Archive for November, 2009

Nov 25 2009

Earn £2000 extra working 2 hours a week!

Published by paul.read under Donations,Work

How many times I have seen this sort of statement. Indeed, if I had a pound for every one I’ve seen I wouldn’t need to apply as I would already be wealthy! They all look the same don’t they? “This system is so simple I taught my daughter to use it in just one hour!” [...]

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Nov 20 2009

Just for a laugh

Published by paul.read under Humour

I’ve repeated this almost exactly as it was sent to me. If you can show you are the original author I’ll happily give you credit here. “Teaching maths in 1970 A logger sells a truckload of timber for £100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit? Teaching Maths In [...]

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Nov 19 2009

Root of all evil

Published by paul.read under General

You’ve heard the quote “money is the root of all evil”? Actually, it’s a misquote but that’s another tale. It appears that NICE have rejected the use of Nexavar, on cost grounds, for patients suffering from liver cancer. It’s already been rejected by Scotland (NICE only covers England and Wales). This type of problem is [...]

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Nov 18 2009

More Pension Woes!

Published by paul.read under Family

I’ve been studying my pension plans of late and become quite clued up but the more I find out the more I realise it’s the ideal way to get ripped off again. For example, most people would expect to buy an annuity with their pension pot but there is a wide range of returns quoted [...]

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Nov 09 2009

Drinking beer turns men into women!

Published by paul.read under Humour

Apparently, it has been suggested that men should take a look at their beer consumption, considering the results of a recent analysis that revealed the presence of female hormones in beer. The theory is that drinking beer makes men turn into women. To test the finding, 100 men were fed 6 pints of beer each. [...]

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