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€25k invested in prize bonds

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    #92
    pbwinner
    Registered Users Posts: 808 ✭✭✭pbwinner


    Winnings from today's draw: €0
    Total winnings since Feb '11 on €25k: €225


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    #93
    pbwinner
    Registered Users Posts: 808 ✭✭✭pbwinner


    Winnings from today's draw: €0
    Total winnings since Feb '11 on €25k: €225


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    #94
    skippy2
    Registered Users Posts: 393 ✭✭skippy2


    just to add to the debate
    A close relative has invested €60K in prize bonds for the past 12 months and has consistently got cheques in the post all €75, becoming a bit of a joke if she does not get her regular cheque at this stage. So far €2025 in 12 months. DIRT free too...... interesting to see how it continues this year


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    #95
    pbwinner
    Registered Users Posts: 808 ✭✭✭pbwinner


    Winnings from today's draw: €75
    Total winnings since Feb '11 on €25k: €300


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    #96
    maddragon
    Registered Users Posts: 590 ✭✭✭maddragon


    Winnings today €75
    Total winnings on 22k since March 2011 = €375.


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    #97
    maddragon
    Registered Users Posts: 590 ✭✭✭maddragon


    I calculate an anualised interest rate of 2.92%. Not too bad and DIRT free.


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    #98
    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,869 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    If they'd put those 25k's down on basically any AIM share especially the oil explorers after the craziness last week and sold out today or later next week though?


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    #99
    Squall19
    Closed Accounts Posts: 565 ✭✭✭Squall19


    Interesting thread been watching for the last few months and going to follow:D

    If you don't mind me asking how did you purchase the prize bonds?

    Bank draft of 25k to an post or how did you do it.

    I was thinking of putting in 10k in.

    Sorry for the stupid questions.


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    #100
    Hal Emmerich
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,078 ✭✭✭Hal Emmerich


    Squall19 wrote: »
    Interesting thread been watching for the last few months and going to follow:D

    If you don't mind me asking how did you purchase the prize bonds?

    Bank draft of 25k to an post or how did you do it.

    I was thinking of putting in 10k in.

    Sorry for the stupid questions.
    How to buy.


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    #101
    turbobaby
    Closed Accounts Posts: 927 ✭✭✭turbobaby


    Thargor wrote: »
    If they'd put those 25k's down on basically any AIM share especially the oil explorers after the craziness last week and sold out today or later next week though?

    How can you say that?

    I could say what if he had put the funds into the AIM shares before the 'craziness' of last week and lost a packet.

    There's more craziness to come so buckle yourself in...


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    #102
    Max_Charger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,323 ✭✭✭Max_Charger


    Winnings from yesterday's draw: €0
    Total winnings since Aug '11 on €5k: €0
    :(


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    #103
    pbwinner
    Registered Users Posts: 808 ✭✭✭pbwinner


    Squall19 wrote: »
    Interesting thread been watching for the last few months and going to follow:D

    If you don't mind me asking how did you purchase the prize bonds?

    Bank draft of 25k to an post or how did you do it.

    I was thinking of putting in 10k in.

    Sorry for the stupid questions.

    Hi. Yes that's exactly what I did. A bank draft from PTSB and posted it off with the application form.
    Other than the remote possibility (very remote! look at previous post where the calculation was done!) of winning, you would get more leaving it on deposit in KBC or some bank like that. In practice I'm losing approx. €600 a year from interest alone on this amount. But sure, I've decided to leave it for a year (Feb 2012) and then see what to do! Maybe I'll open a poll for this question :-P
    pbw


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    #104
    maddragon
    Registered Users Posts: 590 ✭✭✭maddragon


    Winnings today €0.
    Total winnings on 22k since March 2011 = €375.


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    #105
    pbwinner
    Registered Users Posts: 808 ✭✭✭pbwinner


    Winnings from today's draw: €0
    Total winnings since Feb '11 on €25k: €300


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    #106
    Max_Charger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,323 ✭✭✭Max_Charger


    Winnings from today's draw: €0
    Total winnings since Aug '11 on €5k: €0


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    #107
    pbwinner
    Registered Users Posts: 808 ✭✭✭pbwinner


    Winnings from today's draw: €0
    Total winnings since Feb '11 on €25k: €300


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    #108
    newmug
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,571 ✭✭✭newmug


    I see they're putting the winning prize bond number on the ad on telly now. They must be reading this thread!


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    #109
    Chipboard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 428 ✭✭Chipboard


    We put €40k into prize bonds for 6 months last year and won €75 on around 4 occasions. The amount of money invested in these is huge in my opinion. I agree that €25k isn't significant in terms of the size of the fund.


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    #110
    pbwinner
    Registered Users Posts: 808 ✭✭✭pbwinner


    Winnings from today's draw: €0
    Total winnings since Feb '11 on €25k: €300


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    #111
    daveyboy_1ie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,352 ✭✭✭daveyboy_1ie


    Bought €3,000 of PB's in late July

    So far on the €3,000 invested, total winnings = €0


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    #112
    vedwards
    Registered Users Posts: 244 ✭✭vedwards


    €39.5k two weeks ago: €75 last week


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    #113
    pbwinner
    Registered Users Posts: 808 ✭✭✭pbwinner


    Winnings from today's draw: €0
    Total winnings since Feb '11 on €25k: €300


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    #114
    Max_Charger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,323 ✭✭✭Max_Charger


    Winnings from today's draw: €0
    Total winnings since Aug '11 on €5k: €0

    I hate copy and paste :(


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    #115
    AstonMartin
    Registered Users Posts: 1,313 ✭✭✭AstonMartin


    As inflation is likely in the near future your "investment" will lose value unless you get lucky.


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    #116
    daveyboy_1ie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,352 ✭✭✭daveyboy_1ie


    Bought €3,000 of PB's in late July

    So far on the €3,000 invested, total winnings = €75

    Great feeling when I logged into my bond tracker account yesterday. €75 draw won on Friday, which puts me just about evens for the year on €3K and in reality I am ahead as its been only 4 months.

    Incidently, it says to claim the prize I have to contact them at their address enclosing the winning bond certificate. I thought a cheque is sent to your registetred address. Can anyone advise on this?


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    #117
    Lisa2011
    Registered Users Posts: 444 ✭✭Lisa2011


    Prizebonds bought January €2.5k
    Winnings €75

    €75 won two weeks after PBs were issued and nothing since then. what a shame :(


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    #118
    Lisa2011
    Registered Users Posts: 444 ✭✭Lisa2011


    AstonMartin wrote: »
    As inflation is likely in the near future your "investment" will lose value unless you get lucky.

    Surely that applies to shares and not PBs


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    #119
    m8
    Registered Users Posts: 905 ✭✭✭m8


    daveyboy_1ie wrote: »
    Bought €3,000 of PB's in late July

    So far on the €3,000 invested, total winnings = €75

    Great feeling when I logged into my bond tracker account yesterday. €75 draw won on Friday, which puts me just about evens for the year on €3K and in reality I am ahead as its been only 4 months.

    Incidently, it says to claim the prize I have to contact them at their address enclosing the winning bond certificate. I thought a cheque is sent to your registetred address. Can anyone advise on this?


    From the Faq on the site.
    How do I know if I've won a prize?
    All prize winners are contacted following each draw. In order to maintain confidentiality and security, correspondence is sent in plain envelopes. Unless you request otherwise your prize winnings are automatically used to purchase new prize bonds in your name.

    To ensure that you can be notified of any winnings, it is important that you inform us if you change address.


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    #120
    martyoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 872 ✭✭✭martyoo


    Surely that applies to shares and not PBs

    Prize bonds are not exempt from inflation. :)


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    #121
    Lisa2011
    Registered Users Posts: 444 ✭✭Lisa2011


    martyoo wrote: »
    Prize bonds are not exempt from inflation. :)

    Why do you say that because all the advertisements on tv say you get back the face value of the prize bonds and plus my brother is qualified in tax and says they are exempt.


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