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       #Post#: 18133--------------------------------------------------
       US Savings Bonds
       By: trollslayer Date: December 10, 2014, 9:48 am
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       Among some of the things we found in my moms belongings while
       going through her paperwork was a $25 US Savings Bond from 1966.
       My brother took it in to find the value of this just out of
       curiosity.  It was worth a whopping $238.  48 years worth of
       interest didn't add up to a lot here!
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       Re: US Savings Bonds
       By: Snickers Date: December 10, 2014, 1:25 pm
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       [quote author=trollslayer link=topic=1330.msg18133#msg18133
       date=1418226511]
       Among some of the things we found in my moms belongings while
       going through her paperwork was a $25 US Savings Bond from 1966.
       My brother took it in to find the value of this just out of
       curiosity.  It was worth a whopping $238.  48 years worth of
       interest didn't add up to a lot here!
       [/quote]
       As small of a return that it had over those years. It still did
       better then a savings account does now days.
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       Re: US Savings Bonds
       By: rapids_60 Date: December 10, 2014, 4:01 pm
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       Kind of a fun find there TS, although I wish the circumstances
       were happier ones.
       Bonds aren't for growth, they are for safety.   You may not gain
       much but you'll never lose money.
       Snickers, the low interest rates tick me off.  They encourage
       borrowing instead of saving.   Of course they also force people
       into the stock market if they need growth, which IMHO is
       intentional.
       #Post#: 18142--------------------------------------------------
       Re: US Savings Bonds
       By: Jeepers Date: December 11, 2014, 3:11 am
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       I don't think that was such a bad deal. I'm not sure of this but
       I think who ever bought it paid $12.50 for it and when it
       reached its maturity date it was worth $25 and eventually after
       all those years it increased to $238.
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       Re: US Savings Bonds
       By: trollslayer Date: December 11, 2014, 6:48 am
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       [quote author=Jeepers link=topic=1330.msg18142#msg18142
       date=1418289062]
       I don't think that was such a bad deal. I'm not sure of this but
       I think who ever bought it paid $12.50 for it and when it
       reached its maturity date it was worth $25 and eventually after
       all those years it increased to $238.
       [/quote]
       Well Jeeps, back in the day it was patriotic to buy bonds.  A
       quick check on the math shows it made about $5 a year.  If I
       were looking for an investment, I would be looking for a little
       more than that!  :D
       #Post#: 18225--------------------------------------------------
       Re: US Savings Bonds
       By: udontnojack Date: December 16, 2014, 5:26 am
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       I know there were some bonds that the government quit paying
       interest on a number of years ago. Not sure what the cut off
       was.
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       Re: US Savings Bonds
       By: rapids_60 Date: December 16, 2014, 11:28 pm
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       [quote author=udontnojack link=topic=1330.msg18225#msg18225
       date=1418729168]
       I know there were some bonds that the government quit paying
       interest on a number of years ago. Not sure what the cut off
       was.
       [/quote]
       That isn't uncommon with certain types, once they hit maturity
       that's it.
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       Re: US Savings Bonds
       By: udontnojack Date: December 18, 2014, 5:49 am
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