100 oz's of Silver reached . Now time for some Old Goldie.

[tallyhojim]

Occurred to me whilst driving the other day that I have reached that 100 Silver ounce milestone - two full tubes of 2018 Britannia's and two full tubes of 2019 Britannia's plus a few extra foreign coins. Found I was able to reach that goal under budget and quite easily by way of careful buying and forum dealing. Overall my total Silver spend was vastly lower than what it would have been if I had bought from elsewhere in Europe.

I'm happy with having 100 ounces thus far, so will now be concentrating on getting some Gold instead. As of now I will be buying nothing but a 1/4 to 1/2 ounce of Gold (unless a really good Silver deal pops up) each month based on a set monthly budget, and any excess budget left over every 3-4 months will be used to top up the gold with a few fractionals.

[TheGeneral]

I’m halfway there on the silver front. 

Im also using a similar budgeting plan to top up on gold. I have decided to buy Sovereigns as the fit best to my monthly budget. I also like the Vat free side of the yellow stuff.  

[JunkBond]

Just checked my spreadsheet and was surprised that I am already at 106 ounces of silver (all vintage 1oz bars).

I already have a decent amount of gold so will plod on with both as and when things pop up.

[blindguy]

First off I am a lot older then you most likely so I stopped counting the silver when I hit 5000 ounces and I am still buying more silver and gold each week.

[JunkBond]

4 minutes ago, blindguy said:

First off I am a lot older then you most likely

I doubt that. 😂

[5huggy]

 

1 hour ago, tallyhojim said:

I'm happy with having 100 ounces thus far, so will now be concentrating on getting some Gold instead.

Well done chief, the first milestone, (we all undoubtedly set ourselves)  - you've met your "FIRST ONE" !

I can empathise fully as it gives you a smashing feeling , doesn't it!?  👍🍺

Just a friendly word of caution!  The Goals / aims get steadily worse its a damned "addiction"  

But "damned" nice one to have!!  😜😍😁

[KDave]

May I suggest working on a tube of sovereigns it has been recommend on here many times as a good way to encourage accumulation. Buying small and often, though at these prices it is very slow, I have not bought for a while now speculating a bit on the price into winter. 

[RoughDog]

 full tube of krugs and brits and monster box of silver brits should do you 😃

[TheGeneral]

2 hours ago, JunkBond said:

I doubt that. 😂

Well I will start. I’m 36😂 how old are you two old buggers? 

[JunkBond]

57

[blindguy]

60

[TheGeneral]

Fair play to you both. On a forum like this your wisdom is a great commodity. 

Also 60 is the new 40! 😂

[Xander]

1 hour ago, JunkBond said:

57

 

42 minutes ago, blindguy said:

60

You two are still nippers. 😋🍺

[5huggy]

60

[blindguy]

16 hours ago, TheGeneral said:

Fair play to you both. On a forum like this your wisdom is a great commodity. 

Also 60 is the new 40! 😂

some days 60 feels like I was run over by a truck!!  For the newer stackers set a goal and when you reach your goal raise it. I started years ago with 500 ounces of silver and when I hit that goal I raised it to a 1000 ounces.  I think it is very smart to buy gold also as pretty soon paper currency will be worth less and less.   Jim

[RacerCool]

21 hours ago, tallyhojim said:

Occurred to me whilst driving the other day that I have reached that 100 Silver ounce milestone - two full tubes of 2018 Britannia's and two full tubes of 2019 Britannia's plus a few extra foreign coins. Found I was able to reach that goal under budget and quite easily by way of careful buying and forum dealing. Overall my total Silver spend was vastly lower than what it would have been if I had bought from elsewhere in Europe.

I'm happy with having 100 ounces thus far, so will now be concentrating on getting some Gold instead. As of now I will be buying nothing but a 1/4 to 1/2 ounce of Gold (unless a really good Silver deal pops up) each month based on a set monthly budget, and any excess budget left over every 3-4 months will be used to top up the gold with a few fractionals.

Congrats on reaching your first goal. 🥂

19 hours ago, KDave said:

May I suggest working on a tube of sovereigns it has been recommend on here many times as a good way to encourage accumulation. Buying small and often, though at these prices it is very slow, I have not bought for a while now speculating a bit on the price into winter. 

That's a good goal. Ultimately I'm working on the US equivalent and wow that's a slow one. But currently I have a goal of filling a tube of Mexican 1/8 ounce gold coins. Those are much more budget-friendly.

[DarkChameleon]

On 17/09/2019 at 13:19, KDave said:

May I suggest working on a tube of sovereigns it has been recommend on here many times as a good way to encourage accumulation. Buying small and often, though at these prices it is very slow, I have not bought for a while now speculating a bit on the price into winter. 

Filled my first tube of sovs by 20, I'm 51 now....lol.

[Safestacker]

I have 7 sovs so far, they were a new thing to me....But I’m carrying on with the odd 1/4 oz - these are my favs though. A tube of sovs is the goal next. I’m 36 and only started stacking two years ago. Think currently I have about 100 Oz silver. 

[verorl]

I hit the big 5-0 this year... And it got me thinking into retirement and living in my old age (my grandparents on both sides have lived to be 100!). Anyway, I bought myself some jewelry, now wish I knew and had gotten the stacking idea sooner.

I am putting aside some fiat to buy myself my first gold coin soon... Would love to get me a Centenario (50 pesos gold), as it is the gold coin of excellence here. Maybe if my Christmas sales treat me good, I will make sacrifices and get it.

[danmc82]

Ive heard @sovereignsteve is older than all the members put together 🤔

[Darr3nG]

40 years old (the old 60?); just realised this year about the 'true' value of Gold / Silver.

Read alot, watched many YouTube videos. Converted FIAT 'savings' to approx. 300 oz Silver and I've never been happier (and felt 'wealthier')!

I am of the same opinion as OP - time to consider gold (especially here in the UK, with no VAT / CGT).

Bought a few soverigns, but feels like I'm not getting the same value - but this is due to the density and weight of the metals. Love the weight of Silver. I may need to re-adjust my expectations. Maybe buy 1/10th or 1/4 oz Gold and get a feel for it.

[TheGeneral]

On 18/09/2019 at 21:36, DarkChameleon said:

Filled my first tube of sovs by 20, I'm 51 now....lol.

To be fair @DarkChameleon they were only worth face value when you were 20 😂

[DarkChameleon]

5 minutes ago, TheGeneral said:

To be fair @DarkChameleon they were only worth face value when you were 20 😂

They were not expensive, hense the reason I could afford them..lol..if they cost as much as today I'd be lucky to have had 1 by 20 years old.

[tallyhojim]

On 18/09/2019 at 21:36, DarkChameleon said:

Filled my first tube of sovs by 20, I'm 51 now....lol.

What did you pay back then?

[DarkChameleon]

14 minutes ago, tallyhojim said:

What did you pay back then?

£65 for a full sovereign, £45 for a half....mind you, I bought my first motorbike for £1400 soooo.