Tell me about your premium bonds...
Tell me about your premium bonds...
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qooqiiu

Original Poster:

753 posts

223 months

Tuesday 17th November 2009
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How many do you have?

How long have you held them for?

How much do you win?


Puggit

49,527 posts

274 months

Tuesday 17th November 2009
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Nothing to tell - waste of time frown

Wish I'd put the money in shares last year when I thought about it...

steveo3002

11,135 posts

200 months

Tuesday 17th November 2009
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30 grands worth ..2 years

get £50 /£25 most months ..best win so far was £150 iirc

ShadownINja

79,718 posts

308 months

Tuesday 17th November 2009
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5 years, lots, got equivalent of about 0.5% return per year.

TheEnd

15,370 posts

214 months

Tuesday 17th November 2009
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I've got 10k i think, and i used to get 50 or so every other month on average, but don't think i've had anything back this year at all.

Should really put that money to work, but it's nice and safe, and has a minute chance of winning a million.
I'd probably describe it as the equivalent of a garden shed where you can leave stuff you want just to be lazy.

Rouleur

7,381 posts

215 months

Tuesday 17th November 2009
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£30k
3-4 years
Feck all these days, about 1/4 of what I used to win

Rach*

8,824 posts

242 months

Tuesday 17th November 2009
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Think I've got £50 from my Christening, I've won £50 in 28 years! laugh

blank

3,727 posts

214 months

Tuesday 17th November 2009
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£2k
3 years (I think)
Only win is £25 this month.

priley

521 posts

214 months

Tuesday 17th November 2009
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5k
5 months
£25

Col 666

1,078 posts

239 months

Tuesday 17th November 2009
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10k.
12 Months.
March £50, Aug £25, Sep £25, Oct £50, Nov £25.

cslgirl

2,215 posts

246 months

Wednesday 18th November 2009
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19k
11 months
about £100 in total

henrycrun

2,473 posts

266 months

Friday 20th November 2009
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Do PB prizes tend to be more frequent at the beginning and then tail off with time ?

cslgirl

2,215 posts

246 months

Friday 20th November 2009
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Had £25 again this month.

I had a win of £25 last month as well and then before that, it was spread out. Probably every 3 months but I can't say there would be a particular pattern with winning.

RemaL

25,087 posts

260 months

Friday 20th November 2009
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I have some, as do my 2 daughters and we get £25-50 most months

Getting much more than I am in my ISA

shamrock

980 posts

216 months

Friday 20th November 2009
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£30k
5 years
started at £600 pa, this year about £200.

Chris_H

1,065 posts

304 months

Friday 20th November 2009
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None since they dropped the interest rate. However, I won £10,000 in June 2007 when I held the max!


ringram

14,701 posts

274 months

Friday 20th November 2009
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Yeah its a bad investment on average. But better than buying lottery tickets, at least you get your money back.
Ok for higher rate payers. Otherwise you are insane and should not invest and use an ISA or something useful instead.

qooqiiu

Original Poster:

753 posts

223 months

Friday 20th November 2009
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Wow Chris_H - June was a nice month for you!

Tell me, when the 10 grand check arrived was it in the same sort of envelope that the 50 quid ones come in?

I emptied my so called 'high interest' savings account last July i now have 16k invested in these bonds. Ive won 4 times since then, all £25 cheques.

A £10,000 cheque eh....very nice smile

MEVILAZY

313 posts

237 months

Friday 20th November 2009
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£100 when I was born 20 something years and won..... £0!

Chris_H

1,065 posts

304 months

Friday 20th November 2009
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qooqiiu said:
Wow Chris_H - June was a nice month for you!

Tell me, when the 10 grand check arrived was it in the same sort of envelope that the 50 quid ones come in?
No, you don't get a cheque for high value prizes. They send you a form to fill in and then credit your bank account direct.