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buksida
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johnnyk wrote: Sure you get a misearable 4% (if you're lucky) but that is clawed back by all sorts of service charges that effectively net you little or nothing for the privilage of lending them your dosh.
Oh yes, HSBC have to be the worse at this ... "sure you can give us all your money, we'll just send you a letter every 6 months telling you how much more we're going to charge you for keeping it here".

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Hi all.... this is my worry....keeping my cash in the UK
and hoping my ATM Card works in HH.....etc...

Im abit naive about their charges....Im going to keep my cash
in the UK and live off some of the interest....Savings Interest
is about 4.5%-5% ( Lets say ) but do they take a share away????

Could anyone there help... give me an example or advice....
or should i see some kind of overseas adviser...I Dunno?

Dont want to be sleeping on a full (half!) pillowcase!!

Thanks

Fach.....
The only Geordie in sleepy Cha am since 2009 :cheers:
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All and sundry

Banked here with Bangkok bank now for 5 years

No problems at all and always willing to help

Maybe I'm a Grandfather though :|
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