What to invest in?

[troublesbrewing]

I’m sixty-six, married, 3 adult kids, good health, good pension so I can save over a 1000 month. Own two houses, one rented out. 3 cars including a weekend fun car. 80k in bank doing nothing and accumulating.

Want to invest in something for the future but what?

All ideas including the amusing ones gladly considered

[trowelhead]

troublesbrewing said:

I’m sixty-six, married, 3 adult kids, good health, good pension so I can save over a 1000 month. Own two houses, one rented out. 3 cars including a weekend fun car. 80k in bank doing nothing and accumulating.

Want to invest in something for the future but what?

All ideas including the amusing ones gladly considered

How about a villa somewhere sunny you can visit a few weeks a year and rent out the rest of the time? Or ski chalet/apartment?

[200Plus Club]

troublesbrewing said:

I’m sixty-six, married, 3 adult kids, good health, good pension so I can save over a 1000 month. Own two houses, one rented out. 3 cars including a weekend fun car. 80k in bank doing nothing and accumulating.

Want to invest in something for the future but what?

All ideas including the amusing ones gladly considered

My 993S perhaps? :-)

[troublesbrewing]

trowelhead said:

How about a villa somewhere sunny you can visit a few weeks a year and rent out the rest of the time? Or ski chalet/apartment?

That's the rental house in Austria

[troublesbrewing]

200Plus Club said:

My 993S perhaps? :-)

And I have a TVR already!

Just stuck for ideas as I cannot just sit around and do nothing with the money.

[Monkeylegend]

Depends on whether you want to maintain you wealth in assets, or just splash out and enjoy it.

How about investing in the new TVR LE?

[uber]

Get someone to manage it and become a lender for property developers who need bridging style finance quickly.

[drainbrain]

troublesbrewing said:

Just stuck for ideas as I cannot just sit around and do nothing with the money.

Actually, that's what quite a few old coffin dodgers with money do......sit around and do nothing.

As one, I have to say, it's become quite a favourite pastime.

Persevere. You may come to enjoy it.

[Simpo Two]

If you invest your £80K and succeed you'll just make the problem bigger!

Simpo says: 'Buy a boat'!

[Mr Overheads]

Go motor racing (not an investment!):

Ginetta do a novice series that I've just done first year of.
Caterham Academy again for novices
Fun Cup (Team 7 Racing do an Academy programme)

P.S. If you want to do Ginetta my G40 is for sale until mid week when Ginetta will be buying it back off me if no one else does.

[Simpo Two]

Mr Overheads said:

Go motor racing (not an investment!)

As a wise man said, 'the only way to make a small fortune out of motor racing is to start with a large one'.

Add up all the losses and you get Bernie!

[troublesbrewing]

Simpo Two said:

If you invest your £80K and succeed you'll just make the problem bigger!

Simpo says: 'Buy a boat'!

At one time I had two boats, but it ended up being too much work looking after them. So now I only sail other people's boats.

[troublesbrewing]

On a whim I'm looking for a supplier of the plastic flower heads in this product
https://www.roller.de/Lampen-und-Leuchten/Stehlamp...
for an art installation. If you know someone then ... I need about 100
Yes I know I'm mad.

Unfortunately the importer I identified will not sell parts of the unit to me.

[trowelhead]

troublesbrewing said:

trowelhead said:

How about a villa somewhere sunny you can visit a few weeks a year and rent out the rest of the time? Or ski chalet/apartment?

That's the rental house in Austria

Ok how about - use it to learn something interesting.

How about a private pilots licence?

[CountZero23]

trowelhead said:

troublesbrewing said:

trowelhead said:

How about a villa somewhere sunny you can visit a few weeks a year and rent out the rest of the time? Or ski chalet/apartment?

That's the rental house in Austria

Ok how about - use it to learn something interesting.

How about a private pilots licence?

Or gliding, less ruinous and a good excuse to potter around a field and drink beer (after you've landed).

[Mince]

Mr Overheads said:

P.S. If you want to do Ginetta my G40 is for sale until mid week when Ginetta will be buying it back off me if no one else does.

What's the appeal in selling back to Ginetta over privately? I've seen a few Ginetta owners mention selling their G40R's back to them. Other than the obvious advantage of not having to wait months for a buyer.

[Tuna]

troublesbrewing said:

I’m sixty-six, married, 3 adult kids, good health, good pension so I can save over a 1000 month. Own two houses, one rented out. 3 cars including a weekend fun car. 80k in bank doing nothing and accumulating.

Want to invest in something for the future but what?

All ideas including the amusing ones gladly considered

Pilots license is a good one.

Do you want a 'project investment' - something to get involved in, or something that will manage your money with only occasional access/maintenance?

[ReaderScars]

PM sent!

[951TSE]

troublesbrewing said:

On a whim I'm looking for a supplier of the plastic flower heads in this product
https://www.roller.de/Lampen-und-Leuchten/Stehlamp...
for an art installation. If you know someone then ... I need about 100
Yes I know I'm mad.

Unfortunately the importer I identified will not sell parts of the unit to me.

In the 'close but no cigar' league there's a few on ebay that are similar. Item numbers 142087737333, 182238557341, 142060003970

[Jasandjules]

Spend it enjoying yourself