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Money saving plan?

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 4:58 am
by Bruv
The 60-year-old Phoenix retiree uses a simple and unique way of making money literally return to his pocket: he hand-writes the following message on every dollar bill he uses : “Please return this bill to me, I am very poorfollowed by his home address.



Might be worth trying?

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Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:01 pm
by Bryn Mawr
Bruv;1449004 wrote: The 60-year-old Phoenix retiree uses a simple and unique way of making money literally return to his pocket: he hand-writes the following message on every dollar bill he uses : “Please return this bill to me, I am very poorfollowed by his home address.



Might be worth trying?


Not likely to work in this country - our lowest value not is about seven times the value of a dollar, people would be far less likely to oblige with a fiver.

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Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:18 pm
by Bruv
Fiver isn't worth that much these days.

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Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:20 pm
by Oscar Namechange
Pass me a pen someone.

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Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:22 pm
by Bryn Mawr
Bruv;1449045 wrote: Fiver isn't worth that much these days.


More than sixty pence

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Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 4:17 pm
by Bruv
I tell this story quite often..................

I popped into the pub to buy myself a quick pint and half an ounce of Old Holborn, it was the day after the budget.

I was embarrassed and shocked to find the fifty pence I proffered was insufficient to cover the bill.

Telling the story now makes me think it was a pound, surely a pint and a small packet of rolling tobacco must cost more than 50p.

But whatever................ things have gone up a blooming lot haven't they?

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Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 4:20 pm
by Oscar Namechange
Bruv;1449055 wrote: I tell this story quite often..................

I popped into the pub to buy myself a quick pint and half an ounce of Old Holborn, it was the day after the budget.

I was embarrassed and shocked to find the fifty pence I proffered was insufficient to cover the bill.

Telling the story now makes me think it was a pound, surely a pint and a small packet of rolling tobacco must cost more than 50p.

But whatever................ things have gone up a blooming lot haven't they? I remember the day a packet of ciggs went to £2 and I said ' That's It, I'm not paying that' but now I pay £8 a pack.

Apart from alcohol and ciggs, I think If you shop around, food Is actually cheaper than 20 years ago due to price wars.

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Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 4:29 pm
by Bruv
oscar;1449056 wrote: I remember the day a packet of ciggs went to £2 and I said ' That's It, I'm not paying that' but now I pay £8 a pack.

Apart from alcohol and ciggs, I think If you shop around, food Is actually cheaper than 20 years ago due to price wars.


No will power, I thought you was giving up a while ago..........................it's not that hard, Iv done done it so many times, I am now an permanent ex smoker.

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Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 4:56 pm
by Oscar Namechange
Bruv;1449057 wrote: No will power, I thought you was giving up a while ago..........................it's not that hard, Iv done done it so many times, I am now an permanent ex smoker. I did everything... patches, chewing gum, Champix, Electronic ciggs, the lot. Even went once a week to an NHS clinic to blow Into one of those machines. I stopped for 9 months but slowing It crept Into my life again.. Well done you. I find It Incredibly difficult so I admire anyone who can stop for good.

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Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 5:47 pm
by Bruv
It depends on how frightened you are. I clearly was very very scared at the prospect of gasping myself to an earlier death than I think I deserve.

It all hinged on one bad bad weekend...........not that I couldn't weaken anytime soon......no I will not.....I have had one or two admittedly, but just to prove to myself I don't want or need them.

Im not a born again non smoker though.......you carry on.....sucking that tar filled sh*te into one of your most forgiving organs.....until it says enough is enough and you gasp for each and every drop of life giving oxygen.

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Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 8:03 pm
by LarsMac
Well, now that the word is out, I can see this going viral, and pretty soon every dollar you see will have somebody's address on it.

Wonder if he reports any of that income on his tax returns.