for taking out cash . I have Halifax set up as a payee on my bank app and pay the amount taken out immediately. However I find I am still being charged interest. Also instead…
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Get Nectar points on every small spend + 20,000 free
This is good news. I’ve never really bothered about collecting loyalty points until quite recently and I have stumbled across a way to get a decent amount of Nectar points quickly and daily moving forward. The best way to build them is to get an American Express Nectar credit card, it pays 1 point for every pound spent on…
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My First Credit Card
I have reached the grand old age of 59 without ever having, wanting or needing a credit card, but I'm going to Australia and New Zealand again soon and really need to get one. When I went last time I was shocked by the amount of bank charges I incurred, so I think a credit card is needed. I will set up a direct debit to…
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When to cancel credit cards
I have a number of long term of 0% credit cards. Should I cancel the cards once the 0% period is over and the card has been paid off thus allowing me to apply again at some point in the future Also, would I actually qualify for a new 0% deal if I had previously had one with the same company?
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Getting a credit card when disabled?
Is it possible to get a 0% balance tranfer card when claiming personal independence payments and EESA ?
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Credit card with rewards
Hi All, I am just about to make a big purchase around £9000 and was wondering what would be the best credit card to use to get the maximum rewards/cash back or such like. I have the money to pay the credit card off.
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CC interest query
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Credit Card Charges new ruling
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Effect on credit score
I have been slow stoozing for a while now, building up a debt on an interest-free credit card, and saving the money instead. A few months ago I realised that old-style Stoozing was now worthwhile again, when I discovered a no-fee money transfer offer in my (little-used) MBNA account. I applied for several 0% balance…
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Barclaycard - reduce your interest
Hi all, I couldn't get a balance transfer to move debt from my barclaycard. Interest was on standard rate 18.6%. What to do- I called barclaycard and told them I had been offered 36mths interest free from another company and asked what they could do to keep me as I didn't want to leave them. They offered me 2 years at 6.9%…
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Which card