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Great Expectations.
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Harry | Report | 11 Jun 2015 20:53 |
Make sure you've checked your lottery tickets then... some big unclaimed prizes. |
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Joeva | Report | 11 Jun 2015 18:12 |
Thanks Harry - your posting reminded me that I had £25.00 cheque from Ernie that I hadn't banked ! It arrived several weeks ago but still not out-of-date, so will be off to join the queue at the bank tomorrow :-D |
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Harry | Report | 10 Jun 2015 23:39 |
Thanks Bob. Good for anyone with a big investment but i think most people don't have enough to make a big difference.(and tax free for any winnings) |
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Bobtanian | Report | 10 Jun 2015 23:23 |
I have some bonds which have been paying 2% |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 10 Jun 2015 20:16 |
Interest rates are going to rise during 2016/7 prob. to around 3%. Savers will be happier, mortgage holders less so, premium bond holders will need to consider their position. |
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Harry | Report | 10 Jun 2015 18:33 |
Thank you for the replies. I think they are a reasonable investment. You could possibly be a millionaire or £25 might plop through your letter box. |
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SheilaSomerset | Report | 10 Jun 2015 18:27 |
I get a better return on mine than I could get elsewhere - other than tying up the money for 3 years or more which I don't want to do and it's not enough to farm out to big fund managers, and I have no interest in 'playing' the stock market. I don't have the maximum amount. And I have no intention of leaving my assets to HM govt... :-D |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 10 Jun 2015 18:09 |
as I said they can't or won't do the math. |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 10 Jun 2015 17:46 |
That's what we think Rollo, but a relative has all their savings in Bonds and regularly gets wins. |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 10 Jun 2015 17:29 |
They are a terrible investment. |
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Bobtanian | Report | 10 Jun 2015 12:16 |
in case you don't know, there was a facility where your wins could be immediately transferred into new bonds ready for the very next months draw....... |
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Harry | Report | 10 Jun 2015 11:04 |
Very kind Kandj. Thank you all for the replies. Hope ERNIE comes along and does all you girls a favour. |
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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it | Report | 10 Jun 2015 10:07 |
I bought some when they first came out at £1 each we had a syndicate at work where we all paid a shilling (5pence) a week for 20 weeks and each week one of the 20 in the syndicate got their bond . Bought a few £10 ones too later on |
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Barbra | Report | 9 Jun 2015 23:38 |
Hello Harry .well done spend .it wisely ;-) Barbra x |
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Elizabethofseasons | Report | 9 Jun 2015 22:59 |
Dear Harry |
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kandj | Report | 9 Jun 2015 22:06 |
Best wishes to you to Harry. LOVE your sense of humour!! |
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Harry | Report | 9 Jun 2015 21:16 |
Thank you all for your kind replies. At 82, I think I'll put it in a ten year accumulation bond - for my old age. |
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kandj | Report | 9 Jun 2015 17:43 |
Nice one Harry. Don't spend it all at once! |
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BrendafromWales | Report | 9 Jun 2015 14:12 |
My daughter won £50 in 1960s |
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**Stella ~by~ Starlight**★..★..★ | Report | 9 Jun 2015 13:48 |
I bought lots of them for my son as he grew up and was given money gifts, they never won anything and in the end when he was 17 i drew them out to help him buy his first car. |