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Santander 123 cashback worth it?

Hi,

I wonder if anyone could post ball park figures on the cashback they receive every month on this account if they DONT have a santander mortgage?

Thanks in advance.

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  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
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    I think this varies depending on the bills and spending.
    Is it that difficult to calculate?
    Is the Santander 123 Account Worth it?
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
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    If it earns you more per month than the £2 per month account fee, then yes, it's obviously worth it-if the interest rate is better than you could get elsewhere up to the £20K ceiling. The minimum 2 DD's per month should put you comfortably above that £2 figure.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • Hominu
    Hominu Posts: 1,671 Forumite
    anoncol wrote: »
    I wonder if anyone could post ball park figures on the cashback they receive every month on this account if they DONT have a santander mortgage?

    Just over £4/month (just over £50/year)
    Minus £2/month fee.
    So over £2/month profit!
    (excluding interest)

    Thats just me, if your bills are higher, you could obviously get more cashback.
  • bobo16
    bobo16 Posts: 16 Forumite
    £48 per month

    I have 20k in have £500 standing order goes in one day and out next and 2 dd's one for my 123 credit card and one for £2.00 to the dogs trust.

    So costs me £4 a month ( though would pay dogs trust anyway) don't have bill dd as they are on husbands account and have not yet got round to switching that over as difficult for both to get into a branch

    Also get £9 month on petrol as together we spend about £400 on fuel
  • innovate
    innovate Posts: 16,217 Forumite
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    bobo16 wrote: »
    ..... and have not yet got round to switching that over as difficult for both to get into a branch

    You don't need to go into a Branch to switch a DD. You just get in touch with the company the DD is for and tell them the new sort code and account number.

    Some of these companies allow you to do it online, others do it on the phone, and a small number (Councils, mainly) insist on getting a signed DD form from you.
  • anoncol
    anoncol Posts: 982 Forumite
    bobo16 wrote: »
    Also get £9 month on petrol as together we spend about £400 on fuel

    Is this from the credit card?
  • bobo16
    bobo16 Posts: 16 Forumite
    Yes the £9 is from the credit card
  • davethorp
    davethorp Posts: 1,578 Forumite
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    We get about £8 - £10 a month after the £2 comes off. We probably have higher than average bills though particularly in the communications area which gets 3% back
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