All news on the topic: Savings

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Thousands of savers paid £600 by mistake - but they can keep the cash
NS&I lost £2million by paying the wrong rate of interest to thousands of customers between October and November last year
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Savers missing out on £619 due to common mistake - but you can correct it easily
Atom bank has warned 12.6 million of UK adults still hold most of their savings in a current account - despite saving rates having surged over the past year
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Urgent warning as bank customers have hours left to claim £200 - how to apply
People have just hours to capitalise on a bank hack which will see you £200 of free money, or other perks, with a quick and easy trick
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Savvy woman, 21, saving up £5 notes from age of 16 buys herself a Range Rover
Grace Blake, from The Wirral, spent five years putting away £5 notes, which she kept under her bed, so she could buy a Range Rover, the car her late father drove
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Savings rates are up - now make sure you're getting the most out of your money
Money expert Martyn James runs through everything you need to know about savings accounts, including all the different types of accounts that are available and how to open one now
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Gran steals £25,000 accidentally dropped in account after refusing to return it
Catherine Thomas, 59, of Porthcawl, Wales, callously refused to repay money and spent much of it on holidays, clothes, and home refurbishments for her four children and 12 grandchildren
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Nationwide customers go wild over free £100 payment being paid from this week
Nationwide Building Society is paying £100 into the bank accounts of 3.4million customers after securing £2.2billion in profits - but who exactly is getting the payments?
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Martin Lewis explains ‘stoozing’ credit card trick that could make you £400
The hack was shared in the recent Money Saving Expert newsletter but be warned as Martin Lewis said stoozing was only for the "debt free and financially savvy"
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Premium Bonds explained - how they work and how likely you are to win £1million
Premium Bonds don't work like a normal savings product and are often described as a “cross between a savings account and the lottery” - here's what you need to know
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New saver account opens offering inflation-busting 9% - how others compare
The interest rates offered on regular saver accounts has started to boom with the newest addition to the market paying a rate of 9% - but how do they all compare?
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Martin Lewis fan explains how they made £2,330 after making one phone call
This week's Money Saving Expert "Success of the Week" came from someone only known as Sandra who recently decided to ditch her cash ISA and switch over to another paying a better rate
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New savings account paying 7.5% launches today - pros and cons explained
The new Member Regular Saver from Skipton Building Society allows you to put away up to £250 a month, meaning you could potentially save up to £3,000 and gain interest of £121
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Best savings rates as banks still short-changing customers by £100s each year
The warning from Which? comes after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) wrote to high street banks to ask them to justify their lower savings rates ahead of the new Consumer Duty
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Thousands of teenagers missing out on £2,100 in savings - how to claim cash
Child Trust Funds were offered to children born between September 1, 2002 and January 2, 2011, having been launched by Labour in 2005 - so do you have a forgotten account?
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Savvy mum says she saves £5,000 a year on her groceries thanks to coupons
A savvy mum in Canada said she is part of a community of couponers who help save her an incredible $9,000 (£5,000) every year. Dianne Debarros scours newspapers to help her save the extra cash
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Nationwide is paying out £100 to 3.4 million customers - see if you're due money
Nationwide said the money will come from a £340million pot as part of a new Fairer Share reward, after the building society enjoyed record profits of £2.2billion
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Martin Lewis issues urgent ‘rip off’ warning to everyone with savings
Martin Lewis warned his readers that savers were not utilising high interest rates and that "millions" had cash stuck in savings accounts and ISAs earning under 1%
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Major savings shake-up could hit thousands of savers - see who will be affected
Help to Save is a type of savings account offered by the Government, available to low income workers who are claiming certain benefits - here is everything you need to know
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Martin Lewis fan explains how he got a free £1,000 boost and how you can too
In the recent Money Saving Expert (MSE) newsletter, the MSE team shared the story of Paul who had made the decision to ditch his old Cash ISAs
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Banks could be forced to up interest rates for savers under new rules
Banks have been slammed over the last year for their slow response in increasing their interest rates for savers alongside the Bank of England rises
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Warning as 80,000 young people are unable to access millions in locked away cash
The money is locked away in Child Trust Funds that can’t be touched because the owners don’t have capacity to make financial decisions - instead, families must go through the courts to access the savings
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Homeless man who found hidden savings account urges everyone to do 5-minute test
James Smith was homeless when he discovered a long-forgotten bank account with Natwest containing hundreds of pounds, which help haul him from the streets and into a home
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Martin Lewis’ MSE explains how to get free £1,000 to put toward your first home
Martin Lewis has repeated this advice each April over the last few years as you have to have a Lifetime ISA open for a year before you get the bonus
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7 things every Brit must check in next 5 days - from your savings to pension
Unlike the traditional calendar year, the tax year doesn’t run from January to December - instead, it always starts on April 6 and ends on April 5 the following year
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'I'm a money expert - here's five things to do before the end of the tax year'
Tax year end is just days away, on April 5 - and Brits should make the most of their hard-earned cash through Lifetime ISAs, and checking their pension contributions