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New to the Budgeting & Bank Accounts board? Start here
💸 Some threads you may find useful * What's your financial setup? Forumites explain how they organise their accounts * Which simple phrase or motto sums up your budgeting philosophy? * Living with a new partner: organising your finances * An Archived List of Switching Offers * Savings/investment DDs and debit card deposits…
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Cheaper Radio Times Subscription
I was horrified to find my elderly, web-unconnected Mum was paying £128 every 6 months for a Radio Times print subscription, when the standard price on their web site is £65, or £55 if bought as a gift. So I attempted to cancel on the web site and was offered a retention price of £27.50, which I decided to accept.…
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Can I send a UK debit card to my friend to use abroad?
Hi all. Its been a minute since I've been here, so excuse my ramblings. I'll try to keep it short. I pay my friends daughters rent & bills while she is in Greece at university (its complicated) The Greek system is broken. So instead of sending the money via PayPal, I'm hoping that there is an account with ANY UK/Euro bank…
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Barclays petrol cashback
Barclays are offering a cashback of upto £10 per month through it's rewards scheme if you buy petrol from Tesco's. Link with more information - https://share.google/WwImJXVsFG7cz8Kyd
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Lloyds switch for up to £500, 24 February to 30 April 2026
Switch to a new Club Lloyds for £200, or Lloyds Premier for £500. Open a Current Account Online | UK Bank Accounts | Lloyds https://share.google/6K20M5Iy0knuEbtVi https://www.lloydsbank.com/current-accounts.html £200 Club Lloyds switch offer Terms & Conditions. To qualify for the £200 switching offer (“the offer”) you must…
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Open Banking apps – what’s support like if something goes wrong?
I’m looking at using apps/services that connect to my bank account (Open Banking) to help manage money and avoid fees. Before doing that, I’m wondering what happens if something stops working—like transactions not updating or payments failing. In your experience, is customer support from these services usually responsive,…
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iFAST Global Bank - anyone with experience of this UK regulated bank?
iFAST Global Bank - https://www.ifastgb.com/home Does anyone with experience of this UK regulated bank? It looks similar to Revolut in terms of the currency and money transfer services offered but, unlike Revolut, it has a full UK banking license and offers several competitive savings accounts in various currencies.
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Best home budgeting programme please.
Hi all. Many years ago I used microsoft money and then transferred to Home Accountz. That is now going to end at next computer update so I need a new programme. Please help. I like to keep a running record of all my transactions. Some which are regular transactions and across several accounts ie savings & current accounts.…
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£25 Amazon gift card for opening a TSB Spend & Save or S&S Plus account (19/12/2025 to 31/12/2025)
Get a £25 Amazon gift card by doing the following: 1: Click on the LINK (this one is from MoneySupermarket, others may be available). OFFER HAS ENDED. 2: Register your email address with Giftcloud. 3: Click "Continue Purchase" and continue on to TSB and open your Spend & Save or Spend & Save Plus account. - TSB will…
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Will a payment to an old bank account redirect through two switches?
Work have paid an expenses claim, but they've randomly chosen an old bank account rather than the one currently used for salary... I switched out of that account about 18 months ago, and then switched that account a few months ago. All using CASS. I know that payments to old accounts will be redirected to a new account. My…
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BEST iPHONE APP TO ACCEPT PAYMENTS @ CAR BOOT SALE/ MARKET STALL?
Hello All, Can Anyone advise which would be THE BEST APP (for iPhone) to be able to accept payments for my old clothes & shoes that I sell at a car boot sale ? With less charges and also would like to find out if there's one option with * some kind of protection* where a buyer cannot just reverse through their banks a…
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RBS/Natwest Switch Offer from 17th February 2026 to 28th May 2026
New switching offer from RBS/Natwest https://www.rbs.co.uk/current-accounts/switch-your-bank-account-to-rbs.html https://www.natwest.com/current-accounts/switch-your-banking-to-natwest.html Looks to be the same terms for both How to get £150 1. Open a current account and switch to us Apply for a Select or Reward account…
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Any issues with Halifax app?
Anyone having issues with the HFX mobile banking app? It claims I've entered my sign in details incorrectly too many times. When I click through all the information to retrieve my username and attempt to login it displays a message that a technical issue has occurred, logging in again (though I haven't yet) might fix it,…
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Extra checks before sending insurance payouts — worth it or overkill?
Following on from a recent thread I had about Open Banking apps, I’ve been thinking more broadly about payment safety from a cost and error-prevention point of view. In a small claims setup, payouts are usually sent directly to the bank details provided by the claimant. It generally works fine, but there’s always a risk of…
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Anyone managed to use PayPal debit card as contactless payment???
PayPal debit card doesn't work?? I downloaded the new PayPal debit card, added it to my Google Wallet, PayPal say is good to go, tried it today as virtual card but it was rejected twice. Tried my regular bank card which worked fine? Now usually you have to use a physical card and pin to activate a contactless card before…
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Barclays £200 switch offer for opening a Bank Account (10/03/2026 to 28/05/2026)
Barclays have launched a new switch offer for their Bank Account. Excludes anyone who has ever received a switching bonus from Barclays in the past or anyone who had any Barclays current account open on 10th March 2026. T&Cs. Offer now added to the switching archive for future reference.
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Charity bank account
I'm struggling to find a bank account for a local group that I volunteer with. We are a small, limited company which is part of another local charity. We are a limited company because the money we raise from our efforts does not go directly to charity, it provides a service for the charity that owns us. We currently bank…
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TSB £200 bank switch starting 13th Jan 2026
Hi, TSB has launched a new switch incentive campaign today rewarding those eligible with £200 Terms and Conditions https://www.tsb.co.uk/current-accounts/switching-bank-account.html "If you’ve received an incentive or benefit for switching to TSB Bank plc using the Current Account Switch Service since
1 October 2022,…
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First Direct Perks
Seems like a new reward scheme incoming?
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£10 Amazon gift card for opening a Santander savings account (09/12/2025 to 18/12/2025)
Get a £10 Amazon gift card for opening a Santander Edge Saver, Easy Access Saver, Limited Access Saver, Fixed Term Saver, Fixed Term ISA or Easy Access ISA. OFFER HAS ENDED. What you need to do: 1: Use this LINK (taken from MSE, other affiliate links are available - I've listed the Top Cashback affiliate links in this…
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Nationwide New Look
The "improvements" Nationwide have made are far from helpful. I tried to stick with the new version, but a few minutes and a few problem have induced me to switch back. 1 Views are much more spread out/ Much more scrolling needed to reach the section you want 2 Taken away the ability to hover over a menus and see a list.…
