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How to live with inflation

Posted 33 weeks 5 hours ago by Philip Brewer

Personal Finance

Balloon inflating

Of the various ills the economy can face, inflation is simultaneously the worst for society as a whole, and yet the easiest for individuals to deal with successfully. The strategies for dealing with inflation are pretty straightforward.

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Gold as an investment

Posted 1 year 1 week ago by Philip Brewer

Personal Finance

Real Gold Price in 1983 dollars/oz 1913-2006

There are those who point to the 1980 peak gold price of $850/oz and observe that the price would have to go up to $2149/oz just to get back to that point. I say, take a second look at the data.

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Turn brass pennies into gold.

Posted 1 year ago by Paul Michael

Filed Under: Life Hacks

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I was never very good at chemistry at school. Or physics. I'm a writing kind of guy. So I'm always in awe when I see the real power of science at work, before my very eyes. And seeing alchemy work (or look like it works anyway) is a real bonus. Here, a talented chap called Kent shows you how to turn ordinary brass pennies into silver, and then, GOLD.

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