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premium bonds
Posted: Sat 02 Oct, 2010 1:59 pm
by mikeysaling
premiumbonds seem to have suffered from the big R
the last year my 10 grand has not had a single win - gonna cash em in ! anyone else done this - it seems like you always think well maybe next month.
i dont think so

Re: premium bonds
Posted: Sat 02 Oct, 2010 5:12 pm
by prospero
I've got some from the first issue (1956 I think). Never won a penny.

Re: premium bonds
Posted: Sun 03 Oct, 2010 11:56 am
by Jonny2morsos
The government (NS&I) apply an interest rate of 1.5% to the prize fund.
I think you can do better in a bank/building society except there is always that chance of a big prize which is why so many people hang on to them. Chances of the £1m prize is 40 billion to 1 per £1 unit in bonds
Re: premium bonds
Posted: Sun 03 Oct, 2010 12:06 pm
by mikeysaling
well i deferred the decision until this weekend to see if i came up with anything - big 0 again - so i think its bibi bonds

although my other 'investments'

only pay small interest 10 grand is a tidy sum to lie idle. Maybe ask for the funds in cash and have some retail theapy!!!

Re: premium bonds
Posted: Sun 03 Oct, 2010 1:52 pm
by stcstc
mikey is 10K not enought to build a workshop in the garden so Mrs Mikey will stop giving you grief for damaging the kintchen table??
Re: premium bonds
Posted: Sun 03 Oct, 2010 2:23 pm
by mikeysaling
no problem there - she has a new kitchen ext - i have the old kitchen as a workshop!! and the door locks from the inside

im king o that castle
Re: premium bonds
Posted: Sun 03 Oct, 2010 4:30 pm
by prospero
Mikey. cash'em in and go and buy 10000 lotto tickets.
I dare ya.

Re: premium bonds
Posted: Sun 03 Oct, 2010 5:32 pm
by mikeysaling
thing is - if i win - what do i do with the winnings

Re: premium bonds
Posted: Wed 06 Oct, 2010 12:19 am
by prospero
Re: premium bonds
Posted: Fri 08 Oct, 2010 1:03 pm
by philipsheldon
If I did the lottery, I'd put a 5-er on. As I not done this in about.....ooooooooooo, 15 years, how much have I saved ? Like a Lottery win that !!!

Re: premium bonds
Posted: Fri 08 Oct, 2010 1:30 pm
by mikeysaling
indeed - had i had the benefit of your wisdom 15 years ago - i'd be a rich man what with the mega high interest rates in the banks!!

Re: premium bonds
Posted: Sat 09 Oct, 2010 8:44 pm
by barefaced framer
Don't tell me, you haven't claimed last night's big win yet, on the euro millions
P.S. I won with a £1 premium bond my grandma bought in the sixties for me .........£25
