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How many bank accounts do you have?

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  • surreysaver
    surreysaver Posts: 5,456 Forumite
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    I have at least one with every provider except Starling and Metro (there's probably a couple of others I cannot think of)

    I consider myself to be a male feminist. Is that allowed?
  • oldagetraveller1
    oldagetraveller1 Posts: 1,631 Forumite
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    edited 30 August at 3:01PM

    It's a shame the o.p. doesn't specify Current Accounts in the question.

    As a result of that my submission is incorrect because I included e.g. Tesco Bank, Aldermore Bank etc.. in the total.

    The reason for the poll would be useful too.

  • clairec666
    clairec666 Posts: 1,455 Forumite
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    You can see the results of the poll at the top of this thread, once you have cast your own vote.

    The majority of my current accounts (13 in total) were opened for a switch bonus, topcashback, or to open a regular saver. I only actually use 3 of them.

  • Bigwheels1111
    Bigwheels1111 Posts: 3,370 Forumite
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    edited 31 August at 10:42PM

    I have 7 bank accounts, but with Chase for example I have 4 extra accounts that I use for switching bonuses.

    Same with a couple of other banks, just look to check and I should have voted for 16-20

  • oldagetraveller1
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    "You can see the results of the poll at the top of this thread, once you have cast your own vote."

    Yes, of course you can, but that wasn't my query.

    The question for the poll is ambiguous "How many bank accounts do you have?" which could/will lead to incorrect results. It should specify the type of account.

    I don't know why I voted because the poll seems pointless.

  • Barkin
    Barkin Posts: 1,001 Forumite
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    "You can see the results of the poll at the top of this thread, once you have cast your own vote."

    You can see the results without voting yourself.

    I don't know why I voted because the poll seems pointless.

    I've not voted, for the same reason.

  • Cisco001
    Cisco001 Posts: 4,350 Forumite
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    OP asking how many bank account.

    Not how many current account.

    So it could be 1 current account, 1 easy access saving account, 2 cash ISA, 2 fixed rate bond, and a regular saver, all with 1 bank…

  • Nasqueron
    Nasqueron Posts: 11,741 Forumite
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    I feel these could be used as journalist research, I don't see what OP would be able to do with the data

    Sam Vimes' Boots Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness: 

    People are rich because they spend less money. A poor man buys $10 boots that last a season or two before he's walking in wet shoes and has to buy another pair. A rich man buys $50 boots that are made better and give him 10 years of dry feet. The poor man has spent $100 over those 10 years and still has wet feet.

  • The results are meaningless so, thread should be deleted.

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