Joshua ByrdAug 1, 2025

So #UpBank is going to start doing the sneaky thing a few other banks do (which should be illegal) where they steal the interest from your savings for that month if you (god forbid) need to use some of your own money during the calendar month, while marketing the theft as "helping you save". I switched from ING to Up Bank because ING started doing this a while ago. Anyway, looks like I'm in the market for a new bank. I'll probably go with Ubank, but happy to take recommendations.

Edit: Ubank are doing the same in October ๐Ÿ™ƒ (thanks @Techn1x)

Edit 2: Opened a Macquarie Bank account. They seem to be the best. 4.50% no strings attached. No fees. Thanks for the recommendations everyone!

Show threadDavid HarveyMar 27, 2023
@donkey @JonathanMosen @explorergrace I came across a platform called #Debut. Since November last year, they changed tack, and are building New Zealandโ€™s first digital bank, similar to #Monzo, #UpBank #Revolut. Iโ€™ve submitted several ideas to the team, including getting onto #Mastodon. https://community.makingdebutbank.co.nz/t/getting-debut-onto-mastodon/283
Getting Debut onto Mastodon

In November, I was told about mastodon, a Decentralised open source Social network made up of servers around the world, called the Fediverse. With recent events and a toxic culture at Twitter, which I am referring to as the Bird site, and algorithms, at Meta and Instagram defining what can and cannot be seen, people in the BLV community are moving to Mastodon in droves because of the openness, and there is a large number of third-party apps that can be used with the service. In other words, Mas...

Making Debut Bank
Show threadDean Lewis๐Ÿง‹Dec 26, 2022

@DavidBurela #ZLEV needs an easier way to pay for #EV drivers too here in #Victoria.

At the moment, it's a bit like, if we asked petrol car drivers to not pay petrol tax on each tank, then save it for the end of the year. Paying #VicRoads quarterly would help "a little", but weekly would match how people pay at the bowser

Using #UpBank - I set an EV tax saver, at the moment, hoping $15 a week automatically transferred does the trick ๐Ÿคž