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My bank manager tried to flog me an Isa last week. I do not know whether to be insulted or flattered...

My bank manager tried to flog me an Isa last week. I do not know whether to be insulted or flattered. It is my own fault really. I went to see him a few weeks ago to talk about mortgage deals and he asked if I had done an Isa yet, and stupidly I said: "No". Mistake. If this had been just after I had seen the buffoon from the Post Office I would have kept my mouth shut. So, on the pretext of talking about new mortgage deals when my current comes up for a review shortly, he got me back in. "You can use your Isa to pay lump sums off your mortgage - I do that every few years. Put a bit of m...

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