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Elite 11+ shopping and chat thread

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  • Savvybuyer
    Savvybuyer Posts: 22,332 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    edited 1 January 2017 at 12:51AM
    If you have a First Direct bank account you can have a 6% savings account max £300 per month.

    Ah, the problem is getting the plain bank account in the first place never mind the savings. They won't let me open one as I don't have enough income, even though I have thousands of pounds in the bank:( (namely elsewhere). So sometimes it seems you need to have money in the first place to get money:( - and, even if you have money, it needs to be income coming in. The advice given by this site, to get First Direct and then get their savings account, unfortunately, only goes so far. Need to pass First Direct's checks which it appears are more stringent than anywhere first, and I never do so.
  • izzy65
    izzy65 Posts: 2,862 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary
    cjj wrote: »
    No we are alone tonight bubbs for an Indian. Lads out so darnt have a drink unless they are both staying local. Youngest gona text when he knows if he is and then I could have a few Bailey's. I know I'm daft but if anything happened I would like to be able to drive. xx

    Good evening, cjj I have always been the same ever since they were born I always wanted one of us fit to drive just in case, well this Christmas Day is the first one in over thirty years that we have not had to drive somewhere and as ds was coming to us we opened a bottle of perisecco a weak wine mix drink, very nice but still alcohol, so ds's car decided to have a broken fan so no demister and my dh had to strip the dash board to fix it as neither of us could drive him home, lesson learnt just stick to coke😂, hope everyone has a fantastic 2017🍾🍾
    The person who never makes a mistake never learns anything.
  • mrsmac10
    mrsmac10 Posts: 4,676 Forumite
    Happy New Year to the fabulous Elite.
  • Savvybuyer wrote: »
    Ah, the problem is getting the plain bank account in the first place never mind the savings. They won't let me open one as I don't have enough income, even though I have thousands of pounds in the bank:( (namely elsewhere). So sometimes it seems you need to have money in the first place to get money:( - and, even if you have money, it needs to be income coming in.


    That's annoying. There must be somewhere!
    I have dyslexia, so get used to my spelling and grammar :)
    Mortgage pay off date 11/2028. Target 12/2020 :rotfl:
    Current Balance £33921
    Declutter 2123/2016
  • Well Happy New yr etc etc

    1st time in 9 yrs we have not had to have Step son (phew) and OH went to bed early
    I have dyslexia, so get used to my spelling and grammar :)
    Mortgage pay off date 11/2028. Target 12/2020 :rotfl:
    Current Balance £33921
    Declutter 2123/2016
  • Savvybuyer
    Savvybuyer Posts: 22,332 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    And Youngs fish did something


    I'm off to catch some zzzzzzzzzz



    Happy New Year to everyone.

    xxx

    The obvious - why do I never think of anything Young's when trying to think of "obscure" letters like Y?

    There's now bound to be an obvious zed:rotfl:.
  • Tinyshoes
    Tinyshoes Posts: 29,014 Forumite
    Happy New Year to all my Elite friends :beer: and to those that read our shenanigans but stay in the shadows. ;)

    Wishing you and your families good health and happiness for 2017. :A
  • Naebbirac
    Naebbirac Posts: 2,029 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Happy New Year everyone.
    May it be happy, healthy, prosperous and glitchy for all.
    N x
    Sealed Pot Challenge No 9 516 target £250

    2 years 'fag free' :j:D
  • gocat
    gocat Posts: 5,907 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee!
    Happy glitchy glitchy New Year everyone xxxxxxxxxx
  • Savvybuyer
    Savvybuyer Posts: 22,332 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Get ready for one second past midnight! The digital TV does not run live even though it says it does and my accurate clock does not change to the second straightaway, as we have a leap second. Happy New Year!
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