€25k invested in prize bonds

scotchy · 04-04-2014 10:14pm

Have about 8K in prize bonds.
Cheque arrived on Wednesday for €50 from last weeks draw.
Just went onto the prizebond site and I've won another €50 today:)

So two wins in a row:P

My last win was €50 last August.

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FoolsGold1 · 04-04-2014 10:47pm

That's NOT BAD - rejoice and be glad (and don't send it back)!

pbwinner · 11-04-2014 2:02pm

Winnings from today's draw: €0
Last win 17th January 2014: €50
Total winnings since Feb 2011 on €25k: €1450

FoolsGold1 · 11-04-2014 10:27pm

Winnings from today's draw: Nil
Last win 4/4/14 €50.

XrayMike235 · 16-04-2014 12:48pm

Winnings from last few draws: €0
Total winnings since Feb 2008 on €18k: €1550

Date of last win: 15th of November (€50)

Nearly 5 months without a win. Where else to put 18K for a year?

Thronegames · 16-04-2014 4:17pm

XrayMike235 wrote: »

Winnings from last few draws: €0
Total winnings since Feb 2008 on €18k: €1550

Date of last win: 15th of November (€50)

Nearly 5 months without a win. Where else to put 18K for a year?

Maybe a managed fund? Irish Commercial property funds are doing well, gone from negative to positive in the last year. Only my humble opinion. Do your own research. I'm in Friends First fund and it's up 4.8% since last November. Been rising consistently every Friday I check. Watch out for annual fees etc. Also some stock market funds might be worth a look but not for me as most are very highly valued now IMO. Good luck.

FoolsGold1 · 17-04-2014 9:37pm

Winnings from today's draw - Nil
Last win 4/4/14 - €50

scotchy · 17-04-2014 11:23pm

scotchy wrote: »

Have about 8K in prize bonds.
Cheque arrived on Wednesday for €50 from last weeks draw.
Just went onto the prizebond site and I've won another €50 today:)

So two wins in a row:P

My last win was €50 last August.

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Another €50 today.....Thats a win in 3 out of the last 4 draws....Am on a roll

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pbwinner · 18-04-2014 1:02pm

Winnings from today's draw: €50
Last win 17th January 2014: €50
Total winnings since Feb 2011 on €25k: €1500

Hit the magic €1500 in 3 years :-P

Cucking Funt · 23-04-2014 1:26pm

Out of curiosity, is there anyway of watching the draw live so to speak?

What time are results reflected on the prize bond tracker?

dman15333 · 23-04-2014 1:58pm

Cucking Funt wrote: »

Out of curiosity, is there anyway of watching the draw live so to speak?

What time are results reflected on the prize bond tracker?

Don't think there is a live draw to watch, I think that there randomly selected by a computer and the results I find are always up before 1pm on the day of the draw.

Cucking Funt · 25-04-2014 12:48pm

well no win on 5000s worth today, being my first draw it was a bit ambitious

pbwinner · 25-04-2014 1:25pm

Winnings from today's draw: €0
Last win 18th April 2014: €50
Total winnings since Feb 2011 on €25k: €1500

FoolsGold1 · 25-04-2014 3:18pm

Winnings from today's draw : Nil
Last win €50 on 4/4/14

Raytown Rocks · 25-04-2014 4:22pm

Nout today
Nout ever
FIrst Draw March 2013

But Im living in hope.

doriansmith · 25-04-2014 5:23pm

Winnings from today's draw: €100 (2 x €50)

First win this year, about time!

Lou.m · 26-04-2014 5:05pm

Hi I just saw this thread.

I was thinking of buying prize bonds this year. I was wondering if people think it's worth it?

I suppose it is somewhere to keep your money etc at least.

I am not well up on finance. I recently paid off some debt and I have some extra finances this year for the first time in a while. It's not a huge amount to some but it is for me. I was thinking of doing this.

Opinions?

Reading up it does not seem to offer much I might be better off just putting it in a savings account. It seems pathetic value really.

Cucking Funt · 26-04-2014 6:34pm

Lou.m wrote: »

Hi I just saw this thread.

I was thinking of buying prize bonds this year. I was wondering if people think it's worth it?

I suppose it is somewhere to keep your money etc at least.

I am not well up on finance. I recently paid off some debt and I have some extra finances this year for the first time in a while. It's not a huge amount to some but it is for me. I was thinking of doing this.

Opinions?

Reading up it does not seem to offer much I might be better off just putting it in a savings account. It seems pathetic value really.

Its mighty craic though in fairness

littlelulu · 06-05-2014 4:08pm

I've had 2 wins of €50 on an investment of €575 since mid 2012 so I'm happy with that. I don't bother checking them online. Its a great kick to see the envelope come through the letterbox.

I see it as more of a lottery than a savings account.

Does anybody know anyone that won anything exciting in it? It just seems to be €50's

FoolsGold1 · 06-05-2014 8:14pm

Winnings from draw of 2/5/14 - Nil
Last win €50 4/4/14

pbwinner · 09-05-2014 1:02pm

Winnings from today's draw: €50
Last win 18th April 2014: €50
Total winnings since Feb 2011 on €25k: €1550

FoolsGold1 · 09-05-2014 5:15pm

Winnings from today's draw - €50
Last win 4/4/14 - €50

pbwinner · 11-05-2014 11:46pm

More chance of a lightning strike than a prize bond win
http://www.independent.ie/business/personal-finance/more-chance-of-a-lightning-strike-than-prize-bond-win-30262516.html

Taylor365 · 12-05-2014 9:52am

pbwinner wrote: »

More chance of a lightning strike than a prize bond win
http://www.independent.ie/business/personal-finance/more-chance-of-a-lightning-strike-than-prize-bond-win-30262516.html

You should all be dead so........

littlelulu · 12-05-2014 10:48am

Taylor365 wrote: »

You should all be dead so........

but none of us have won the top prize so we're all still walking :pac:

TigerTim · 14-05-2014 3:47pm

I had 1000 pounds (pre Euro) to spare about 15 years ago & put it in Prize Bonds & forgot about it. Still waiting for the 1st envelope to drop thru' the door. No luck for me. But hoping I get the big one someday.

T.

littlelulu · 14-05-2014 9:35pm

TigerTim wrote: »

I had 1000 pounds (pre Euro) to spare about 15 years ago & put it in Prize Bonds & forgot about it. Still waiting for the 1st envelope to drop thru' the door. No luck for me. But hoping I get the big one someday.

T.

You forgot about money you have invested :eek::eek::eek::eek:

You must be loaded :cool:

Thargor · 15-05-2014 10:03am

Its worth filling out the form to get PB to check your holdings, I thought Id cleared my account until I got €50 through the door one day, sent them the letter asking them to check and it turned out there was still a few hundred Euro in my name there even though Id told them to cash me out a few months previously.

littlelulu · 15-05-2014 10:11am

Thargor wrote: »

Its worth filling out the form to get PB to check your holdings, I thought Id cleared my account until I got €50 through the door one day, sent them the letter asking them to check and it turned out there was still a few hundred Euro in my name there even though Id told them to cash me out a few months previously.

Where did you get the form?

Seve OB · 15-05-2014 10:12am

New to this thread.

Had €5k in our current account around Christmas so we stuck it in Prize bonds as we might need to get our hands on it and am pissed off with pathetic interest rates on offer in banks.

Won €50 last month, so already we are doing better than any interest we would have gotten in a bank, but the nice thing is that there is an opportunity (somewhere between no hope and Bob Hope) to win a few bob more.

With interest rates so low and the security offered through prize bonds, I think they are a good investment, even if you win nothing, but I wouldn't be putting all my money in them!

€25k invested in prize bonds

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