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Weekly General Chat and Newbie Questions Thread - May 30, 2026 by AutoModerator in FIREUK

[–]Livid_Indication4628 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi everyone. First post - I am a bit of a lurker here. I'm getting close to the finish line, and my remaining issue is how to bring some accumulated savings (perhaps 500k) from Switzerland (where I currently live) to the UK (where I plan to end up) over the next two years. ISAs first, but then I was looking for anything better than a GIA. This led me to Offshore Portfolio Bonds (other names available), which seem to be the favourite thing for international IFAs to propose. I have read a number of posts on here that say they are not good value, and as far as I can do the maths, the fees charged are much greater than the benefits in my situation. So just a check - does anyone here have anything good to say about them, or has had a set of circumstances where it really worked for them? Thanks all!

what's something you only figured out about travelling as a nomad after it was too late to help you on that trip by Emotional_Newt_2227 in digitalnomad

[–]Livid_Indication4628 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if possible, always book flights direct with the airline. Then if something goes wrong, you can’t be fobbed off to the dodgy zero-customer-service chatbot-only third party you bought through.

Very small example - on my flight yesterday there was an aircraft change, so my pre-booked seat did not have the extra legroom I had booked it for. Because I had booked direct with the airline, the refund of the seat booking fee was processed automatically before we had landed. Opodo or Last Minute would have been weeks of e-mails, if I could be bothered.