Non-motoring > Premium Bonds - Lucky So and So Miscellaneous
Thread Author: zippy Replies: 10
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New Fri 4 Apr 25 15:20 
 Premium Bonds - Lucky So and So - zippy
Dad has a few premium bonds.

For the last 3 years, he's made at least 25% a year on them.

Annoyed as I made <3% so cashed mine in to pay the mortgage off.

He has given me access to his account because I thought his account is lucky and matched his modest savings in his account. His bonds just won a 4 figure sum. Arrgh!!!!

That's 25% in the first 4 months of the year!
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New Fri 4 Apr 25 18:51 
 Premium Bonds - Lucky So and So - Bobby
Bought my new granddaughter £250 of bonds in November.
She won £150 in January!
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New Fri 4 Apr 25 22:17 
 Premium Bonds - Lucky So and So - bathtub tom
They've been a reasonable investment for me, giving, roughly, the same return as any other (when you consider the prizes are non-taxable).

SWMBO, however, got £5K last November. Has she let me forget it?
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New Sat 5 Apr 25 08:57 
 Premium Bonds - Lucky So and So - Falkirk Bairn
Not so lucky Premium Bonds!

Together we have a few hundred bonds dating back 50+ years. My wife's last salary (ever) was some £120 before having our first son - she never went back teaching (80 this year)

We bought £100 bond for him - he is 52 next month and it has never won a penny! We still have the actual paper bond and any winnings are his if any were forthcoming.


In total, what was then 2 or 3 month's salary is now a month's groceries. We have not seen anything in the last 25/30 years on our bonds or his £100 bond.
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New Sat 5 Apr 25 09:29 
 Premium Bonds - Lucky So and So - bathtub tom
MIL moaned that hers never won anything. I asked if she'd ever informed them of change of address - she hadn't. I sorted it out and she got prizes from years back. I was golden boy for a while.
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New Mon 7 Apr 25 07:30 
 Premium Bonds - Lucky So and So - Lygonos
Got the full holding.

Returns have been 4-5%

Best month was £650, but £200 more typical.

Tax-free and won't go down the toilet with Trump's dickmoves.
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New Mon 7 Apr 25 12:00 
 Premium Bonds - Lucky So and So - Kevin
Yup, I've got the max too but last year's return was only 3.6%.

This month was a measly £75.
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New Mon 7 Apr 25 16:30 
 Premium Bonds - Lucky So and So - Boxsterboy
Not a premium bond, but I won £100 Shell fuel voucher (4 x £25). You know, the type of lucky dip/random draw competitions that are advertised at the pumps and you think "whoever wins those?" Well I did! Which was nice.
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New Tue 8 Apr 25 21:33 
 Premium Bonds - Lucky So and So - R.P.
My riding buddy's friend won a BMW R1300GS with a single 2.95 raffle ticket a few weeks ago
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New Tue 8 Apr 25 22:23 
 Premium Bonds - Lucky So and So - Fullchat
I thought the Brooklands Capri was a sure bet. Clearly not :(
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New Fri 11 Apr 25 08:33 
 Premium Bonds - Lucky So and So - Bobby
Since I looked at one of these prize draw things on FB, my feed is now inundated with companies offering tickets for camper vans, bikes, supercars and also very often normal cars like a 3 year old Volvo estate!

So far I have resisted.
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