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How does cashback work on a current account?

A cashback account rewards you for payments you make every month. Learn how cashback is calculated, what qualifies, and what to look for in an account.

Current account vs savings account: how to find the right fit for your finances

When it comes to opening a bank account, you’ll normally be choosing between two options: a current account or a savings account. But what’s the difference? And how do you know what’s the best option for your finances?  

Real Life Money: Your work rights

2020 has shifted the way many of us think about work for the foreseeable future. But with job insecurity on the rise and a shift to more flexible working for many, what do we need to know about our work rights? Our Real Money Correspondent, Laura Whateley, explains.

FeelGood Cook-Along: Family fish and chips for 4 for £16

We know that food is one of those topics that makes the nation feel good. And cooking it on a FeelGood budget? That’s even better! So we’ve teamed up with professional chef Dan to show you how to recreate your favourite restaurant eats at home.

FeelGood Cook-Along: Homemade Veg Biryani for under £5

We know that food is one of those topics that makes the nation feel good. And cooking it on a FeelGood budget? That’s even better! So we’ve teamed up with professional chef Dan Borham to show you how to recreate your favourite restaurant eats at home.

FeelGood Cook-Along: Date night dinner for 2 for under £20

We know that food is one of those topics that makes the nation feel good. And cooking it on a FeelGood budget? That’s even better! So we’ve teamed up with professional chef Dan Borham to show you how to recreate your favourite restaurant eats at home.

FeelGood Cook-Along: Feed the flatmates falafel for under £8

We know that food is one of those topics that makes the nation feel good. And cooking it on a FeelGood budget? That’s even better! So we’ve teamed up with professional chef Dan Borham to show you how to recreate your favourite restaurant eats at home.

How to start a conversation about your debt

StepChange, the UK’s leading debt advice charity, helps over 600,000 people with free, impartial debt advice each year. They see first hand how talking openly about money issues helps people, so we asked Dan from StepChange to tell us more about how to open up and what you can expect from them if you do.

Savings: how to get started in 2020

For many of us, the last few months have been a wake-up call when it comes to our finances. We know we should have savings, but how much should you have and how do you get started?

Payment arrangements: should you take one and what happens next

Our real money correspondent, Laura Whateley explains what you should consider when taking on or extending a payment arrangement The offer of a holiday from repaying your bills for a few months sounds great, right? Not least at a time when extra cash in the savings pot could help cushion you against a dreaded second.

How we have meaningful real money stories with our customers

At Zopa we use in-depth customer interviews to help us understand how we can really help people with their finances. Millie Findlay, who leads these interviews, explain how she makes people comfortable talking about their real money stories and what she does with them

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