Premium bonds

[tregyblue61]

40 years and still nothing.

 

[flook]

40 years and still nothing.

you need to buy more than 1 mate .....

 

[EforB]

Have had £1500 worth bought over the years since 1960. Won the odd £25, can’t remember the last time. Following B/m advice bought £5k worth in June and already £25 in July and £25 in Aug.
Not enough to retire on yet but good start.
Cheers Bluemooners

 

[East Level 2]

Nowt again this month. Sort it out Pep!!

 

[Blue Boy 63]

£250 for me this month . Much more like it ! This years total comes to £1225 so far .

 

[Blue Maverick]

£250 for me this month . Much more like it ! This years total comes to £1225 so far .

How many do you have ?

 

[chris85mcfc]

How many do you have ?

Probably half a million

Much better ways to invest your money, and these odd £100 payouts are just appeasing people

 

[denislawsbackheel]

£750 since Feb on a £10,000 allocation.
Appeasing?
As I’m fully maxed out on tax free savings and allow@nces any other savings would be taxed.
I’m happy with the return on premium bonds I’ve had for the last three years.

 

[Blue Boy 63]

How many do you have ?

£50,000 mate .

 

[Blue Maverick]

£50,000 mate .

Bloody hell you rich bastard leave me some in your will

 

[Blue Boy 63]

Probably half a million

Much better ways to invest your money, and these odd £100 payouts are just appeasing people

I wish Chris . If i had half a million to invest i`d have retired by now ! I do have money tied up in other investments and realise i could get a better return on my £50,000 but it brings a bit of interest at the beginning of every month .

 

[Blue Boy 63]

Bloody hell you rich bastard leave me some in your will

There`s a rather large queue for it Blue Maverick !

 

[southamptonblue]

I wish Chris . If i had half a million to invest i`d have retired by now ! I do have money tied up in other investments and realise i could get a better return on my £50,000 but it brings a bit of interest at the beginning of every month .

Everyone I know who have £10k or more in Premium Bonds, get a far better return than an ISA. It's less risk than alot of investments.

 

[JASR]

Everyone I know who have £10k or more in Premium Bonds, get a far better return than an ISA. It's less risk than alot of investments.

A cash ISA (now) is up to about 5% (it has been pretty bad for a few years). I am in the lucky position to have maxed out Premium bonds , but after 5 years of that, I've achieved about 1.5% (per year)... so I really don't agree with that. But maybe I'm just unlucky...

 

[chris85mcfc]

I wish Chris . If i had half a million to invest i`d have retired by now ! I do have money tied up in other investments and realise i could get a better return on my £50,000 but it brings a bit of interest at the beginning of every month .

If you've got £50,000 in bonds, and also have other investments, then I think you're probably doing just fine without my flippant advice.

I'm aiming my opinion at those who just have bonds, as I genuinely think you're losing money on the whole if that's your only investment.

 

[Bournemouth Blue]

I was given five Premium Bonds on my fifth birthday, in 1960. Nothing doing so far, but I won’t bother cashing them in

 

[charlie smudgeboots]

£50,000 mate .

When, you get to that figure, if you have reinvest winnings selected. Do they send any wins direct to your bank? Cheers

 

[Champions again in 2012]

When, you get to that figure, if you have reinvest winnings selected. Do they send any wins direct to your bank? Cheers

Yes they do, i'm reliably informed

 

[mr t]

All the big winners always seem to be in fucking Devon and Cornwall and fucking Essex…………….

 

[Blue Boy 63]

When, you get to that figure, if you have reinvest winnings selected. Do they send any wins direct to your bank? Cheers

Yes they do Charlie .