Gosling's Grouse: Hey, big spender

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What should I do with my massive PPI payout? There is not a lot you can do with £2.33 these days.

It would not even buy one crapparappercino in Starbucks. But I do not go to Starbucks anymore - not because I am protesting about how much tax it pays, but because the coffee is rubbish. I would rather spend the money on a Pret A Manger filter coffee, which to my mind is much better. I suspect Pret’s owner does not pay a lot of tax either, but give me good coffee over tax any day of the week. I could have placed a bet on the new football season but, let us be honest, gambling £2 on Chelsea to win the Premier League is not going to make me a fortune and I would have to wait until next ...

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