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  • pecunianonolet
    pecunianonolet Posts: 1,782 Forumite
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    edited 15 February 2023 at 4:15PM
    Every 0.1% more, regardless of the sum is 

    a) a statement you make towards one bank where you take it from and another bank where you deposit it to
    b) every 0.1% is exactly 0.1% less real loss against inflation and for me nothing else than damage control
    c) most of the EA movements from one account to another (assuming you hold them already even if they are at zero or £1) are so easy to be done that wiping your bottom probably is more time wasted in your life compared to a few seconds operating an app
    d) the evil capitalist in me wants to make sure every £ works the hardest it can
    e) Pecunia non olet. Google is your friend if you don't know ;-)
  • 2010
    2010 Posts: 5,498 Forumite
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    Hope all the rate tarts are keeping an eye on tax.
    Can see a few P800 on there way in October.   :'(
  • Sg28
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    2010 said:
    Hope all the rate tarts are keeping an eye on tax.
    Can see a few P800 on there way in October.   :'(
    With every savings rate rise my wife receives another chunk of my savings!
    Ex Sg27 (long forgotten log in details)

    Massive thank you to those on the long since defunct Matched Betting board.
  • Sg28 said:
    2010 said:
    Hope all the rate tarts are keeping an eye on tax.
    Can see a few P800 on there way in October.   :'(
    With every savings rate rise my wife receives another chunk of my savings!
    Tell me about it. I gave my wife 20k to put in an Isa this tax year to shelter it from the bloody taxman 
  • CYPER
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    Which easy access accounts have standing order payments so I can do drip feeding?

    I opened the 7% First Direct Regular Saver and want to put money into an Easy Access account and automatically move £300 from it to the Regular Saver.
  • SJMALBA
    SJMALBA Posts: 1,083 Forumite
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    edited 15 February 2023 at 5:02PM
    Kazza242 said:
    The Coventry Building Society new savings rates have been added to their website:

    https://www.coventrybuildingsociety.co.uk/member/help/member-support/bank-of-england-base-rate.html

    https://www.coventrybuildingsociety.co.uk/content/dam/cbs/member/pdfs/savings/rate-change-notice-savings.pdf

    There are not many changes this time, but their Limited Access Saver Online (7) rate will be increased from 2.85% to 3.25% (w.e.f. 1st March 2023) to bring it inline with their other Limited Access Saver Online issues.  

    Hopefully, YBS will increase their rates.    
    Disappointing response from CBS, IMO,  though perhaps not surprising, given the 'modest' response from the market as whole to recent base rate rises.  :(

    Also, it seems that Limited Access Saver (Online) (7) went NLA on 9.2.23.

    https://www.coventrybuildingsociety.co.uk/member/savings/closed-accounts.html
  • BooJewels
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    Can I ask something that troubles me - I'm very new to moving money around (on account of never having any before) and only recently opened multiple accounts and some of my money has already done at least a full circle of some accounts.  Do you not worry about something tripping up and getting accounts frozen?  Every transaction I hold my breath worrying it will send up some red flag somewhere.
  • gt94sss2
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    CYPER said:
    Which easy access accounts have standing order payments so I can do drip feeding?

    I opened the 7% First Direct Regular Saver and want to put money into an Easy Access account and automatically move £300 from it to the Regular Saver.
    Chase.

    Though remember, the £300 has to go to your FD current account not directly to the Regular Saver 
  • janusdesign
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    edited 15 February 2023 at 5:04PM
    CYPER said:
    Which easy access accounts have standing order payments so I can do drip feeding?

    I opened the 7% First Direct Regular Saver and want to put money into an Easy Access account and automatically move £300 from it to the Regular Saver.
    I think the FD Regular Saver needs to be funded by the FD Current Account (via SO) - so you'd probably have to auto move the money from the EA account to the FD current account - rather than direct to the RS.
    you should probably have a read of the Regular Savings thread - I think using Chase for funding is recommended there.
  • 2010 said:
    Marcus have raised their rate from 2.5 to 2.8% - including the bonus.
    I was that fed up waiting for Marcus that I moved the lot yesterday.
    2.8% is hardly competing when 3% plus is available.
    I know. I was in the process of emptying my Marcus account when I spotted the rate had gone up this morning!
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