The new millennium is the age of adventure as far as I am concerned. There's far too much corruption in the world these days. You don't get paydays like that very often.Ĭash. ![]() Then Disney asked me to play Long John Silver for £200,000. I told Cameron and he told me I must do it and he would personally put me on the plane. I was to be paid £100,000, which was an unbelievable amount. I was appearing in the musical Cats, which was produced by Cameron Mackintosh, when I was offered eight weeks to star in the TV drama The Last Days Of Pompeii. HOW MUCH DID YOU PAY FOR YOUR FIRST HOME? ![]() One, he said, was £1,100 and the other was £2,500. When I had my first home, my bank manager came to see me and told me I could buy a couple of houses. I put away a third of what I earn to pay tax. The company invested half for me and I lived on the other £7. When invited to join the Birmingham Rep, I succeeded Albert Finney and Paul Scofield and was on £14 per week a fortune then. But I wanted to be an actor, and eventually went to drama school. I became a master plasterer and could do the first coat of a house in a day. Once, the richest man in the area died and I made an 8ft coffin for him and everyone asked if he was taking his money with him. But there was never enough wood to make proper ones and I had to cram the bodies in. So at 14, in 1951, I became an undertaker's assistant, working seven days a week for £1.15 a week. We lived near Doncaster and my mother told me I would have to leave school to go to work, as we wouldn't have any money. ![]() He was doing a dangerous job at the pit when he was crushed, and spent a year in an infirmary. He also plans to go into space, and has been in training at the space centre in Moscow. Up for a challenge: Brian in his panto role as Captain Hook. STRATEGIC EQUITY CAPITAL: Despite the headwinds, this small cap trust has held up better than many of its rivals.Managing the ups and downs of long-term investing is the route to growing your wealth - here are 12 tips for getting it right.Six ways to potentially help pensioners struggling with energy bills: Pressure for urgent rescue package mounts after price cap hiked to £3,549.'This is a Dunkirk moment': Freeze energy bills or cap rises at 5% this winter, BARONESS ALTMANN and LORD FIELD urge next Prime Minister.Give small firms energy help now or thousands will go bust: Warnings escalate that uncapped bills may send many under.'I started an overnight oats business in my mum's kitchen in lockdown - now I'm on the cusp of turning over our first £1million'.Five false economies to avoid as inflation bites: SIMON LAMBERT on why you shouldn't bin the budget, not pay bills or skip your pension.Have you REALLY cancelled that subscription? Customers warned to check that old payments aren't still making a dent in their bank account.JEFF PRESTRIDGE: New PM must be bold - and quick - not only on energy crisis but also safeguarding access to cash on the high street.Town with NINE banks in just 300 yards: As branches shut elsewhere, Eastbourne shows how high streets can really flourish - with access to cash.FTSE fat cats beat squeeze with £440m pay bonanza - top 100 raked in average £4.4m, and three have earned £100m.FTSE 250 housebuilder Vistry plotting takeover of its troubled rival Countryside Partnerships.Finance boss of US retailer Bed, Bath & Beyond falls to his death from New York skyscraper.British retailers increasingly being viewed as takeover targets as sector is hobbled by cost of living squeeze.Private equity firms eyeing up computer chip maker Newport Wafer Fab amid speculation UK will block its sale to Chinese-controlled firm.New PM should turn to the three Rs - reform, greater resilience, and a return to that Conservative value, responsibility, says RUTH SUNDERLAND.'Life is too short to deal with NS&I': Savers lose patience with new two-factor online login system. ![]() Could these cost of living crisis cutbacks harm your long-term wealth? This is Money podcast.but timing the market is notoriously hard to do Should investors try to ride a supercycle? Catching major shifts in sentiment can pay off.How to find the best branch-based savings account: I'd rather not manage my money online, but will I lose out on top rates?.Need investing income at hand? Try these 20 investment trusts for reliable dividends at a time when stock markets look troubled.Is parking firm Premier Parking Solutions massaging the truth about its fines? TONY HETHERINGTON investigates.Future mortgage shock looms for fixed rate borrowers: Interest rates will rise to more than 4% next year and remain there well into 2024, say City forecasts.FTSE 100 giant Ashtead cruising for row with shareholders over chief executive Brendan Horgan's £6.6m pay.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |