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‘I bought shop 55 years ago for £2.9k - now I’m calling it a day’ (www.kentonline.co.uk)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

£22,114.87 corrected for inflation. Must be nice.

*https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy/inflation/inflation-calculator?number.Sections%5B0%5D.Fields%5B0%5D.Value=2900&current_year=135.625&comparison_year=135.625

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Saving money by working nights at the Kingsman's bakery in Sturry, Bill brokered a deal with the owner of number nine Borough and parted with the princely sum of £2,900, which works out at £57,328 in today’s money.

The article works it out to over double that.