Latest Articles Welcome to Downsizer Leftovers Grafting How to castrate and tail a lamb Birth presentations in lambs Medicine dosages for acute problems in sheep and lambs Little Knitted Pumpkins. nationwide money problem          Downsizer Forum Index -> Downsizing abroad Author   Message Bulgarianlily Joined: 01 Jun 2008 Posts: 1667 Location: South West Mountains of Bulgaria Posted: Sat Jul 31, 10 6:28 am    Post subject: nationwide money problem Share       If you are downsizing abroad and rely as many do on the Nationwide for your cash, given the up to now free conversion rates, bewarned this will stop in November. http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/jul/31/nationwide-flexaccount-charge-withdrawals Vanessa Joined: 08 May 2006 Posts: 8324 Posted: Sat Jul 31, 10 5:18 pm    Post subject:      Thanks for flagging this up! jema Downsizer Moderator Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 26617 Location: escaped from Swindon Posted: Sat Jul 31, 10 6:49 pm    Post subject:      bummer, I remember this from years ago, working out that just taking money out of a Flexaccount abroad was rather cheaper than all the other Foreign currency options I recall trying to get this confirmed by Nationwide who were rather reluctant to admit it really. They would much rather have told travellers cheques. Penny Outskirts Joined: 18 Sep 2005 Posts: 23385 Location: Planet, not on the.... Posted: Sat Jul 31, 10 7:06 pm    Post subject:      That's a real bummer Don't think anyone else does it now do they? Bulgarianlily Joined: 01 Jun 2008 Posts: 1667 Location: South West Mountains of Bulgaria Posted: Sat Jul 31, 10 7:36 pm    Post subject:      No, they were the only ones. I am told that around one million UK pensioners, now living abroad, use flex accounts for their banking, that is a lot of customers to piss off! Penny Outskirts Joined: 18 Sep 2005 Posts: 23385 Location: Planet, not on the.... Posted: Sat Jul 31, 10 7:41 pm    Post subject:      Bulgarianlily wrote: No, they were the only ones. I am told that around one million UK pensioners, now living abroad, use flex accounts for their banking, that is a lot of customers to piss off! On the other hand, that's 1 million customers some other bank could snap up if they had any sense. troyannick Joined: 24 Dec 2011 Posts: 605 Posted: Sun Jan 29, 12 9:48 am    Post subject:      Lil dont know here you bank, Im in the DSK Bank and have two accounts one in lev and one in sterling which is great to swap money when the rates are good then draw from whichevers best at the time.........thats when I have any money. Think BG are in a good position re the euro crisis dont think they should join the euro, I love levs.        Downsizer Forum Index -> Downsizing abroad All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 View Latest Posts   Archive Powered by php-BB © 2001, 2005 php-BB Group Style by marsjupiter.com, released under GNU (GNU/GPL) license.

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