Good afternoon OzBargain.
After week 1 of working from home (forced), I saved about $30 that normally would have been spent on train and bus fares.
Since I have this weekly cost budgeted in, decided to donate it to FoodBank instead. Will continue to do so while I am forced to work from home. Join me?
Ditto with OzDJ; I already regularly donate to charities.
I'm loving the non-commute! I save anywhere from $7 to $30 per day depending on the time I start and whether I caught public transport or drove to work and paid for parking and tolls.
You're lucky… 20 minutes. Was gonna say it's good for your health, but not too sure breathing in the city air.
I should be 20 minutes away from the office later in the year (we're relocating the office. I will keep this up. Else it'll be spent on useless crap i don't need.
They said 20 mins MORE than PT. So it could be an hour.
Get a cheap Nike and ride, more convenient
My electricity, phone and internet has gone up. So probably no.
Forgot to add private health insurance in that list…
BTW, working from home is tax deductible ;)
https://www.moneymag.com.au/tax-deductions-working-from-home…
WFH deductions e.g. electricity, gas are tiny.
Don't forget you can claim home office expenses on tax.
Internet fixed cost?
Not if you don't have unlimited
and the bog roll supply…
Many are getting a first taste of what it's like to work from home. I think WFH is generally a good thing for most people
interested to see if this world's biggest Work from home experiment will yield permanent changes. I suspect most places will want you back in the office again once this is over though.
Mine will definitely want me back once it's in everyone's best interests to return to work on site.
I agree on the first point.
I have 2 kids, one of them isn't adjusting as well as we'd like. Stress is up a bit because of that. Productivity is through the roof, mainly because the delineation between worktime and private time goes.. as does workday and weekend.
Maybe that's just the workaholic me.
I've been able to WFH for as long as I can remember, but I prefer the sense of connection being in the office.
Obviously, YMMV.
Loneliness is a common complaint of WFH. There have been days where I have not spoken a single word to another human being. If you're an extrovert that will probably drive you a little nuts.
Egads! That would destroy me.
This is why my team has daily catch ups where we have to have our webcams on :)
You should be face timing scotty.
I don't think I increase productivity when my kids are at home. Also if they are enrolled in CC and not taking them to CC still charged full price unless gov force close.
^ This
Non parent here. Was wondering why you were taking kids to click and collect. Funnily enough, still sort of applies.
CC = child care
The most important aspect of donating is to let others know you're doing it.
Thought about this one. People that know me know that I don't share this kind of stuff. And I have had a few beers… maybe I don't mind as much.
I guess i posted this in the hope others would perhaps think about the extra money they have now… and maybe someone could donate some of that extra money to their favourite charity.
Any possible criticism, i'll just take.
Any possible criticism, I'll just take.
You're also an alcoholic. :-P
Yeah… I'm kind of realising that.
@Lord Fart Bucket: Lol, I don’t drink because I’m the opposite. I have a lame sense of humour and become that obnoxious joke guy when I do.
PS, maybe don’t stop drinking if that’s for the greater good of humanity ;)
PS, maybe don’t stop drinking if that’s for the greater good of humanity ;)
I'll drink to that :P
hey it's a discussion forum, we should be able to share aspects of our lives, especially if they're bargain related.
Not sure if helpful but was told that if you're working from home you can claim a lot of these expenses from tax, such as electricity, internet, mobile etc. Worth keeping a log which may help you get more money for those food banks :).
I think it is 50 cents per hour or you need to keep record of all bill to calculate the WFH hours
Can I freeze my Myki pass? It's good until 23 April and haven't used it for 2 weeks.
Yes, there was a thread about it in the past couple days.
Thanks my friend. You just saved me a bundle.
No worries, I should occasionally try to make myself useful around here instead of just making lame jokes ;)
@mapax: They just blocked my existing card and will send me a new one credited to the last day that I used the card. So nothing lost :)
Yes, just put it in a plastic lunch bag before putting it in the freezer.
I pay $50 a week on the opal card, since I started working from home I have now redirected this into my home loan.
I fare evade anyway.
Still in debt, can't donate.
I've been saving almost $50 a week! But I was still making more money when I had a job to go to.
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That's a bucket. It's filled with my tears but I can empty it for donations.
Hoping WFH will become the norm!
I'm getting into a good rhythm WFH in the last 2 weeks.
Food costs have gone up quite a lot. Sadly.
A bit… but it depends what you eat. I try to eat the seasonal stuff. While cost is up a little, it's not too bad.
One of the other things I've saved on is having to pay CBD prices for coffee. Now I just make my own at home…
HAHAHAHA… So, you don't use any extra electricity… you don't find yourself in and out of the fridge… the radio/tv not on… no computer on… and you saved what?
Well, if you want to know… I save on transport, petrol, out of school hours care, food (cheaper to eat lunch at home), coffee (again, cheaper at home). Sure, there's some offset… i noticed the dishwasher runs an extra cycle per week. The extra power from my computer and monitor isn't that much though.
Just send your weekly savings to me. Promise I'll spend it on food or bank it.
That’s nice, however I have noticed that a lot of the food has gone up. Also other things. So whatever I’m saving I’m putting towards those price hikes. I didn’t get a pay rise, like people on centrelink
I used to take the bus to and from work. Sydney CBD is such a sh*tfight these days that walking door to door only takes 20mins more each way. So, I get some exercise and save ~$1500 per year on fares.
I sink the savings into my hobbies, but otherwise regularly donate to charities anyway.