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Did you make the most of the boom poll?

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    Did you make the most of the boom poll?

    See poll. It's here if you look hard enough.
    22
    Bought a house I can't afford to live in which is now worthless
    18.18%
    4
    Bought a new car on 0% APR which is now worthless
    9.09%
    2
    Bought BTL's but sadly forgot to sell them now they are worthless
    4.55%
    1
    Amassed a great deal of cash (£££) which is now worthless
    27.27%
    6
    Bought a 50" plasma on low interest deal. Sadly I now can't afford the electricity to run it.
    4.55%
    1
    Invested heavily in AndyW's mum.
    36.36%
    8

    #2
    No

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      #3
      Earnt lots, travelled lots and spent lots.

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        #4
        My investment in Wine Women and Song has proven to be the best of all.

        If I could have back all the money that Id spent on Wine Women and Song Id spent it on Wine Women and Song.

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          #5
          Nice andyw option

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            #6
            Originally posted by AlfredJPruffock View Post
            My investment in Wine Women and Song has proven to be the best of all.

            If I could have back all the money that Id spent on Wine Women and Song Id spent it on Wine Women and Song.
            ah, the old wine women and song investment. I reckon George Best had it right. He spent most of dosh on ale, women and fast cars. The rest, he wasted.




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            (>'.'<)
            ("")("") Born to Drink. Forced to Work

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              #7
              Bought a cheap house with a sensible mortgage at <3x my £25K salary in 2005. Spent about 3 years and several £1000 doing it up and it's probably worth about the same now as when we bought it... but that's small fry compared to buying a £200K house in 2007 which is what we had planned on doing... I think we escaped lightly.
              Originally posted by MaryPoppins
              I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
              Originally posted by vetran
              Urine is quite nourishing

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                #8
                what did the boom poll enable us to do?

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                  #9
                  I've got a big mortgage on a big house, but I bought it to live in so... it would be nice to make a mint off it, but I'm not relying on it. Didn't get involved in any of the other boom options listed, not even the wossname option.

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                    #10
                    Made two lots of actual profit buying and selling flats (2000 & 2007).

                    The first on I spent on paying off my student loans and 18 months traveling.

                    The second one I spent on getting married and traveling round the world.

                    Money well spent I say...
                    ‎"See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."

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