BensGrandad
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I do not know but just compared it to what we were taking in the pub and it was far better. As you say the overheads may be high.
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A mate of mine has £400,000 to invest in a business, what should he go for ?
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yes, it's astonishing that people will pay around £6 for a coffee and muffin in such places, then buy their beer in tescos because it's cheaper to drink at home. Give me the pub atmosphere any day.
deletebeepbeepbeep
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- May 12, 2009
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If I had any money now I would invest it in business units ready for the Government's changes to the planning system to allow easy change of use form B1 to residential to come through later this year and then go about converting them all.
BensGrandad
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I think the major difference is that you usually buy 1 coffee but never go in a pub and buy 1 pint then leave.
dingodan
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- Feb 16, 2011
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Buy Gold. It is the only thing that retains its value and in particular it is a hedge against inflation.
Don't buy property, the correction has not yet occured and house prices continue to be inflated.
Grow food. When the supermarkets shut - what u gonna eat punk?
"Only when the last tree has died, the last river has been poisoned, and the last fish has been caught you will realize you cannot eat money." Native American Proverb
Goodnite and Good luck.
Don't buy property, the correction has not yet occured and house prices continue to be inflated.
Grow food. When the supermarkets shut - what u gonna eat punk?
"Only when the last tree has died, the last river has been poisoned, and the last fish has been caught you will realize you cannot eat money." Native American Proverb
Goodnite and Good luck.
Sussex Nomad
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Escort Agency
- Jul 7, 2003
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I should add I'm only interested in swapping the magic beans for a cow.
Art Vs Science
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Jersey?(C'mon i am feeding you the line here)
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Put it in a brown envelope and bung it to Glen Murray as a sweetener so he signs a new 4 year deal with us!
seagullondon
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- Mar 15, 2011
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put it on nadal to win roland garros
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Bad news for Freddo investors:
This afternoon I bought a Freddo in the Morrisons garage shop to celebrate the price of diesel going down by 2p a litre - only for the sales assistant to point out that Freddos have recently gone up from 17p to 20p each.....thats a 17.6% increase. I thought fuel prices were volatile, but thats ridiculous!
That means only 235,294 Freddos for your £400k....or 31,000 less bars of choccie than suggested earlier.
This afternoon I bought a Freddo in the Morrisons garage shop to celebrate the price of diesel going down by 2p a litre - only for the sales assistant to point out that Freddos have recently gone up from 17p to 20p each.....thats a 17.6% increase. I thought fuel prices were volatile, but thats ridiculous!
That means only 235,294 Freddos for your £400k....or 31,000 less bars of choccie than suggested earlier.
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Cookery school for kids. Holiday clubs/After school clubs/in school demonstrations/make your own food parties and so on. Get them into healthy food. Link up with the council and get a culinary celeb to open up the business.
- Jan 18, 2009
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Invest in Norway, whether stocks, funds or cash. The country is rich in resources and cash. Their Government is stable and responsible; but best of all it is not going to get sucked in to the Euro mess like other countries..................those lucky independent Norwegians can still determine their own future. All in.
Guy Fawkes
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Are you Gordon Brown in disguise? Since when do you buy something when it is near or at its peak price? I euppose you'd recommend selling it after prices plummet to an all time low too?
The price of gold always goes up at the start of a recession as traders move their money from stocks and currency to a safer, less voilitile investment in Gold, the price traditionally drops as a recession ends as investers sell gold and turn to shares and currency again.
As far as i know we are at the tail end of a recession making investment in gold look a bad idea.
clapham_gull
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- Aug 20, 2003
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Don't see how you can lose buying a property outright, doing it up and renting it out in London. There seems to be a real lack of decent property at the moment.
I was amazed talking to someone the other day who was trying to rent a flat in St. Albans (albeit outside), but commutable. The property went to sealed bids - for RENTAL !
I was amazed talking to someone the other day who was trying to rent a flat in St. Albans (albeit outside), but commutable. The property went to sealed bids - for RENTAL !
- Jul 7, 2003
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Invest in pumpkins, around the end of October time. Can't fail.
beorhthelm
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- Jul 21, 2003
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an interesting issue at the moment, as it is my understanding that a key driver for the current prices are that it hasnt kept pace with inflation, so seems to be undervalued compared to historic, inflation adjusted average price, and is catching up. on the other hand gold, along with most other commodities, looks very much like a bubble.
400k could buy a couple of decent properties for rent. like the idea of a coffe shop franchise at the takings suggested. i'd suggest funding a couple of things, like a sandwich shop (low cost high margin), small bar/pub (dont why dismissed)... spread it around. if trained in the area a nursery does sound like a great idea too.
Along these lines. Whatever you do, DIVERSIFY. I work at a branch of IFAs, please do PM me if he would be seeking an appointment to discuss it with professionals.
Must admit I've never understood that aphorism. The magic beans actually worked didn't they? Giant golden eggs - Now that sounds like a worthwile investment to me!?