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Regular Savings Accounts: The Best Currently Available List!

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  • friolento
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    edited 21 September 2023 at 9:22AM
    Kazza242 said:
    pookey said:
    Kazza242 said:
    Nationwide Building Society are launching a new regular saver, called 'Flex Regular Saver (Issue 2)', paying 8.00%

    • Deposit up to £200 per month
    • The account is available to new and existing Nationwide current account customers
    • You can make up to 3 penalty-free withdrawals
    • It reverts into an instant access savings account after 12 months
    • The account can be opened and managed online or via Nationwide's mobile app
    It should appear amongst their list of accounts once launched.
    Thanks for sharing.
    Can I apply now and transfer £200 and then set up a standing order from the 1st of October please? 
    Yes, you can open the account now and then setup a standing order from 1st of October. 

    I applied successfully for the Flex Regular Saver (issue 2) account via the Nationwide mobile app and my account has been opened.    
    Also to add as a slight aside unlike many banks Nationwide process internal SOs on non-working days so they would automatically transfer money into the flex regular saver on Sunday 1/10/23 so make sure you have funds in the account to cover it.

    My internal SOs get processed on the next working day.


  • ColdIron
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    Non working days for Internal Standing Orders
    It's been this way for as long as I remember
  • Bigwheels1111
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    edited 21 September 2023 at 9:30AM
    Am I going mad or is £1250.00 a month in Regular savers a bit over board.
    That is £15,000 a year.
    No wonder I have no cash. :D

    First Direct 7% £300 First of the month.

    Skipton 7.5% £250 First of the month.

    YBS 7% £500 First of the month.

    Nationwide 8% £200 First of the month.


  • jim1999
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    Am I going mad or is £1250.00 a month in Regular savers a bit over board.
    That is £15,000 a year.
    No wonder I have no cash. :D

    First Direct 7% £300 First of the month.

    Skipton 7.5% £250 First of the month.

    YBS 7% £500 First of the month.

    Nationwide 8% £200 First of the month.

    Yeah, in the old days I'd tend to find mine were staggered somewhat, so there would be one ending every couple of months and the money would roll over, but with the quick changes to base rate this year I've got loads that started together, so I'll have a lot tied up in ~6 months' time.
  • Section62
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    Am I going mad or is £1250.00 a month in Regular savers a bit over board.

    It would be easy enough to do 10 times that figure, given some dedication to the craft.
  • Bazzalona13295
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    edited 21 September 2023 at 9:40AM
    Am I going mad or is £1250.00 a month in Regular savers a bit over board.
    That is £15,000 a year.
    No wonder I have no cash. :D

    First Direct 7% £300 First of the month.

    Skipton 7.5% £250 First of the month.

    YBS 7% £500 First of the month.

    Nationwide 8% £200 First of the month.


    Thats what I have, plus the Nat West one at 6%.
    I feed them from my EA savings so it doesn't affect me too much.

    Edit - one thing I am catching on to is paying them all as often as possible on the
    1st of the month.
    For a while I've staggered them but guess that just loses me interest even though its sat in a 5.2% account.
  • friolento
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    ColdIron said:
    Non working days for Internal Standing Orders
    It's been this way for as long as I remember

    mine is an internal SO
  • Section62
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    friolento said:
    ColdIron said:
    Non working days for Internal Standing Orders
    It's been this way for as long as I remember

    mine is an internal SO
    The screenshot is of the general 'regular payment' setup page, so they warn that SO's will be processed the next working day.  There's no dedicated internal 'regular payment' setup page.

    The practice however is that internal SO's are processed on non-working days.

    Strictly speaking NW should change that wording, but I doubt they will.
  • Am I going mad or is £1250.00 a month in Regular savers a bit over board.
    That is £15,000 a year.
    No wonder I have no cash. :D

    First Direct 7% £300 First of the month.

    Skipton 7.5% £250 First of the month.

    YBS 7% £500 First of the month.

    Nationwide 8% £200 First of the month.


    The monthly interest from my NS&I bond will feed –

    Coventry first saver £1000.

    First direct £300.

    NatWest  £150.

    All easy accessible, I will give the Nationwide a miss.  




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