Kerching!So Roger De Haan raised more than a billion yesterday, by selling Saga to Charterhouse... Staff will receive a £1,000 cash bonus for every year of service, which is nice for them, and that nice for the town, where some of that money will be spent... ... Effect on the common man who owns a small shop: KERCHING!The effect looks small when you are just considering one item, but it all mounts up, it's all extra cash in circulation.RE: Effect on the common man who owns a small shop: KERCHING!I suppose you're right, I must try to not be cynical. But it's hard, having worked for some of the banks that caused the trouble - and now I'm doing some work for the Tax Man so I'm a little too close to it all.People of the world, keep buying stuff ...