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  • Single £25 this month. Was on course for a record year this year but it tailed off at the end and ended being the 2nd best year. 

    24 wins and £700 gives a 1.40% return for the year.

  • gary83
    gary83 Posts: 906 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper
    £50 on 50k for me

    after the first 12 months of holding premium bonds I’ve won 13 prizes, a total of £800. have increased the holding throughout the year so it works out at a 2.09% return 
  • Primrose
    Primrose Posts: 10,720 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    ilselm - Congratulations.  What nice early Christmas surprise!.   There is hope yet for the rest of us !
    Haven't checked mine yet.
  • Sea_Shell
    Sea_Shell Posts: 10,175 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Still no winnings on £40k for a second month.   :(


    How's it going, AKA, Nutwatch? - 12 month spends to date = 2.60% of current retirement "pot" (as at end May 2025)
  • taylornj
    taylornj Posts: 316 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    £50 win on £50k
  • 2x £25 on maximum holdings, gives me a 0.90% return for the calendar year.

    Financial year @ 0.70% so far.

    2020/21 return was 0.97%
    2019/20 return was 0.74%
  • refluxer
    refluxer Posts: 3,395 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    My return for the year was exactly 0.9% - it appears I am 'Mr. Average' !  :D
  • I’ve won £625 in the December 2021 prize draw: £25, £100 & £500 on a current holding of £34,500.

    Total winnings this year: £1,000  :)


  • becky_rtw
    becky_rtw Posts: 8,393 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Nice GA! 

    I got my first £50 prize (just had £25's before) on £26k holding eligible for December's draw. 
  • Bravepants
    Bravepants Posts: 1,656 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 2 December 2021 at 9:45AM
    £25 win on just shy of £24k. First win since August.

    Average holding over January to December: £17760
    Total winnings £100
    Equivalent average monthly income: £8.33
    Average return 0.56%

    So, I'm doing worse than average.

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