Hi,
Seen Vesp's post on FI forum, and will try and move here.
Thought it would be good to have this thread as a general chat one, much like the big FI one and then all the other threads for specific ideas.
I have a few quid to sink into FI/FS now, because my mortgage is approved and I don't have to worry about the bank asking for bank statements now.
I was gonna put £1000 into FI for a £1000 challenge, to turn £1000 into astroturf'ing our new garden (Circa £3000) when the house is built (was due Oct/Nov but pushed back) and I think that would be fun (with the disclaimer that i do have the money for the garden at a push, saved, but would rather FI pay for it :p)
Then I was looking at FS and £1000 into there or even split the first £1000 into half and half.
The problem I have is, I do see potentially huge growth/profit in FS but it is all subjective, more of a gamble and could all end in tears, whilst FI is smaller, more consistent gains, but with less risk.
Thoughts please...
Just throwing it out there. Why not throw £500 into both. And run amid as a competition. See which you can utilise to make more. Would be interesting to see how the same person plays the two platforms differently to try and maximise growth.
hmm, i really like the idea of a half and half challenge, I am going to do that as soon as we have the exchange of contracts done
next question, where do i publish the challenge, here or fi forum? i dont know what FS does for forums, will ask on slack
THFC1972 if it was me would be going half & half.
Footstock money would buy loads of Pogba and then loads of cheap transfer speculation type players
I too move when my house is built (Oct but now Nov) I managed to get the gardens turfed for freeeeeeeeee. I do like having a mate who works as project manager on the builders and he advised me what I could push the sales person to get rolled into the price :-)
Also got full length mirrors in the bathroom for nothing, that and I'm a perv and my mrs is younger than me and still fit as a fiddle :-)
Nice!!! We can have turf done for £600ish by the company, or cheaper if we go and find our own company. We really want the fake grass though and they dont do that as an offering
I got the price dropped by £5k, £2200 stamp duty paid, flooring through the whole house (antico(sp?) downstairs,tiling in bathrooms and carpet upstairs. Have a feeling we could have got more but the mortgage advisor was worried about the