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  • RedImp_2
    RedImp_2 Posts: 589 Forumite
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    MikeJXE said:
    Zero for me, I was never lucky so I withdrew my max holding 

    Now I'm being paid £312 a month in interest 

    Every month 
    What account do you have pays 7.5%?
  • RedImp_2
    RedImp_2 Posts: 589 Forumite
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    Swipe said:
    I'd rather not think about how much interest I've lost out on vs savings accounts (even after tax) by holding the max holding for the last couple of years.
    I guess a year ago or more you would be earning not much either way 
  • Sp363
    Sp363 Posts: 9 Forumite
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    Another £0 on £15k. That makes a total of £25 over the past 7 months..I had better luck when rates were nonexistent. I’ll be moving all the money out this month
  • MikeJXE
    MikeJXE Posts: 3,927 Forumite
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    RedImp_2 said:
    MikeJXE said:
    Zero for me, I was never lucky so I withdrew my max holding 

    Now I'm being paid £312 a month in interest 

    Every month 
    What account do you have pays 7.5%?
    Yeah sorry I didn't even think about the other £10,000 that makes up that sum 
  • lr1277
    lr1277 Posts: 2,205 Forumite
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    1 x £50 on a £32k holding. :(
  • MrFrugalFever
    MrFrugalFever Posts: 1,301 Forumite
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    Sp363 said:
    Another £0 on £15k. That makes a total of £25 over the past 7 months..I had better luck when rates were nonexistent. I’ll be moving all the money out this month
    Absolutely, you'll make more than £25pm on a top EA/IA savings account (circa. 5%AER). OK so you'll lose the opportunity to scoop £1mil but.....depends how much of a gambler you are!
    If you believe you can, you will. If you believe you can't, you won't.

    Secured/Unsecured loans x 1 
    Credit Cards x 8 (total limit £55,050)
    Creation FS Retail Account x 1
    Creation Credit Sale 0% x 1 = £112.50pm x 20 mths
    0% Overdraft x 1 (£0 / £250)
    Mortgage Outstanding - £137,707.00 (Payment 13/360)
    Total Debt = £7,400 (0%APR) @ £100pm - Stoozing

  • MysteryMe
    MysteryMe Posts: 3,476 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Sadly nothing on full holding  :'(
  • pbryd
    pbryd Posts: 90 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Combo Breaker
    £75 on £12K holding.

    Nice little start to the year.
  • flow2
    flow2 Posts: 38 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Combo Breaker
    both myself and my husband won £50 each on full holdings this month, but won £800 between us last month - swings and roundabouts, as they say.
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