SydneyTangerine
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Often get the odd tickle
Won £50 thirty years ago. But like you had bonds since birth of the Premium Bonds. You have to invest thousands if you want to win anything.I've had one for 65 years, ain't won a sausage.
That’s the think you have to win something to benefit.When you say they are not as good as they were a few years ago it depends which way you look at it they actually scrapped some of the big prize funds (£500,000 and £250,000) but increased the smaller ones like in the £25,000 £10,000 £5,000 brackets so in reality more people are now actually winning but yes smaller prize funds.
I’ve had premium bonds for years and although the most I’ve ever won is only £100 in one month I’ve averaged between £450-£550 per annum which like a poster above says beats any savings account returns hands down.
I’m still waiting after decades.Thank you for all the replies. Bought a few.
This time next year I will be a millionaire no doubt.
Yes stocks and shares ISA’s have done very well, the dividends paid out alone each year, far outweigh any returns on Premium Bonds unless you are very lucky that is.I hold the maximum of 50K and my Mother has 20K.
We have won £75 between us in last 6 months.
The maximum I have ever won is £500 and in previour years won around £300/400 per annum.
Over 20 years around £8K. It is a safe tax free haven but not serious investment.
I haven’t won this month.
On the contrary I invested £7000 in a stocks and shares ISA around 20 years ago.
It is now worth £62K.
NoIs there any admin fees with buying or selling them?
Dave, I bet your bonds are so old they are in the cardboard booklets issued after the war?Must support the old firm.
Dave, when I was running my Sunday side we were desperate to play on Les Knight's superb Prebonds pitch which was as good if not better than most pro team's pitches, Peter Wassall told me to write in to the football committee (which Peter was part of) and basically outlined to me what I needed to do and say to get my side on Prebonds. I was invited to the next committee meeting and bingo we had our contract to play on on the hallowed turf, all thanks to Peter. I would also say his brother Dave was as good a striker as this coast has seen even though he operated a bit before my time. RIP to both of them.I worked Prebonds 1960/1972. It's where I met MrsDP.
We have a few £Thousand and get the occasional prize but happy to leave them there.
They moved to Glasgow many years ago.
Any local footballers of that era would know Pete Wassall, good friend (through football team) of mine.
Pete went to Glasgow when they moved and being the bright guy he was he got promotions and eventually came back home.
Unfortunately Pete died at a relatively early age. I had been in touch with him even when I was down South.
A great guy and friend.
ERNIE actually means Electronic Random Number Indicator Equipment.
Surely that is just a bank or building society ISA.Yes, had a return of much more than I would have in an ISA over 12 months.
RB. As club secretary for a few years, I had close contact with Les, and Pete.Dave, when I was running my Sunday side we were desperate to play on Les Knight's superb Prebonds pitch which was as good if not better than most pro team's pitches, Peter Wassall told me to write in to the football committee (which Peter was part of) and basically outlined to me what I needed to do and say to get my side on Prebonds. I was invited to the next committee meeting and bingo we had our contract to play on on the hallowed turf, all thanks to Peter. I would also say his brother Dave was as good a striker as this coast has seen even though he operated a bit before my time. RIP to both of them.