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Christmas Saving Accounts??

:xmastree: :xmastree: :xmastree: :xmastree: :xmastree: Can anyone reccommend a good xmas savings account. We had a great one last year that offered o% interest BUT gave you a 10% bonus at the end of the year if you kept it there.

Can't find anything suitable at the moment any one got any ideas?

We are farepak VICTIMS so are nervous.

As a family we are saving about £150 a month
:happyhear YUMMY MUMMY TO HENRY BEAR AGED 10:happyhear
slimming world need to get back to target 25lb to go
Disney World here we come May 2018:j

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  • Kavanne
    Kavanne Posts: 5,093 Forumite
    HSBC do a regular saver at the mo, I think. As do halifax? I have the halifax one from when it was at 10% :D
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  • Doomcow
    Doomcow Posts: 1,729 Forumite
    why not just find a reasonable ISA and stick it in there?

    these christmas saving things are all a big scam anyway - its nothing you cant do alone with a bank account and then some shopping yourself.

    £150 x 12 = £1800, which is half the cash ISA allowance (£3600) per year, so you could save it all up, spend it all and save it again and be no worse off and get a tax free 3% or so on it, and you get to keep in there what you dont spend for future years thus earning futher money.

    maybe look at something like northern rock or yorkshire building society, but check the ISA page on MSE... or alternativly take a look about your town or who you would like to bank with, and check out them individual banks - remember, its not all about the interest % at the end of the day, its also about comfort and stability.

    and if you are trying to save £1000 for a new baby then you can also save in there too!
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  • JimLad
    JimLad Posts: 950 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    £1000 for a baby? What is it a tesco value baby?
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  • MsHoarder
    MsHoarder Posts: 410 Forumite
    If its a disciplined "Christmas Saver" account you need, look at the Regular Savings thread. There's accounts in there intended for that purpose. The Skipton BS one looked quiet good(I have their special saver, which is also good for amounts similar to yours).

    And if you're worried after Farepak, remember that the government guarentees your money in the listed banks/building societies.
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  • lkmc01
    lkmc01 Posts: 967 Forumite
    hey babies are not necessarily expensive. He is three now, but I was 6 months pregnant when I finished my first year at university and moved in with my partner on about 6 quid an hour with just £60 of my student loan left, no savings and no job (just about to finish 4 year course and now considering a Masters).

    We have had everything borrowed and he's a little star. No need to spend £1000's on babies in just a year or 2.
  • wendyphant
    wendyphant Posts: 1,351 Forumite
    Sorry the £1000 is to pay for my drugs for IVF once pregnant I'll worry about the rest
    :happyhear YUMMY MUMMY TO HENRY BEAR AGED 10:happyhear
    slimming world need to get back to target 25lb to go
    Disney World here we come May 2018:j
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