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  • grebbo
    grebbo Posts: 68 Forumite
    Crikey....I got a bit excited when I saw this:

    £25,000 137EF459633 £30,000 Cambridgeshire £5,000 Mar-08

    I live in Cambs
    Have got £30k holding
    Bought £5k bond in Mar 08

    Bond starts with 137...but turns out to be 137DE :(

    !!!!!!!
  • M3_Sussex
    M3_Sussex Posts: 351 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    The smaller prizes are now available for checking. 3 x £50 and 1 x £100 for me.
  • Dan29
    Dan29 Posts: 4,769 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    4 x £50 :)

    In the first year (Dec 06 to Nov 07) I won £1,000 on a holding of £30,000 - a pretty poor 3.3% return.

    Halfway through this 'year' (beginning Dec 07) I've won £500 which is of course exactly the same return.

    To put this into context £30,000 would earn a standard-rate tax payer £1682.40 in the best 1 year fixed rate account (5.608% after tax).
    .
  • Tye_Twad
    Tye_Twad Posts: 19 Forumite
    nothing for me on 25k holding :mad:

    £450 winnings so far this year

    I see they've dropped the interest rate to 3.40% now....even poorer returns ahead!

    does anyone know of a good monthly interest bond off the top of their head with instant access/little risk?

    I do enjoy p.bonds, but with all the storys on here of people with max holdings winning very little I am finally thinking about other avenues for my money, I am mortgage/debt free. good advice is much appreciated!
  • Jonbvn
    Jonbvn Posts: 5,562 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    Tye_Twad wrote: »

    does anyone know of a good monthly interest bond off the top of their head with instant access/little risk?

    I'm a bit confused by your question. What do you want exactly, a fixed interest savings bond or an instant access account?
    In case you hadn't already worked it out - the entire global financial system is predicated on the assumption that you're an idiot:cool:
  • Gazza666
    Gazza666 Posts: 8 Forumite
    100 for me this month 5300 for the year now
  • grebbo
    grebbo Posts: 68 Forumite
    3 x £100 for me :beer:
  • A sweet little month...

    6x £50 from stoozed funds - hehe!

    Good Luck all...
  • Tye_Twad
    Tye_Twad Posts: 19 Forumite
    Jonbvn wrote: »
    I'm a bit confused by your question. What do you want exactly, a fixed interest savings bond or an instant access account?

    bond was probably the wrong word...an account with interest paid monthly prefferably, reasonably easy access and low risk.
  • trademark
    trademark Posts: 589 Forumite
    x3 £50 for may.

    holding £30,000
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