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

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

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stevensdrs

3,208 posts

199 months

Wednesday 3rd September 2014
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Nowt for me this month.

Steamer

13,846 posts

212 months

Wednesday 3rd September 2014
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Ummmm - seems to be a lot of people getting next to bugger all this month then.

so, was last months rejig of the prize structure a step too far?!

Perik Omo

1,883 posts

147 months

Thursday 4th September 2014
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Zilch on 40k. £25 in 3 months total.

red_slr

17,123 posts

188 months

Thursday 4th September 2014
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Nothing. Nada. Zip.

I remember when you would always seem to get something every month, no longer seems the case.

Pork

9,453 posts

233 months

Thursday 4th September 2014
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red_slr said:
Nothing. Nada. Zip.

I remember when you would always seem to get something every month, no longer seems the case.
Yep, I agree. Its got noticeably worse over a short period of time.

steves106

373 posts

158 months

Thursday 4th September 2014
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£25 on a tiny £550 holding.. Can't complain with that!

TIGA84

5,204 posts

230 months

Monday 8th September 2014
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Funny - I've just stumbled on this thread - my father had the max amount and its declined over a number of years - he's 67 and they were now earning bugger all according to him as opposed to a few years ago when he was regularly seeing a few hundred quid a year.

So he offloaded and bought an XFR.

Pork

9,453 posts

233 months

Monday 8th September 2014
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TIGA84 said:
Funny - I've just stumbled on this thread - my father had the max amount and its declined over a number of years - he's 67 and they were now earning bugger all according to him as opposed to a few years ago when he was regularly seeing a few hundred quid a year.

So he offloaded and bought an XFR.
Which is exactly what the poor IRs are intended to encourage, IMO.

Ozzie Osmond

21,189 posts

245 months

Monday 8th September 2014
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With the wisdom of hindsight, index -linked National Savings would have made a massively better investment.

mark387mw

2,174 posts

266 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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mark387mw said:
mark387mw said:
I'll be the pessimist and predict a win of nothing in the next draw
Hurrah - I'm right, won nothing frown
How bizarre - postal advice arrived today, September draw won £25. Rechecked online checker and sure enough £25 now showing.

How many other 'losers' actually won?

Squiggs

1,520 posts

154 months

Monday 22nd September 2014
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Mrs = zilch
Me = £25
= £375 in 6 months.

untruth

2,834 posts

188 months

Thursday 2nd October 2014
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I dropped a decent portion of savings into NSI last month so I can have fun whilst I save rather than watch a tiny trickle of interest on my ISA. Am under no illusions of it being more lucrative, I just think ISA interest rates take the piss right now so why not have fun with it instead.

£25 this month first time, ERNIE is being nice to me I feel.

Pork

9,453 posts

233 months

Thursday 2nd October 2014
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untruth said:
I dropped a decent portion of savings into NSI last month so I can have fun whilst I save rather than watch a tiny trickle of interest on my ISA. Am under no illusions of it being more lucrative, I just think ISA interest rates take the piss right now so why not have fun with it instead.

£25 this month first time, ERNIE is being nice to me I feel.
Is that for Oct? How have you go that info so early, mine is still showing Sep frown

untruth

2,834 posts

188 months

Thursday 2nd October 2014
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Pork said:
Is that for Oct? How have you go that info so early, mine is still showing Sep frown
Well I've got auto-reinvestment on mine, so it's come up on the statement online. They don't update their bond-checker until tomorrow though as I understand it.

Pork

9,453 posts

233 months

Thursday 2nd October 2014
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untruth said:
Well I've got auto-reinvestment on mine, so it's come up on the statement online. They don't update their bond-checker until tomorrow though as I understand it.
Ooh, clever. Poxy £25 for me after nothing last month. Should just draw it out and buy a car!

DSLiverpool

14,673 posts

201 months

Thursday 2nd October 2014
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I got. £25 by seeing it on the reinvest statement

Pork

9,453 posts

233 months

Thursday 2nd October 2014
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DSLiverpool said:
I got. £25 by seeing it on the reinvest statement
on 3 x £30ks? Ouch!

Steamer

13,846 posts

212 months

Friday 3rd October 2014
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October prize checker website is up.

2x £25

mark387mw

2,174 posts

266 months

Friday 3rd October 2014
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bugger frown

226bhp

10,203 posts

127 months

Friday 3rd October 2014
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Pork said:
Ooh, clever. Poxy £25 for me after nothing last month. Should just draw it out and buy a car!
Having just similarly won £25 i'd be interested in what kind of car you could buy for that, one you can fit in your hand perhaps?