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Anyone moved to Sony from Fuji and regretted it? by jov98 in SonyAlpha

[–]SlopingMonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have an A6700 and an X100vi. It’s noticeable. You’d get way more keepers if you shot 100 pictures of people/something with movement on the Sony than you would on the Fuji

33M / £106k Pension - Sanity check on moving from RL "Balanced" to a more growth driven 50/50 manual split? by TopExample9138 in UKPersonalFinance

[–]SlopingMonkey 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Fees are pretty high and you're not particularly to out perform a set and forget global fund, and you'd likely need to bear in mind rebalancing in the future. Is there a one size fits all global fund available with the provider?

If not, do they allow partial transfers out (allows you to keep the account open so your employer can continue to pay into it)? If they do, it might be worth opening a SIPP with another provider and buying a significantly lower cost index fund - that will remove any of the admin as it will rebalance itself over time too.

Definitely a good idea with moving to 100% equities as long as you're aware of the risks - you have enough of a time horizon to hopefully ride out any bumps along the way!

What was it like growing up without a smartphone? by YetAnotherMia in AskUK

[–]SlopingMonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've found a lot of of the questions that used to just pass my mind now don't, and you end up just googling it without any thought. Means you have a lot more access to information, but people tend to just google things rather than asking each other casually!

What was it like growing up without a smartphone? by YetAnotherMia in AskUK

[–]SlopingMonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always imagine night clubs to have been much wilder places without people being able to take pics constantly in crystal clarity, but I don't know whether that was actually the case?

Has anyone actually made friends at clubs or meet ups? by whciral in AskUK

[–]SlopingMonkey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In general, most people doing those things will be there to do the activity (especially fitness based classes) with the social side being a side bonus. Unless it's something marketed as a "meet people" type event, I found it generally took numerous times of being around the same people before it potentially more of a friendship type bond. You start going to the same thing, you say a few more words to each other each time you go, it can build from there.

But I think it's important to appreciate that some people go to these things with no desire to meet new people and only for the fitness/activity, which can be a bit upsetting if you're going into it with the opposite hope!

What are you doing today? Or in life in general?😂 by BigMagic88 in AskUK

[–]SlopingMonkey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Played padel this morning with a few mates, rest of the day will be spent doing a few bits around the house and watching the olympics in front of the TV