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Zilch dot blank fuck all. But I have had a loan repayed and will now put it back in. Let's see if it changes when I'm maxed out again. :pray:
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My luck is a disease.
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MyLittleStudPony wrote: Mon Jul 15, 2024 11:38 pm
MyLittleStudPony wrote: Thu Apr 04, 2024 2:50 pm
MyLittleStudPony wrote: Sun Feb 04, 2024 2:23 pm Etherium is where the clever money is now.

Also structured notes.
Nawt on the premium bonds this month.

The Ethereum is up about 50% since February though. I'm selling mine now, I'm not hanging on for the BC halving.
The Bald Beast (who seems to have an excellent handle on such things) says now is the time to go meme coin. I've opted for Dogecoin; surely the gold standard of the memes.
The bond markets are tanking!

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1x £50.

There was some excitement yesterday when there was someone in S.Yorks with a similar holding who won £5k, but wasnt us.
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£200 it'll do. 👍
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£25. Funny how I never won anything when i had withdrawn some, but now its back upv to the limit I get a prize again. Looks like its only worth having money in if its to the limit? Are you regular winners maxed out in theree?
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I am, but you can go on the winner's page somewhere and it tells you folks holdings. I've seen big winner's with £100, but ye, more raffle tickets more wins.
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Nothing again for the 2nd month in a row! Holding about £14k
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£50 for me, £350 for the missus this month
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For want of something better to do I've popped some money back into Premium Bonds. They were significantly under performing last time, I'll give it 6 months before deciding whether or not to keep them.
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Well, this month we won that well known stately manor house.....
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Bugger all...👎
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1x £50
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Bugger all. :crazy: Think its the first time i've blanked when maxed out! :wtf: Toys are about to be lobbed! :x
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The wife won £50 from about £9k.
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Unusually, nothing here either.

<edit> wish I had bought a lump of gold a year or so ago instead as I had suggested. Up 45%. Don't know enough about how the transaction works or really have enough capital to make it worth the effort...

One would hope that a premium bond would reflect the value of gold skyrocketing. I guess there are measures in place to ensure that it does not!
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3 prizes totaling £150 so half of my 6 months road tax back! Hopefully win the other half next month!
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1x £50
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£100 each for me and the missus this month, still spectacularly failing to match what we would have earned in interest in a savings account this year ...
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After 2 months of bugger all, we get 7 this month
3 x £25
2 x £50
2 x £100