Where to stick my "war fund"

[Moscow Mule]

Have it changed into penny's rendering it pretty much unstealable. Then melt the penny's down into copper pipes; probably double your money by selling the copper!

There may not be enough pennys in your area to do this so I suggest selling the copper to the royal mint; rinse and repeat!

If only they were made from proper copper this would be an excellent idea.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_one_penny_coin

[threaded]

Give it to the New Lie, get made a Lord. Hopefully you have a bit of technical nouse which appears quite lacking in government, so you'll get to sit on lots and lots of comittees: just think all them expenses. Sorted.

[DimPrawn]

Lord Prawn of Swindon does have a ring to it.

[ChimpMaster]

Nationwide aren't in the same kerfuffle as other banks/building societies. They only lend out some 65% of what they have in deposits, so in effect your cash is very safe with them.

Currently offering 6.6% on fixed term bonds - nice and safe. It's where my money is riding out the storm, seeing as I've also maxxed out the premium bonds and ISAs.

[Moscow Mule]

Lord Prawn of Swindon does have a ring to it.

A mate of mine bought a wedding gift for some friends under the name "Lord XXXXX of Balham". When it didn't arrive he had to phone up John Lewis and find out where it is, cue the conversation;

JL: I'm sorry Mr XXXXX, we can't find your order anywhere.
Mate: Are you sure, please check again.
JL: Oh, wait a sec - are you "Lord XXXXX of Balham"
Mate: (Sheepish) Err, yes that'll be it...

[rootsnall]

Shortly (after disposing of some property) I am going to have around £500,000 floating around ready for the coming property slump.

My war fund is just spread around high interest accounts at the moment. It's a pain keeping on top of them but for a man who spends so much time on here that shouldn't be a problem !

The risk is hyper inflation and your nuliebour mates will go down that route if they can mad. So I think you have to be looking at the stockmarket at some stage to cover yourself in that scenario.

The most mad outcome will be if the best option turns out to have been to stay in property until all the debt out there is effectivley inflated away.

[Moose423956]

Put £250k each way on a 16-1 bet called An Scaribh in the 18:35 at Beverley.

[Advocate]

All on red!

[Badger]

Oversea's property?

[BlasterBates]

German property possibly, also consider the emerging Mongolian property market and Greenland.