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 ... Thanks to whoever just bought ATP World Tour ticketsHere ATP World Tour, a tennis event at the O2. High prices for tickets, someone just got some from here, the commission is excellent!Hmm, unless it was Clare bought the tickets, then I am very much down on the deal. Seems to be a good event anyway, f... Popex pay dayI have sold popex!OK, I actually sold popex about ten years ago, and stopped working on it nearly five years ago, but I got my final pay off this week. A cheque arrived yesterday for about two and a half grand, what should I spend it on? Gadgets and ...