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two 123 Lites?

We downgraded our two 123 accounts to 123 Lites -

Is there any benefit in having two accounts or should we just ditch one and keep t'other for the benefits.

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  • Neil_Jones
    Neil_Jones Posts: 9,801 Forumite
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    Not really in all honesty, unless your cashback amounts go over £5, in which case it may be beneficial after May. Otherwise, the only other real incentive is probably a second regular saver.
  • Zero_Sum
    Zero_Sum Posts: 1,567 Forumite
    There wasnt any point to 2 full fat 123's tbf.
    Now that theyve put a limit on the cashback which most wont reach anyway it'll only really impact if you have a mortgage with them.
  • J_B
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    Zero_Sum wrote: »
    There wasnt any point to 2 full fat 123's tbf.


    Unless you had over 20K in them! ;)
  • J_B
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    Zero_Sum wrote: »
    Now that theyve put a limit on the cashback which most wont reach anyway it'll only really impact if you have a mortgage with them.


    We get 4.38 on one a/c and 2.56 on the other - is the limit a fiver now?
  • Zero_Sum
    Zero_Sum Posts: 1,567 Forumite
    :)
    J_B wrote: »
    Unless you had over 20K in them! ;)

    Nope. Youd have been £5 a month better off putting 2nd £20k in marcus.
    You'd have been even more better off putting the whole £40k in marcus & running a single 123 lite account
  • Zero_Sum
    Zero_Sum Posts: 1,567 Forumite
    J_B wrote: »
    We get 4.38 on one a/c and 2.56 on the other - is the limit a fiver now?

    Its £5 per category band. So max of £15 (£5 on the 1%, £5 on 2% etc)
  • J_B
    J_B Posts: 6,998 Forumite
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    Zero_Sum wrote: »
    :)

    Nope. Youd have been £5 a month better off putting 2nd £20k in marcus.
    You'd have been even more better off putting the whole £40k in marcus & running a single 123 lite account
    Thanks, but we've had the 123 for ages and now have Marcus instead :T

    Zero_Sum wrote: »
    Its £5 per category band. So max of £15 (£5 on the 1%, £5 on 2% etc)
    Hmm
    We get (calculator out ...) 5.61 on one and 1.33 on t'other
    Hmm


    :)
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