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What would you spend this £1000 on?

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grandMattie Tue 31-Jan-23 11:55:49

Premium bonds. They don’t increase in value (they don’t lose any either) but you win the occasional prize and they can be sold should the owner need the money.

Callistemon21 Tue 31-Jan-23 11:36:39

Good idea, of course I forgot you can do that.

Maria59 Tue 31-Jan-23 11:33:46

Callistemon21 I have premium bonds for the grandchildren and any wins are automatically used to buy more bonds they have had a few small wins so growing more than in a bank account

Callistemon21 Tue 31-Jan-23 11:25:07

I'd buy Premium Bonds.

I know they don't grow in value but there's always a chance of a big win.

Gold prices are high at the moment; they could go up or down so I'm not sure that buying at the moment is a good idea.

Theexwife Tue 31-Jan-23 11:22:04

I wouldn’t buy an item as it could be unwanted, lost or sold before it becomes of value.

Kateykrunch Tue 31-Jan-23 11:15:49

If you had a £1000 to spend on something to pass on to a Grandchild or other relative, something that would be an investment for their future and might grow in value if they kept it for some years, (It was watching a programme yesterday where someone had had a large amount of gold jewellery left to them that has made me ponder this). I wondered about a Gold Sovereign, what would you buy?