Time to Pay Council Rates. Any Ideas on How to Save Money?

mkh1991 on 04/10/2023 - 23:29

Hey All

That time of the year to pay local council rates. Unfortunately I missed the 10% Master Card deal few weeks back. Any other tips/hacks to save money on the local council rates?

Thanks

Financial

Comments

  • Logical on 05/10/2023 - 00:04
    +1

    pay it on time to get the discount

    • Some Human on 05/10/2023 - 00:16
      +2

      Is that a thing? Mine doesn't even discount paying the whole year in advance, so I just pay quarterly.

      • JimmyF on 05/10/2023 - 09:09

        Is that a thing? Mine doesn't even discount paying the whole year in advance, so I just pay quarterly.

        If you pay late, mine charges interest. So….. I guess the discount is paying ontime ;)

    • mkh1991 on 05/10/2023 - 00:22

      No discount unfortunately

  • screensaver on 05/10/2023 - 00:07
    -1

    Apart fe the physical cards there is also a digital card offer (maximum 2500) that runs regularly. Can you do an interest free payment plan while waiting for nexr offer?

  • jv on 05/10/2023 - 01:33
    +4

    I paid with iTunes cards and saved heaps.

    • mkh1991 on 05/10/2023 - 01:34

      Can we?

      • jv on 05/10/2023 - 01:35
        +12

        Yep.

        I got a call a few weeks back telling me my rates were overdue and said I should pay with iTunes cards.

        Suprised when it was about 20% cheaper than the notice I got in the email last month.

        • jlv on 05/10/2023 - 01:52

          Love it

    • curintia44 on 05/10/2023 - 09:07

      ?

  • kyle on 05/10/2023 - 05:22
    +7

    Move to a cheaper property

  • Richardc on 05/10/2023 - 06:56
    +1

    reduce bin size

    • Some Human on 05/10/2023 - 08:15
      +2

      I did that thinking it would be significantly different. They knocked off $30. I wasn't impressed.

      • JimmyF on 05/10/2023 - 09:10
        +1

        still a discount, even if it is a crap one

        • Some Human on 05/10/2023 - 12:37

          Yeah, but now I have to walk a much shorter bin down a steep hill. Only good thing is it fits inside the other bins, so you can take both in as one.

  • rambutann on 05/10/2023 - 07:48
    +4

    Pay with Amex via Auspost Billpay - get some points. That's about it.

  • JimmyF on 05/10/2023 - 09:10
    +2

    Time to Pay Council Rates. Any Ideas on How to Save Money?

    Sell and rent?

  • Protractor on 05/10/2023 - 09:50
    -4

    Rates? I thought it was blackmail to feed to parasites in admin and the treacle walking zombies who do about a weeks work a month, if that. We'd be better off paying the money into a class action or crowd fund to have local govt scrapped.It's the biggest waste of time and money, yet has some of the most power of all 3 troughs of govt.It is magnet for vested interests and corruption, and delivers less services per $$ over time, and yet employs more staff ,consultants and contractors(mates). It has so little real oversight it gets away with shit no-one else could.It's filled with bullies ,especially in the upper admin and CEO ranks and most rangers are all wannabe SAS operatives. So honoured to sponsor this local retirement swamp.

    • rambao9 on 05/10/2023 - 10:22

      ??

      • Protractor on 05/10/2023 - 10:58
        +1

        Let me translate>
        'I'm not a fan of extortion'

    • ChrisLevo on 05/10/2023 - 11:17

      I will bet that people seek you out at parties.

      • Protractor on 05/10/2023 - 11:25
        +3

        I could not GAF either way whether ppl seek me out.

        If you think you are getting bang for buck from a local council, good for you.As if the state govt can't do the 3 core functi0ns cheaper & more efficient. And are you aware (do you care) of the sweeping unconstitutional land grabbing title powers have over your non payment of rate,levies and services?

        https://www.mondaq.com/australia/constitutional-administrati…
        The protections they have (as an entity and as staff and councillors) over and above fed & state govts is a scam.
        Did you know, if you bag a councillor online, that councillor can sue you with council money paying for their legal costs? They can force local community newspapers to retract comments they don't like.

        • larndis on 05/10/2023 - 18:49
          +1

          You can move to the ACT, we don't have local government. Agree two layers is plenty. Can't guarantee there is less corruption though as the ACT opposition is non-existent.

    • JIMB0 on 05/10/2023 - 11:26
      +1

      Sounds about right for a public service with no competition. The state government owned water companies are another example.

      • Cheapskate Paul on 05/10/2023 - 19:26

        They privatised the water companies in the U.K. It is not better.

        • JIMB0 on 05/10/2023 - 19:35
          +1

          They ones here are already run like private companies. The structure has been in place for decades. It's just up to the government of the day to pull the trigger and sell them off.

          • Cheapskate Paul on 05/10/2023 - 19:51

            @JIMB0: Privatise the profits but socialise the losses. That kind of sell-off?

    • JimB on 05/10/2023 - 11:26

      I'm going to have a stab in the dark-

      Protractor isn't vaccinated against Covid.

      • Protractor on 05/10/2023 - 11:32
        +1

        Stab away.

        • JimB on 06/10/2023 - 13:41

          So how many Covid vaccine shots have you had?

          • Protractor on 06/10/2023 - 15:18

            @JimB: according to you none, according to the antivaxxer loud haler fraternity I'm a veritable flywire door.
            It's probably one or the other.
            If I could get vaccinated against local govt, I'd line up tomorrow.

            • JimB on 06/10/2023 - 15:20

              @Protractor: You do know you could be a local government councillor and change things, rather than just whinge about them?

              Try and make a difference.

              • Protractor on 06/10/2023 - 17:11

                @JimB: Yes, advocating for its abolition always begins with sucking from their trough. Yeah,no thanks.
                Maybe I should consider becoming a neo too?

      • mr_asstight on 05/10/2023 - 22:47
        -1

        Best way to make someone feel superior is to tell them you're unvaccinated

    • Some Human on 05/10/2023 - 12:39

      treacle walking zombies who do about a weeks work a month

      80% of my colleagues

      • Protractor on 05/10/2023 - 13:20

        They must think they are WFH

  • capslock janitor on 05/10/2023 - 10:40
    +2

    pay with the maximum number of instalements allowec ?

  • ozbargainsam on 05/10/2023 - 11:25
    +1

    Secede.

  • geekcohen on 05/10/2023 - 14:57

    Pay monthly, that is what I do. Just contact your council/shire to arrange it. Easier on the budget and they just get their money each month.

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