Off to Stratford tomorrow to the RSC. I have a ticket for āPericlesā, matinee.
The āover 65sā tickets are stunningly good value. They beat Oasis tickets into a cocked hat and NO surge pricing ā¦
PS - even the ābestā seats are nowhere near Oasis ticket prices. The RSC!
PPS - for younger bods, there are āstandingā tickets for a mere Ā£10. One can pretend to be an Elizabethan fashionista, parading and heckling (maybe not so much the heckling ā¦). Oasis ā¦pah!
I am an old codger but the earliest price I remember is 22p for a pint of decent draught beer - local pub, well outside London, 1977-78.
It seemed quite affordable on evenings/regular basis then but perhaps our priorities were just different? 
There is definitely inflation to consider but the cost per pint versus spending power of the working class has certainly went against our wallets over the decades.
You see footage from a century ago and the poor miners and factory workers all crammed in to pubs for an evenings entertainment on a whim.
Thats just not affordable now for average joe.
Itās crazy you actully ask a proper question
in topics about that said topic get no responce then say one slight thing that the snowflake fks canāt handle and they flag youā¦
They can flag here if they want but shockers to you itās called down time drival where you csn just speak about anything
Iām starting to get so pissed off with these fking flagging idiots man
I keep saying we need to get FT to ban people who abuse the flagging system. Not sure how to get that message across to FT though given that they are neither interested in their customers nor their forum!
Exactly man and I get I go off on tangents I have mental health issues etc and I donāt even realise that I go off.
I try to give input to stocks etc but I donāt exactly have a massive knowlage like everyone else does.
I like to join in though even though I donāt understand everything but isnāt that why weāre on here to share and learn from each other.
So what if someone goes slightly off topic just scroll why it if it effects you thst much.
All comments on the forum (other then those grossly offensive or otherwise overstepping the rules) should be welcomedā¦and not flagged out of pettiness.
FTā¦perhaps flagging could be controlled a little betterā¦like 2 flags from seperate (non-mods) before it is hidden?
If something is wildly off topic there are moderation tools to address that (ie move it). If its not moved it should be assumed relevant. Unless you are a moderator, you are NOT a moderator. So leave it!
If you simply dont like someones take on things, skip on by.
And for what its worth @Kiava I personally feel that you are a key contributor to this forum and appreciate you sharing your stories and thoughts on here.
We need more engagement, and more tolerance for the diversity of thought!
Exactly Bob and also thanks hopefully one day I can be as technical as everyone else. I just havenāt been keeping up with my pod casts, news yahoo etc lately just need to get back on it again.
Hopefully burbbery can pull their finger out to save our factory
You know Kiava, it is amazing to learn technical data, charts, balance sheets, all of it. If you want to thatās great.
Btw, I understand absolutely NONE of that, but respect those that do. And I see great value in it.
My personal conviction is that sentiment, opinion and understanding the world we live in and where it will go next is every single bit as importantā¦and in my opinion even more so.
For that reason, I believe every conversation, every opinion and every take on every part of life is excellent research into the markets.
Ultimately we are emotional humans who share similar interests and fears to millions of others, and to understand opinion and gather it from a wide array of sources is every bit as valuable as any technical analysis.
In short, human sentiment and opinion moves markets, so every opinion is valid and helpful to any investor. And therefore every opinion should be welcomed and valued on FT. It is ALL relevant.
Yes I agree although I was starting to learn valuations etc in the past the easier path of course is to just snp500 and all world etc it and sit back and relax.
Like you said hearing what people are experiencing around the world, pod casts, small clips and listening to parliament has been the OK for me to buy shares or sell.
I rarely sell tbh as I just want to hold but I had to reshuffle the portfolio and for now itās less stress and I happier with it now.
For rio though I have an idea as I have watched it for ages and I feel itās good to just wait till it drops buy low sell high and I think that would be the only stock I have I would do that with as its pretty predictable to a certain extent, be it you canāt really day trade but you can monthly or 3 monthky trade it on the cycles and keep up with the news.
Rios big and the issue is all the protests about the mining in all itās mines around the world etc but for now it seems good I hope haha
We should all have our own thoughts, taking account of what we learn from those around us. (Choose for yourself what has most value). The more you listen to everyone (not just those that claim special knowledge) the more you learn about life.
Just remember money is a game, the stock market is a game, life is a gameā¦and in reality not a single person knows the rules.
Keep talking, respect and support each other, we are all in this game together 
I like watching documentries like these such as the spiders Web as well etc.
Its scary though when they mention your companies which youāre heavily invested in :S lol
I just assume everyone has a dirty secret and leave them too it 
Feel good comedy series
Available on BBC iPlayer.
Quite Adultā¦not family viewing.
Also hilarious.
I think these are funny in that I feel just having an interest in stocks and shares and having everything so far in order puts me a head of others but of course I started late. So Iām way behind.
Everyone else I know around me are clueless about any of this and they all live on the breadline etc mostly due to bad habits, drugs. Gambling, drink, buying lots clothes, credit cards, being the tik crew the car and everythingās bought on finance.
So Iāve no idea what their plans will be maybe they will he lucky with inheritence and of course living on the bread line means they have universal credits etc to save them unlike others who have saved and donāt get any help.
You see they gamble at work, theyāre shit with cash they go on holidays a few times a year and so they never have a penny left. We just had redundancys and lay offs so this always gets me scared they donāt get scared because they have benifits to fall back on.
I get raging of course because I saved my ass off to get where I got to and as I said above itās still not enough but it doesnāt matter the system is the way it is.
Please donāt comment about UC etc is for people who need it most I know how it works I know how itās played etc etc. I know real people who need it vs the ones who play it which you will find is the majoirty because of the fact I stated above most suck with money, which auto entitles them to benifits.
Sometimes I think their the smarter ones lol. I have been called stupid by them for being in the stock market.
I ask them what some of them are invested in as they always tell me they do stocks and shares, these are the set few that do anything they Usally say cryptoā¦
Or I get why you in that itās a mugs game.
You canāt make money in the markets
I donāt understand it all itās gobble tee gook to me
I donāt have the time to look into it
How much can I make a day on it
How much have you made
Whatās in your bank
How bigs your portfolio
I canāt be bothered
How come you can buy this or save this and I canāt
Savings to hard am skint. Sitting betting 200 every few days on slotsā¦
Does anyone else have peers, friends or in general have to deal with this on a daily basics and FYI me trying to help and teach people has gotton maybe 5 or 6 interesting in having a go at the markets and have tried it but they failed to tell me what they installed then tell me itās crypto etc so I donāt even bother. I did give them advice and stick to ETFs the main ones until they learn.
I also hate the fact that everyone calls me rich and I have plenty money to spare and I need to do this with my money and that with my money. I aināt rich at all not that itās any of their business due to their shit choices.
Stoo being a jew, stop being so grippet.
You always do overtime (they get offered and say no) have issues tho cause i always say yes.
I honestly wonder why I bother with the majoirty of humans even my mum wonāt allow me to help her try make the most being that we have nothing coming and came from nothing and wonāt be receiving a penny from any elders that pass.
Nobody wants help but they sure as shit like to cry about it.
Anyone else have these issues? And also are you on target like the video says. I know itās to do with lifestyle and what you want to do on retirement etc.
Personally my goal would be to retire around the 56 mark ish. I csn live on low money because I was used to that. Hopfully living from one pension to another pension and topping up my stocks and shares inbetween to help.
Not sure if itās a good goal yet but at least itās a plan so far.
PS I love how investment parents are doing JISA for their kids and their kids are taking that money and doing their own Stocks and Shares ISA, lifetime etc etc. I have seen so many cool stories of young kids already on it and that makes me happy. They will do well with the path their going and how the parents set them up.
If there was a book to choose to teach a kid or teen per day it would be rich dad poor dad, since it talks about being a kid learning growing up as a teen then moving to an adult. The story is magic
My best friend lost his wife last year cancer at 51. Can i suggest that you spend more time with your mum and less time on this forum,you wonāt have time to āhateā other people more unfortunate than yourself,if you give her or anybody your time that is the most precious gift that we have. 
I try but sheās stated already she doesnāt want help well from me anyway she doesnāt ask. Sheās asked people that have ended up giving her the wrong information. Me and my mum speak now and again but not so much these days.
Its not that other people are less fortunate than me at all thatās not the point I was trying to make I know fine well we need all classes in life.
I wonāt go over it all again and I donāt hate anyone I just hate the situations all the time.
Sorry for your friends loss to his mum and if you were close and I appreciate your responce.
You are not in a competition with anyone in life but yourself. Just be the best YOU that you can be 
I have based my own retirement numbers on Retirement Living Standardās guidelines. (as featured in that video)
In 2022, the single income required for a āmoderate standardā of living was Ā£24k, which was what I was aiming for, to sustain the lifestyle I want.
However, in 2023, this number was updated to Ā£31k to account for the hike in inflation and higher costs of living.
So, Iāve had to move my goalposts and will likely work longer than planned - still on track to retire early, just not as early as I had hoped!
Iām fortunate to have friends who are not always skint as they all work and are financially responsible.
However, their only investments are in their work pensions, they have all their savings in cash ISAs, and they roll their eyes when I mention investing as they think I am gambling.
My family are all investors, in both property and shares - I am the āpoor relationā but whoās comparing, eh? 
Sweet man I just kind of done a post about trying to grt people to accept free money and or invest but nobody likes free money itās really funny.
Your storie sounds cool and for a second when you mentioned your friends I thought crypto was going to be the answer lol.
I will take a look at that link you gave currently am typing with both eyes closedm I just woke up for a ppeeeeeee because Iām on Nightshift so wake up through the day lol
Anyways you csn be proud you have an amazing portfolio with those monthly figures 