It's time to start digging up those Squirrelled Nuts!!!!

Sea_Shell

3rd month of no wins on the PB's on £40k 

Would have had c.£60 interest by now, if we'd just shoved it in Marcus!!

Bravepants

Sea_Shell said:

3rd month of no wins on the PB's on £40k 

Would have had c.£60 interest by now, if we'd just shoved it in Marcus!!

If it gives you any comfort here's my breakdown of performance on PBs:

Columns are:

Month     Winnings    Running total of holdings

Feb-21	£50	£10,000
Mar-21	£0	£10,000
Apr-21	£0	£10,000
May-21	£0	£10,500
Jun-21	£0	£17,175
Jul-21	£0	£19,675
Aug-21	£25	£21,275
Sep-21	£0	£22,875
Oct-21	£0	£23,875
Nov-21	£0	£23,875
Dec-21	£25	£23,875
Jan-22	£25	£23,875

As of this month total winnings over previous 12 months is £125, equivalent to 0.69% interest rate. Still better than Marcus.

Thought I'd post it here because you queried it Sea_Shell and I thought you might find it useful, but I realise this should be in the Premium Bond thread.

Sea_Shell

Bravepants said:

Sea_Shell said:

3rd month of no wins on the PB's on £40k 

Would have had c.£60 interest by now, if we'd just shoved it in Marcus!!

As of this month total winnings over previous 12 months is £125, equivalent to 0.69% interest rate. Still better than Marcus.

Thought I'd post it here because you queried it Sea_Shell and I thought you might find it useful, but I realise this should be in the Premium Bond thread.

Thanks.   It's just a barren patch I guess.   Hopefully we'll have some wins to "catch up" on the "average luck" 0.9% rate!!

Maybe next month we'll win 5 x £25 ? 

Bravepants

Sea_Shell said:

Bravepants said:

Sea_Shell said:

3rd month of no wins on the PB's on £40k 

Would have had c.£60 interest by now, if we'd just shoved it in Marcus!!

As of this month total winnings over previous 12 months is £125, equivalent to 0.69% interest rate. Still better than Marcus.

Thought I'd post it here because you queried it Sea_Shell and I thought you might find it useful, but I realise this should be in the Premium Bond thread.

Thanks.   It's just a barren patch I guess.   Hopefully we'll have some wins to "catch up" on the "average luck" 0.9% rate!!

Maybe next month we'll win 5 x £25 ? 

Yes, I think that's definitely the way to look at PBs.

Stubod

..we have both maxed out on our PBs, and average around the headline rate. Most years we get a month or maybe 2 with no "winnings", but with avergae luck it should even itself out over time...hang on in there!!

Dizee123

Well the good news this morning is that I have won 2 x £25 prizes on my premium bonds (holding of £14.3K).  Hadn't won anything for a few months.  Unfortunately, the bad news is that the pump on our heating system has just broken yesterday so our plumber is off to source a new one.  The lord giveth and he taketh away again!  Typical that he always taketh away more than he giveth .

atush

westv said:

atush said:

Audaxer said:

We usually stay in self catering and have been disappointed at times when the accommodation was reasonably priced and looked good on the website, but they didn't do the basics well, like for example tired-looking kitchen appliances and lack a lot of basic utensils etc.  We are prepared to pay a bit more for better accommodation but even some so-called luxury accommodation has also been disappointing as regards the basics. 

I wasn't previously aware of Darwin Escapes, but I do like the look of that accommodation. I see that they have various sites throughout the country and most lodges seem to be pet-friendly which is good for us.

And bad for those of us with pet allergies, guess this place wont be added to my list.

If tbe place is properly cleaned should it make any difference?

It would cost too much for the clean if done 'properly'.

westv

atush said:

westv said:

atush said:

Audaxer said:

We usually stay in self catering and have been disappointed at times when the accommodation was reasonably priced and looked good on the website, but they didn't do the basics well, like for example tired-looking kitchen appliances and lack a lot of basic utensils etc.  We are prepared to pay a bit more for better accommodation but even some so-called luxury accommodation has also been disappointing as regards the basics. 

I wasn't previously aware of Darwin Escapes, but I do like the look of that accommodation. I see that they have various sites throughout the country and most lodges seem to be pet-friendly which is good for us.

And bad for those of us with pet allergies, guess this place wont be added to my list.

If tbe place is properly cleaned should it make any difference?

It would cost too much for the clean if done 'properly'.

If you can't clean the place properly then should they really be accepting pets?

Sea_Shell

westv said:

atush said:

westv said:

atush said:

Audaxer said:

We usually stay in self catering and have been disappointed at times when the accommodation was reasonably priced and looked good on the website, but they didn't do the basics well, like for example tired-looking kitchen appliances and lack a lot of basic utensils etc.  We are prepared to pay a bit more for better accommodation but even some so-called luxury accommodation has also been disappointing as regards the basics. 

I wasn't previously aware of Darwin Escapes, but I do like the look of that accommodation. I see that they have various sites throughout the country and most lodges seem to be pet-friendly which is good for us.

And bad for those of us with pet allergies, guess this place wont be added to my list.

If tbe place is properly cleaned should it make any difference?

It would cost too much for the clean if done 'properly'.

If you can't clean the place properly then should they really be accepting pets?

Let's face it, I doubt any accommodation steam cleans all surfaces and soft furnishings and sets off a "fumigation bomb" between guests.

So if you're very allergic to dog, then no, it won't be cleaned "properly"

bluenose1

Well hate to brag but I won £25 on my £9k stake. 
I have said before my oh thinks I am too impatient checking and prefers to wait for the envelope through the door rather than check online for his stake of £27k, but between you and me I know he hasn't won anything