Premium Bonds

[Alastair70]

I’d forgotten that a well meaning friend of my mums bought a couple of quids worth of premium bonds for me when I was born. Roll on over 50 years and an envelope landed on the doorstep today.

I’ve won the princely sum of £100 .

Looking forward to spending it on half a dozen bottles of wine, or more likely, three good ones. Happy Christmas mums friend, you’ve cheers me right up

 

[Clint]

I'm 56 years in and ain't won shyte...I was considering putting a few bob into it.
They recon 20k plus and you might get a good chance.

 

[klaus]

If you have Premium Bonds it's important to keep your address up to date.
My wife has some that go back to the 70s. And all numbers can be checked online.
Alas no prizes so far.

 

[samale]

I'm 56 years in and ain't won shyte...I was considering putting a few bob into it.
They recon 20k plus and you might get a good chance.

Money goes to money Clint. I have won nothing either. I am not bitter about it I promise

 

[Clint]

My friend Bill who is no longer with us had some,think he put 50k in,had regular prizes.

 

[Covrich]

I have some and my girlfriend has a lot.. I win the occasional £50, she wins like £1-200 every month it seems, the other month she won 5k!!!

I think it is one of those things where you can be above or below the rate and shes clearly winning it while the rest of us are below it

 

[samale]

Nice surprise @Alastair70. I have some but not sure how much. I think a few hundred

 

[Clint]

Funny saying that..."money goes to money ".

 

[samale]

Funny saying that..."money goes to money ".

It's used a lot mainly as bit of craic. Anyone wins anything in work normally that's all you hear. We have monthly pay day draws, then a big Christmas draw.

 

[Stu]

My friends at HMRC very kindly sent me a cheque for £325 this morning.

I will ensure it's spent wisely. Almost certainly avoiding duty in some way or another

 

[matt.]

My friends at HMRC very kindly sent me a cheque for £325 this morning.

I will ensure it's spent wisely. Almost certainly avoiding duty in some way or another

Could you mention my name to your pal at HMRC?

Re P Bonds; my brother in law who knows everything says their return is rubbish compared to an ISA. So of course I bought the max and win something almost every month. I'm ahead of an ISA return ATM. But guess it will balance out in the end.
Nowt for nowt as they say.
But the excitement and expectation is good for my karma.
At 71 I need all the excitement I can get.

 

[The Cat]

Plus you can get hold of your money if you need it in 2 or 3 days.

Much prefer premium bonds to savings accounts.

 

[Alastair70]

I’m not sure how premium bonds would ever be seen as financially wise. If the £1 had been put in a simple savings account paying 1% APR it would be worth 2 grand now. Who knows what it would have done in stocks and shares tracker.
Anyway, I’ll be blowing in my local wine shop tomorrow. Woohoo!

 

[Leon103]

Could you mention my name to your pal at HMRC?

Re P Bonds; my brother in law who knows everything says their return is rubbish compared to an ISA. So of course I bought the max and win something almost every month. I'm ahead of an ISA return ATM. But guess it will balance out in the end.
Nowt for nowt as they say.
But the excitement and expectation is good for my karma.
At 71 I need all the excitement I can get.

I rather have put that £50k in a ISA, some good interest rates can still be found.

 

[Davegase]

My total winnings in 2023 were £1950, and this year £1425.
I check each month online and it's something to look forward to,
and there's always a chance of a big one