Grab your phone. Open a browser. Go to the NS&I website. Click on the “Premium Bonds Prize Checker.” Type in your holder’s number. Feel your heart beat a little faster. It takes thirty seconds.
Or download the app. It’s free. It’s easy. It’s basically a guilt-free dopamine hit. You might get nothing. You might get something. Either way, you’ll know. And that’s better than wondering, right?
One last thing: if you find old bonds from a relative who passed away, don’t throw them away. You can claim those prizes through the probate process. That’s a bigger job, but it is possible. Just start with your own.
So go on. Make a cup of tea, find your old bond numbers, and give them a check. You never know—your coffee money for the next month might already be waiting for you. And wouldn’t that be a lovely way to start your day?
