{"id":70424,"date":"2017-10-30T17:25:18","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T10:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/are-premium-bonds-any-good-as-an-18th-birthday-present\/"},"modified":"2017-10-30T18:03:45","modified_gmt":"2017-10-30T11:03:45","slug":"are-premium-bonds-any-good-as-an-18th-birthday-present","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/are-premium-bonds-any-good-as-an-18th-birthday-present\/","title":{"rendered":"Are premium bonds any good as an 18th birthday present?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nI want to get them for my goddaughter but my wife reckons no one ever winsEvery week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it\u2019s up to you to help him or her out \u2013 a selection of the best answers will appear in next Saturday\u2019s paper.This week\u2019s question: Continue reading…
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