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  • The banks are in a mess because they loaned money to bad risks and now they want all the bonny coloured marbles to use savers money to offer loans but not give a return them. Someone says complain by walking to another bank, where do I take the exam for office management to keep track of the suggested 10 bank accounts. 5% interest sounds great until you find it has a £5k limit. Possibly a good computer program challenge to someone to get savings onto the banking merry go round

    Most banks are no longer "in a mess".

    But state set interest rates are at record lows. Savers can hardly expect a party.

    If you're incapable of spending an hour a month managing numerous accounts that's a shame. It's hardly difficult though.
  • jimjames
    jimjames Posts: 19,163 Forumite
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    edited 5 January 2017 at 1:23PM
    If you're incapable of spending an hour a month managing numerous accounts that's a shame. It's hardly difficult though.
    I'd say it wasn't even an hour a month. Obviously posting on here is a more valuable use of their time than actually trying to get a decent return - it's certainly no harder than posting here but then some people prefer to complain rather than do something about it.
    Remember the saying: if it looks too good to be true it almost certainly is.
  • Eco_Miser
    Eco_Miser Posts: 5,026 Forumite
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    Possibly a good computer program challenge to someone to get savings onto the banking merry go round
    Done. http://bankaccountsavings.co.uk/
    Eco Miser
    Saving money for well over half a century
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