£1,000 but not for savings account (Please Help!)

Bigguy201_2

Hi everyone, Right I have got £1,000 gained from a particually unpleasent incident were i was seriously injured during an armed robbery at the placed were I worked. Needless to say I dont work there any more and its taken alot of sessions with a psycologist to get over it, and I have recieved some compensation from the criminal injuries compensation authority, but I would like to do somthing with some of it other than a savings account (which arnt really that good anyway). Any ideas would be gratefully recieved no matter how wacky. I just want somthing really positive to come of out this, as no amount of money can take away such a horried experience. Ideally it be nice to make money on it if I can, but not essential. Lets hear your thoughts. And thanks in advance.;)

ShaneUK

Ok, not strictly savings, how about Premium Bonds? Monthly winners from it, and if say 10 years down the line you want "out" you can have your £1000 back

Bigguy201_2

ShaneUK wrote: »

Ok, not strictly savings, how about Premium Bonds? Monthly winners from it, and if say 10 years down the line you want "out" you can have your £1000 back

yeh i did think about that, but wanted something a bit more different

freddysmith

Well this is the Savings & Investing forum.

What are you thinking about?

Bigguy201_2

freddysmith wrote: »

Well this is the Savings & Investing forum.

What are you thinking about?

lol well i dont know, thats why i am here. just somthing different?

freddysmith

Are you prepared to lose it all on some 'wacky' idea?

Pitchshifter

Buy some gold.

opinions4u

Buy 1,000 scratch cards.

Give it to a victim support charity.

Invest it in further counselling sessions if they made you feel better.

Buy Lloyds or RBS shares and a prayer mat.

Evening in a casino where you stake no more than £1 all night and then blow the lot on black with the last spin of the roulette wheel.

Redecorate your house.

Turn your garden in to a vegetable patch and become self sufficient for veggies forever.

Buy a couple of season tickets for your local lower league football club.

Invest it in home energy improvements that can self finance with savings over 3 years.

clairbear_3

sounds like you deserve a good holiday away from it all,bigguy

Bigguy201_2

opinions4u wrote: »

Buy 1,000 scratch cards.

Give it to a victim support charity.

Invest it in further counselling sessions if they made you feel better.

Buy Lloyds or RBS shares and a prayer mat.

Evening in a casino where you stake no more than £1 all night and then blow the lot on black with the last spin of the roulette wheel.

Redecorate your house.

Turn your garden in to a vegetable patch and become self sufficient for veggies forever.

Buy a couple of season tickets for your local lower league football club.

Invest it in home energy improvements that can self finance with savings over 3 years.

thanks for all them, i did think of the scratchcard one, and i actually work for victim support now as a volunteer

Bigguy201_2

clairbear wrote: »

sounds like you deserve a good holiday away from it all,bigguy

yeh, you wanna come