New Posts For Thread: Does anyone else on here love the Premium Bonds ?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30676225/does-anyone-else-on-here-love-the-premium-bondsCome on, there must be someone else, not just me. What a fantastic racket they are.I don't care if they a more futile bet than trying to find a decent person who will inform on a terrorist in Molenbeek, Brussels. I bet there are some FANTASTIC talesJust done a consolidation from October '16 on £28,500 and profits are £1,875 reinvested....Not that bad, when it isn't tied up, and I actually have three wins of £125, which has to be good!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30676225/does-anyone-else-on-here-love-the-premium-bonds?post_id=559011623#559011623Just done a consolidation from October '16 on £28,500 and profits are £1,875 reinvested....Not that bad, when it isn't tied up, and I actually have three wins of £125, which has to be good!Thu, 19 Mar 2020 16:41:35 -0500Just a bit more than that, but my profits are, for some reason, way over what they suggest as typical!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30676225/does-anyone-else-on-here-love-the-premium-bonds?post_id=559011337#559011337Just a bit more than that, but my profits are, for some reason, way over what they suggest as typical!Thu, 19 Mar 2020 15:59:12 -0500Lady, you have roughly £20K invested.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30676225/does-anyone-else-on-here-love-the-premium-bonds?post_id=559011145#559011145Lady, you have roughly £20K invested.Thu, 19 Mar 2020 15:33:40 -0500Sorry, that's a bit 'in your face....https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30676225/does-anyone-else-on-here-love-the-premium-bonds?post_id=559011119#559011119Sorry, that's a bit 'in your face....Thu, 19 Mar 2020 15:29:53 -0500Not saying how many I got, in October '16, but have only blanked seven times....Wins between minimum £25 and two of £125....Far and away more than any rates, from any financial institution, and the knowledge that your money is safe,and can be backhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30676225/does-anyone-else-on-here-love-the-premium-bonds?post_id=559011101#559011101Not saying how many I got, in October '16, but have only blanked seven times....Wins between minimum £25 and two of £125....Far and away more than any rates, from any financial institution, and the knowledge that your money is safe,and can be backThu, 19 Mar 2020 15:27:24 -0500Probably because it's not like say, the lottery. Premium bonds are fairly tiny amounts compared to the multi millions of a huge lottery win. I have met one person (while I was on a Cunard cruise) that won the Euromillions £1m raffle number as part ohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30676225/does-anyone-else-on-here-love-the-premium-bonds?post_id=559009205#559009205Probably because it's not like say, the lottery. Premium bonds are fairly tiny amounts compared to the multi millions of a huge lottery win. I have met one person (while I was on a Cunard cruise) that won the Euromillions £1m raffle number as part oThu, 19 Mar 2020 11:00:18 -0500I'm not so sure. See the other thread I created that alun brought up this morning. In all my 50 odd years I don't know anyone who has won a very big prize (100k or 1m) and I don't know anyone who knows anyone who has won the biggie either. Considerinhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30676225/does-anyone-else-on-here-love-the-premium-bonds?post_id=559009163#559009163I'm not so sure. See the other thread I created that alun brought up this morning. In all my 50 odd years I don't know anyone who has won a very big prize (100k or 1m) and I don't know anyone who knows anyone who has won the biggie either. ConsiderinThu, 19 Mar 2020 10:56:22 -0500They are a good rock solid tax free investment and you just never know when a chunky win might come along.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30676225/does-anyone-else-on-here-love-the-premium-bonds?post_id=559009139#559009139They are a good rock solid tax free investment and you just never know when a chunky win might come along.Thu, 19 Mar 2020 10:53:46 -0500Only had mine for a few years. First year I got £525 (10 months) and in the past 12 months I've returned £1,600, but that includes the £1k win I had. Investment is £42.4khttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30676225/does-anyone-else-on-here-love-the-premium-bonds?post_id=559009127#559009127Only had mine for a few years. First year I got £525 (10 months) and in the past 12 months I've returned £1,600, but that includes the £1k win I had. Investment is £42.4kThu, 19 Mar 2020 10:52:24 -0500be interesting (geddit?) to see what happens to the prize fund with on one hand base rate of .1% and on the other gilt yields rising.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30676225/does-anyone-else-on-here-love-the-premium-bonds?post_id=559009123#559009123be interesting (geddit?) to see what happens to the prize fund with on one hand base rate of .1% and on the other gilt yields rising.Thu, 19 Mar 2020 10:51:44 -0500