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Find out how to choose the right bank account for you. This could be whether you’re trying to decide what type of account best fits your needs or you want to know which account features you should compare. Or you might be considering switching your bank account.

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Choose the type of account that suits your needs

Current accounts

Most people use a current account with a bank or building society to manage their day-to-day money.

It allows you to:

pay bills by Direct Debit or standing order
receive automated payments, such as salary, wages or benefits
have an overdraft, although the bank will need to authorise this
pay for things with a debit card and withdraw money from cashpoint machines.

To help you manage your money, you can:

use the secure bank app, to check and make payments
set up text alerts, to warn you of a low balance.

If you’ve dipped into your overdraft in the past, make sure you check fees and charges for going overdrawn.

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Relationship breakdown, debt and mental health - Caroline’s story

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I suppose I was the archetypal woman. I was working, I met my husband, we got married, we had children. When my marriage broke down, of course I knew we were in debt, but I didn't realise how much debt we were actually in. We were actually in over £70,000 worth of debt, and £23,000 was in my sole name. I was diagnosed with PTSD and I was suffering with depression, anxiety and self harm. Factor debt on top of everything I was dealing with, it was just too much for me to bear. It was so overwhelming. I'd have letters and bills coming through the door. I would put them in the bin. I literally didn't dare open them. I felt so, so stuck. It was only my two children really that were my driving force to keep going, and I've always said if my children weren't there I probably wouldn't be sat here right now. I was in a really, really rock bottom place. Initially I didn't ask for any extra support because I felt really really embarassed, I felt really ashamed. I thought, 'I've got myself into this mess' so I didn't dare ask anybody for help because I thought they were gonna make me feel really guilty, really stupid. And it was only when I realised that there is support out there, and it was so important to go and speak to people, and actually the moment I did start speaking to people I felt like a great big weight had been lifted, and I thought, 'gosh, I wish I'd done this sooner.' So for me, talking to somebody, you know, really helped me see that actually there was a way out of all of this. So I think anybody going through the same thing that I've been through - speak to somebody. Cos that moment you take that first step you will feel like a great big weight has been lifted and you'll suddenly realise that actually you can come out of this, and there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Visit moneyhelper.org.uk/mental-health.

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