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  • No_6
    No_6 Posts: 835 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    £11 from the late 1960's = 0

    just checked today, on old bonds :(

    hope the new block of bonds work better :)
  • 1 x £25 for me on 24k.
    Total prize amount for the year = £175.
    Hoping that the increased prizes will mean that next year is better.We shall see!
  • TallGirl
    TallGirl Posts: 6,251 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    3x£25 for me on £50
    1x£25 on £45 for OH
    Save £12k in 25 No 49
    PB Win 21 £225, 22 £275, 23 £900, 24 £750 Balance Dec 25 £32.7K  
    Plan to move to Denmark for FIRE by Autumn 2025 “May your decisions reflect your hopes not your fears”
    New diary aiming for fire https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6414795/mortgage-free-now-aiming-for-fire#latest

  • TallGirl wrote: »

    Save £12k in 17 no 93 £9750/£12k _pale_Pay off wasted money £2400/£10k:eek:

    I'm glad you won this month :T, but I'm curious about what the above is supposed to mean? What am I missing here?
    Trying to learn something new every day.

    ;)
  • TallGirl
    TallGirl Posts: 6,251 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    I was in between jobs and frittered=wasted £10k so wanted to save it out of my salery. The other challenge is saving my rental income.
    Save £12k in 25 No 49
    PB Win 21 £225, 22 £275, 23 £900, 24 £750 Balance Dec 25 £32.7K  
    Plan to move to Denmark for FIRE by Autumn 2025 “May your decisions reflect your hopes not your fears”
    New diary aiming for fire https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6414795/mortgage-free-now-aiming-for-fire#latest

  • Dec £25 on £50K :( (Previous: Nov £75, Oct £25)
  • polymaff
    polymaff Posts: 3,954 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    0.105% predicted - 0.1% achieved.

    Fluke. :)
  • melbury
    melbury Posts: 13,251 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    I think it is a shame that the smallest amount you can purchase now is £100.

    The idea was to encourage people to save and parents/grandparents used to buy them now and then as a little investment for their children/grandchildren. However, £100 is quite a large amount (or anyway it is to me).
    Stopped smoking 27/12/2007, but could start again at any time :eek:

  • eskbanker
    eskbanker Posts: 37,686 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    melbury wrote: »
    I think it is a shame that the smallest amount you can purchase now is £100.

    The idea was to encourage people to save and parents/grandparents used to buy them now and then as a little investment for their children/grandchildren. However, £100 is quite a large amount (or anyway it is to me).
    ....but of course the £1 minimum purchase at launch was a substantially larger sum in 1956 money and, according to https://www.measuringworth.com/ppoweruk/, the equivalent value in current day terms using one of the measures (economic power) isn't actually far off £100:
    If you want to compare the value of a £1 0s 0d Income or Wealth , in 1956 there are four choices. In 2016 the relative:
    historic standard of living value of that income or wealth is £22.91
    labour earnings of that income or wealth is £54.85
    economic status value of that income or wealth is £71.92
    economic power value of that income or wealth is £92.14
    Also note that the Ts & Cs confirm that online or regular purchases can be made in blocks of £50 once an account is open:
    42. Where the purchase is made by electronic transfer or under the Regular Purchase Scheme (see paragraphs 28 and 38) the minimum is £50 (fifty £1 units).
  • melbury
    melbury Posts: 13,251 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    eskbanker wrote: »
    ....but of course the £1 minimum purchase at launch was a substantially larger sum in 1956 money and, according to https://www.measuringworth.com/ppoweruk/, the equivalent value in current day terms using one of the measures (economic power) isn't actually far off £100:Also note that the Ts & Cs confirm that online or regular purchases can be made in blocks of £50 once an account is open:

    My goodness that is amazing that £1 equates to £100 now. I didn't think it would be quite that high:eek:

    So now that my grandson already has some bonds, we can buy him £50 worth now and then - is that correct?
    Stopped smoking 27/12/2007, but could start again at any time :eek:

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