CaptCaveMan

I only started earlier this year but for a numbers of years have always wanted to buy some gold for the kids. Funnily enough I started with silver brits, their birth years then got a few more then realised I could also afford to buy sovereigns. It's more a hobby for me, as and when I have some spare money I'll buy a coin.

Currently I don't have enough coinage to worry about capsules, tubes, slips or ziplock bags. When I do, for Silver it will be tubes whilst Gold, capsules in tubes... unless it all gets lost in a boating accident 🤨

Welcome aboard Bobby 👍

Mildenhall/Beck Row, not too far from me. Perhaps I should also start metal detecting 🤔

Not quite as much on coffee here but this and also transport costs (car/train) now go into overpayments on the mortgage whilst what I was spending on smoking is diverted into PMs. I'll be keeping this habit once I go back in the office 👍

40th OMG!!! Edit: I'd love to have the money for that kind of purchase but alas, need to cover other outgoings.

Well done @Dougall1 👍 I picked up my first Sovereign in mid April... I'll be getting a forth later this month, getting closer to 1oz of the shiny stuff... eek, it's a slippery slope 😎

Universal Basic Income to be tested in Wales: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-57120354 Edit: Bother, same story as OP 🙄

Not a blashemer @Shep, that's exactly my thoughts also. Very new to stacking and have a few ounces of silver but I'm currently focused on Sovs due to the premiums, currently aiming at 1 per month. Am I fussed - no as these are to be gifted to the kids, a tube of 25 each would go a nicely towards a deposit later down the line or some other bump in life's road.

What put you off the Lindner's?

I was debating ordering a few 22.5mm Lindner capsules.

Welcome @Dazzlinh, I've been here a little over a couple of months now and yes, PM purchases... 🙈🙉🙊

Totally agree @Banter, for me it's more of a hobby at the moment, simply due to available funds (pocket money). I'll be able to invest more within a couple of years, at that point I'll sign up as a member as I'll be able to make more regular purchases, the annual membership fee will pay for itself.

Welcome @Banter I now know I have too many hobbies, my only option is to earn more fiat to cover the outgoings... At least with this one I'm converting some from one form of currency to another.

From one Capt to another... welcome 😆 Sounds similar to how I began, and I only started in March.

First of all, welcome! Similar here, I've been buying the odd Brit with spare change for a couple of months but have now started on Sovereign's... eek, the shiny stuff is very addictive. I haven't signed up to a membership as yet but will do once my pocket money isn't so stretched and as I get more serious into this new vice, err hobby. There's some great, friendly advice here on the forum and the buy and sell section is one of the most competitively priced around depending on what your stacking.

Unless if there is a temporary hike followed by a fall, a lot of those may then want to offload and you simply buy once it drops 😉