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How many bank accounts do you have?

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    9 current (some for interest, some just for switching bonuses), Halifax Help to Buy ISA, 2 regular savers (TSB, First Direct), and 2 Tescos just for generating direct debits.

    I'm about to open a Nationwide Regular Saver too.
  • castle96
    castle96 Posts: 2,998 Forumite
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    All sole. Had a good bash at YB/CB but did not get as many as you.
  • joe134
    joe134 Posts: 3,336 Forumite
    46 between me and wife, and adding more.:eek:
  • starM
    starM Posts: 1,464 Forumite
    10 Accounts

    First Direct - For my wages
    HSBC - DDs & Bills
    Nationwide - Just for recommend a friend incentive
    Nationwide - Opened to obtain MSE £100 offer.
    Yorkshire Bank x2 - Active - waiting for new offers to arrive to switch
    Halifax x2 - For £5pm reward payments
    TSB - Opened for £125 switching offer
    Natwest - Not being used
  • Just counted...19 current accounts

    Will open 4 or 5 regular savers next year to put in spare cash
  • Archi_Bald
    Archi_Bald Posts: 9,681 Forumite
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    34 at the last count. They all have a purpose and money in them.
  • mel48rose
    mel48rose Posts: 513 Forumite
    Uniform Washer
    Archi_Bald wrote: »
    34 at the last count. They all have a purpose and money in them.

    :eek: :eek: :eek:
    If you change nothing, nothing will change!!
  • mel48rose
    mel48rose Posts: 513 Forumite
    Uniform Washer
    joe134 wrote: »
    46 between me and wife, and adding more.:eek:

    How on earth do you keep tabs on that many :eek::eek:
    If you change nothing, nothing will change!!
  • HappyMJ
    HappyMJ Posts: 21,115 Forumite
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    mel48rose wrote: »
    How on earth do you keep tabs on that many :eek::eek:

    Spreadsheets. It's not that hard. I only really use a few accounts such as TSB for contactless transactions.
    :footie:
    :p Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S) :p Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money. :p
  • KxMx
    KxMx Posts: 11,223 Forumite
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    edited 6 December 2015 at 3:07PM
    Three.

    One current account (HSBC) for anything and everything.

    One current account (Post Office) to be used as emergency electronic funds/ savings pot/ save using CC etc - but can't currently use with any confidence because of unresolved faults their end.

    One ISA (HSBC Loyalty) for savings.

    I was too bad at using ISA money for larger purchases (glasses, new PC )then not paying it back or overspending on CC then having to use ISA funds to pay off (I always pay in full monthly).

    I am now paying back via weekly SO and anything else I can scrounge up such as scratch card wins £2+, Cash back £5+, survey pay outs, bagged coins etc.

    Hence opening the PO account (I pay in a small SO weekly and a ratio of the cash from above methods) as i've banned myself from touching the ISA. However as mentioned can't use it currently :rotfl:
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