Category: "Money chat"
Payment protection refunded
By Value hunter on Nov 9, 2009 | In In real life, Money chat, Frugal victories | Send feedback »
Thanks to Jo (Curlylox over at chatgames) I put in a claim for some Payment protection insurance on an old loan. Within 10 days, the Alliance and Leicester have written back, knocking the entire amount off the balance plus 8% interest on all premiums… more »
Abbey banking farce continues
By Value hunter on Nov 3, 2009 | In In real life, Money chat, Bad business | 2 feedbacks »
Day 16: Still no access to our account. Promised us on Saturday that an email would be sent to "the back office staff" regarding our account being mixed up when transfering over to their "one time passcode" system (I cringe whenever the word system, is… more »
Abbey telephone banking security
By Value hunter on Nov 2, 2009 | In In real life, Money chat, Bad business | Send feedback »
The Abbey national has now sank to a new low! Not enough that I cannot access my account using Abbey online banking (due to the system being down for two weeks) it's not enough that they didn't ring back after more than an hour on the phone trying to… more »
How much did you spend on food shopping this weekend?
By Value hunter on Nov 1, 2009 | In In real life, Money chat, Common sense, Frugal thinking, Thrifty shopping | Send feedback »
I love watching those TV programs where a "celeb" attempts to help members of the public, with their amazing new found wisdom. I have yet to see a single program that can beat my record for eating prime cuts of meat, plenty of fresh fruit and veg (that… more »
Goodbye mobile phone!
By Value hunter on Nov 1, 2009 | In Money chat, Frugal thinking, Thrifty shopping | Send feedback »
I have had a mobile phone for about 9 years now, the past 7 years, I have been on contracts. I paid £30 per month at first, but for the past 5 years, just £20 per month. This is not because o2 offer great deals, this is because when my contract is up… more »
