Which prompted a looksee here also.
Had accumulated dribs and drabs of £50 > £100 Since 1960.s. Maxed out with a whopper This year
Findings based on the last 12months.
Certainly the expect slippage during the last 12.
Average Wins 3/Draw. Average/Month £246 With wins from £25 >> £800. Estimated Interest 5.7% pa.
Started out as just a Safe place to Save. Now a favourite to retain.
Incidentals. Which may be useful
Tried, Tested & Recommended.
#1. Withdraw All old Bonds ie Say circa pre 2000. Certainly Pre 2008.
And Reinvest as a Job Lot.
#2. Invest March.
April & May Have consistently been. Universal Promising Months. Probably due to The NS&I Making a Tax Year Clean Up. And resetting parameters for the new Tax year etc.
Best of Luck Peeps.
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You prompted me to calculate my percentage from this years winnings QeS.
It comes out at 3.75% but there are Decembers winnings to be included…Providing there are some winnings to include…
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^5 OGF. This prompted me to do a Backtrack beyond the last 12 months.
Finding that your 3.75% is closer to the norm. Than the exceptional I quoted.
Which rather typifies That the larger the Job Lot deposit The greater the chance. Than a multiple series of smaller amounts. 
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I’ve gone a little further back and included the last 3 years and found that the interest paid per annum was quite poor…2% ish…This year turns out to be my best year.
It placed some doubt in my mind that perhaps my stash is not doing as well as it should be…
So I’ve been looking around. Apparently some establishments offer up to 4%…But there’s a catch… 
They only really offer 2% or part thereof, they offer a first year bonus…an extra 2% just for the first year, and in most cases this can be variable… 
When you consider the excitement each month, wondering if you hit the ‘big one’ I decided to leave my stash where it is and pay no tax on my winnings, and look forward to retiring to Spain in the not too distant future…
Adios Amigo…
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£150 this month.
Getting a better return than my tax free ISA so far this year
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Nothing for me this month.
Whisper.
I proposed 2 Susie in Sunderland this month.
She waz so De Lighted. She pulled the One Armed Bandit 8 Times.
They all came up.
Im Booking the Anvil at Gretna Green now.
To C. If She.
Can Handle the Anvil Again. Next Month. 
>> 
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£25 t.his month
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A Christmas present of £75 from NS&I…Now who’s the dogs do dahs?
Foxy is…
Are we dancin’ or what… 
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So, are you all chucking your recent winnings into the pot for a big Christmas Party then?
If you are, I’ve got another £200 winnings this month to add to the pot…
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Welcome aboard Boot…
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I think that the only way to establish whether Premium bonds are better or worse than other savings schemes is to add them up over a 12 month period, divide by 12 and post your “twelve month rolling average” of wins.
If that comes to mkore than the interst gained at your bank, Bob’s your uncle!
(please don’t claim that we don’t pat tax on winnings, 'cos we’re taxed on every spend we make)
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There’s also the thrill of waiting to see if you have hit the jackpot Ted 
Like the Lotto, but unlike the lotto where you throw your money down the drain, you get to keep your stake…
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Tonight’s The Night we’re going to have some fun!
I predict that we’ll hear about a new millionaire, on here, tomorrow!
Well it wernt me.
Only £100 this month
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£100 for me too.
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Last month £625, this month only £25. Better than nowt.
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As usual, I was wrong - but I did have 4 wins…all less than twenty squids!