With a Series I savings bond, you wait to get all the money until you cash in the bond. Electronic I bonds: We pay automatically when the bond matures (if you haven’t cashed it before then). Paper I bonds: You must submit the paper bond to cash it. See Cash in (redeem) an EE or I savings bond. More @Wikipedia
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