Conversation between a married couple:
Woman: Do you drink beer?
Man: Errrrr.....Yes
Woman: How many beers a day?
Man: Usually about three
Woman: How much do you pay for a pint?
Man: £3.50
...........(this is where it gets scary!)
Woman: And how long have you been drinking since we got married?
Man: 30 years, I suppose
Woman: So a beer costs £3.50 and you have three beers a day which puts your spending each month at £300. In one year, it would be approximately £3,600. Correct?
Man: Correct
Woman: If in 1 year you spend £3,600, not accounting for inflation, the past 30 years puts your spending at over £100,000. Ccorrect?
Man: Correct
Woman: Do you know that if you didn’t drink so much beer, that money could have been put in an ISA
and after accounting for compound interest for the past 30 years, you could have now bought an aerorplane?
Pause........
Man: Do you drink beer?
Woman: No.
Man: Where's your aeroplane?
Woman: Do you drink beer?
Man: Errrrr.....Yes
Woman: How many beers a day?
Man: Usually about three
Woman: How much do you pay for a pint?
Man: £3.50
...........(this is where it gets scary!)
Woman: And how long have you been drinking since we got married?
Man: 30 years, I suppose
Woman: So a beer costs £3.50 and you have three beers a day which puts your spending each month at £300. In one year, it would be approximately £3,600. Correct?
Man: Correct
Woman: If in 1 year you spend £3,600, not accounting for inflation, the past 30 years puts your spending at over £100,000. Ccorrect?
Man: Correct
Woman: Do you know that if you didn’t drink so much beer, that money could have been put in an ISA
and after accounting for compound interest for the past 30 years, you could have now bought an aerorplane?
Pause........
Man: Do you drink beer?
Woman: No.
Man: Where's your aeroplane?
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