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NightSprite · 2017-12-27 20:38:59

Hi There, Looking at several ways to push more of my precious pennies into my ISA account, (which, btw, I'm not sure I'm using correctly but it holds my money, so meh!) I've been hearing about these transactions rounding up services, where you take a purchase and it pushes the rest of the pennies into an investment. From…

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Eco_Miser Posts: 4,986 Forumite

30 December 2017 at 5:33PM

NightSprite wrote: »

Well, I already have a set standing order going into this particular rainy day fund, I was just thinking a few pennies would be the sprinkles.

It's not worth the bother.
Run the numbers, see how much extra you would get, and how many more entries clogging up your statement, then up your standing order to cover it.

Eco Miser
Saving money for well over half a century
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