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Original poster

Stealth boast of the day ?

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whatdoidonowffs · 05/11/2022 10:23

Has to be leaving this in the machine for the next person to find 😂😂😂

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BessieSurtees · 06/11/2022 08:51

queensonia · 06/11/2022 08:47

If they're self employed, they might need that to pay their tax bill in January

In which case they would be proper rich.

OnTheRunWithMannyMontana · 06/11/2022 09:03

AndStand · 05/11/2022 18:45

@FayeGovan I've got more than that in my current account, and there was no "luck" in it being there. There's years and years of bloody hard work and risking everything to set a business up.
And cheers for hoping we're "fucking miserable" with it. I'm going to be a widow in the not too distant future and I'm thankful for some financial security. But I can guarantee I'll be fucking miserable when DH is gone.
And it's only in the current account temporarily because I'm moving it between banks.

Just ignore it. Unfortunately money jealousy tends to bring out the vile nastiness in people

I'm so sorry about your DH.

ChazsBrilliantAttitude · 06/11/2022 09:10

BarbaraofSeville · 06/11/2022 04:41

Not everyone spends from their current account, many just use them for bills, so the card might not be attached to other payment services or even normally leave the house.

Spending comes out of a different account, much easier to know how much you have to spend, or is done on a credit card that is cleared each month by direct debit.

Plus as others have said, some current accounts pay better interest than many savings accounts so a good place to keep your money.

Or it could be a snapshot and that money could be there temporarily and on its way to pay a house deposit, tax bill or large purchase like a car.

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It was a general point that from a theft risk perspective it is not a good idea to keep large balances in your main current account as that is most vulnerable to theft. It’s advice you’d get from many people who work in banking.
If you have money in a separate high interest current account that you use as like a savings account that’s fine and not relevant. I have multiple current and savings accounts for various purposes but I run my main current account very tightly.

The question is, if someone gets access to your everyday card and pin or other usual payment method will that give them access to the account with the bulk of your savings in it?

If the answer is no - great.
If the answer is yes - move the money

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