Premium Bonds - Not a bean for months now!!!!

[Oakey]

Yell_M3 said:

Put £1000 into Premium Bonds in Dec 16. Got £50 there. So far much better than in the bank!

That's how they suck you in

[LordLoveLength]

Prizes being cut from May http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38893452

£100k prize cut from 3 to 2 per month, fewer £25k prizes also

[Steamer]

LordLoveLength said:

Prizes being cut from May http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38893452

£100k prize cut from 3 to 2 per month, fewer £25k prizes also

Again?! Jebus H

All I remember is prize fund cuts since 2007 - or am I wrong? When did they last do an increase? (apart from maybe a one-off link to a birthday of the Premium Bond celebration)

Edited by Steamer on Tuesday 7th February 14:01

[fido]

£25. Sigh. I'm moving my PBs to FX fund - need a bit more return.

[curley]

a £500 plus a couple of £25s this month

[Steamer]

Has anyone ever pulled their bonds out then Re bought them again as one block and seen any difference in thier winnings? (I know that sounds a bit bonkers) but I remember hearing a few reports of people winning the first month they bought the bonds.

[madbadger]

Steamer said:

Has anyone ever pulled their bonds out then Re bought them again as one block and seen any difference in thier winnings? (I know that sounds a bit bonkers) but I remember hearing a few reports of people winning the first month they bought the bonds.

Anecdotally it helps. Logically it makes it worse as you pull the bonds out for a month.

[Doofus]

My mum ran a post ofice for a few years about 25 years ago. She claimed that she'd never won anything on her bonds (which she'd had since they were invented), but said that the number of her customers who won in the first three months after purchasing was statistically significant

[DSLiverpool]

To disgusted to post sooner - £120k between three of us (FiL now gone he left them to nephew) and NOTHING AT ALL !!

I may put half of ours into some FTSE dogs if this doesnt improve but I will do a sell / buy back first as a trial

[Zingari]

Another £25 cheque drops in. That's the Indian Take-away sorted

[towser44]

madbadger said:

Steamer said:

Has anyone ever pulled their bonds out then Re bought them again as one block and seen any difference in thier winnings? (I know that sounds a bit bonkers) but I remember hearing a few reports of people winning the first month they bought the bonds.

Anecdotally it helps. Logically it makes it worse as you pull the bonds out for a month.

I've only had bonds since August 2016. I got £25 on £7,000 in January, the bond was one of £250 I had bought in November and so was the first draw that bond had been in. I then got 2 x £25 in February's draw, 1 of those was 1 bond of £450 which I bought in December, so again the first draw that bond had been in. The second bond was one of the original £6,000ish I had put in August. So 66% of my wins on a smallish pot have been first draw winners.

[crankedup]

Weird thing we find is when we buy bonds they seem to fire up winners nicely although only £25 wins. After a year or so it all dies back to no wins, noticed this time and again.
We are about to buy some more, fingers crossed.

[HappySilver]

I bought £10k six months ago, not won a bean yet.

[Zingari]

I've sussed out it's far more satisfying to spend it on things you want rather than wait for the big one to drop on the mat.

[MX5_Nuts]

Good news from Ernie today..... £1,000

[Steamer]

Blimey that is good! Nice to know someone is picking up something worthwhile winning.

£25 here.

[33q]

Me £0 , Mrs 33Q £25

[nigelpugh7]

MX5_Nuts said:

Good news from Ernie today..... £1,000

Yes that really is good news, congrstulations on your good fortune.

No winners for me this month on the few grand I have left in there, but it's great to know someone has had a good payout!

[lbc]

Not too bad £125

[AyBee]

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3 x £25 and a £50, not bad

3 x £25 this month.

£25 on £50k

3 x £25 on £50k...better!

2 x £25 on £50k

3 x £25

2 x £25. That's 1.63% over the last 7 months

Edited by AyBee on Thursday 2nd March 10:57