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Regular Savings Accounts: The Best Currently Available List!

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  • friolento
    friolento Posts: 2,544 Forumite
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    All set up and first payment made, SO for the 1st of Feb onward set up as well.
    7 mins from start to finish for £52.
    Got to double figures at last, 10 regular savers.
    Gain of £52.03 only applies if funds otherwise would have received 0.00 Interest if left in 0% account.

    The funds get easy access interest from Santander, its hard to work out the exact figure as saved amount changes
    evey month, Plus its topped un when each RS matures and funds EA acount.

    You can use the MSE Regular Saver calculator. It works out an almost exact figure for you, though it is something between £5 and £6, assuming your remaining 9 deposits will be on the 1st of every calendar month
  • friolento said:
    All set up and first payment made, SO for the 1st of Feb onward set up as well.
    7 mins from start to finish for £52.
    Got to double figures at last, 10 regular savers.
    Gain of £52.03 only applies if funds otherwise would have received 0.00 Interest if left in 0% account.

    The funds get easy access interest from Santander, its hard to work out the exact figure as saved amount changes
    evey month, Plus its topped un when each RS matures and funds EA acount.

    You can use the MSE Regular Saver calculator. It works out an almost exact figure for you, though it is something between £5 and £6, assuming your remaining 9 deposits will be on the 1st of every calendar month
    And most people's Santander 5.2% will have ended long before this YBS

    Hence it's not an accurate comparsion
  • Think I'll pass on this one, running out of available cash plus need to top up my ISA allowance as much as possible.
    Already putting (or trying to) put £500 p/m in YBS Loyalty one so its no hardship.
  • Stargunner
    Stargunner Posts: 1,004 Forumite
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    friolento said:
    All set up and first payment made, SO for the 1st of Feb onward set up as well.
    7 mins from start to finish for £52.
    Got to double figures at last, 10 regular savers.
    Gain of £52.03 only applies if funds otherwise would have received 0.00 Interest if left in 0% account.

    The funds get easy access interest from Santander, its hard to work out the exact figure as saved amount changes
    evey month, Plus its topped un when each RS matures and funds EA acount.

    You can use the MSE Regular Saver calculator. It works out an almost exact figure for you, though it is something between £5 and £6, assuming your remaining 9 deposits will be on the 1st of every calendar month
    And most people's Santander 5.2% will have ended long before this YBS

    Hence it's not an accurate comparsion
    There will be other competitive easy access accounts that you can put your money in, so it is an accurate comparison.
  • Stargunner
    Stargunner Posts: 1,004 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper
    YBS Christmas regular saver is now ready to open. Very quick to do as an existing customer.

    £150 a month until 31/10/2024, return of 6% gross/AER
    It needs to be quick to do, because it will only earn you around £5 more than leaving the money in an easy access acvounr
    However, it could be useful for starting a relationship with YBS if you don't already have one as they are one of the most prolific societies to offer loyalty accounts.
    This is a short term RS with a low max monthly deposit so good for those with limited funds to save.
    Also the £5 is at the current rate gap. As we all know rates are on the downward spiral, that gap may well widen in the next few months. I suspect EA rates will fall sharper than RS rates.
    The rate on the Christmas saver is variable, so if bank rates spiral down, this will likely follow suit as well.
  • Normally, I would pass on this one as the rate is not too attractive. However, will open and put £1 in as a holding account just in case. Natwest and RBS regular savers still pay also 6% gross (6.17% AER) variable on £150 monthly deposit limit with the option to top up via round ups and basically easy access without restrictions. 
  • AmityNeon
    AmityNeon Posts: 1,085 Forumite
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    All set up and first payment made, SO for the 1st of Feb onward set up as well.

    7 mins from start to finish for £52.

    Got to double figures at last, 10 regular savers.

    Gain of £52.03 only applies if funds otherwise would have received 0.00 Interest if left in 0% account.

    Their estimated interest figure of £52.03 is incorrect (as is their AER).

    Assuming daily interest is (1/366): £40.72 - £33.93 = £6.79

          Date   Balance   Days       6.00%       5.00%
    17/01/2024       150     15    0.368852    0.307377
    01/02/2024       300     29    1.426230    1.188525
    01/03/2024       450     31    2.286885    1.905738
    01/04/2024       600     30    2.950820    2.459016
    01/05/2024       750     31    3.811475    3.176230
    01/06/2024       900     30    4.426230    3.688525
    01/07/2024      1050     31    5.336066    4.446721
    01/08/2024      1200     31    6.098361    5.081967
    01/09/2024      1350     30    6.639344    5.532787
    01/10/2024      1500     30    7.377049    6.147541
    ---------------------------------------------------
    31/10/2024              288   40.721311   33.934426
  • I think I've broken it - this should be my 6th or 7th YBS account but for some reason it's blocked from deposits while they 'carry out further checks'
  • Pkman
    Pkman Posts: 86 Forumite
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    friolento said:
    All set up and first payment made, SO for the 1st of Feb onward set up as well.
    7 mins from start to finish for £52.
    Got to double figures at last, 10 regular savers.
    Gain of £52.03 only applies if funds otherwise would have received 0.00 Interest if left in 0% account.

    The funds get easy access interest from Santander, its hard to work out the exact figure as saved amount changes
    evey month, Plus its topped un when each RS matures and funds EA acount.

    You can use the MSE Regular Saver calculator. It works out an almost exact figure for you, though it is something between £5 and £6, assuming your remaining 9 deposits will be on the 1st of every calendar month
    And most people's Santander 5.2% will have ended long before this YBS

    Hence it's not an accurate comparsion
    Skipton have EA 5.5% £3k max 
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