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Yeah, I figure that's basically the main criteria I can apply. I live in Canberra, where "privately billing doctor" and "doctor" are more…

As someone who's got pretty minimal health knowledge myself, how do I assess "knowledgeable"? When a GP tells me that the symptoms I'm…

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blerk on Cyber Monday Sale - Most Academic Books + eBooks €10.99 (~AU $18) + Free Shipping @ Palgrave Macmillan

Does the code stack on top of the existing discount? Guess I have one now so I should try to get something else and find out.

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blerk on Cyber Monday Sale - Most Academic Books + eBooks €10.99 (~AU $18) + Free Shipping @ Palgrave Macmillan

Yeah I'm not sure it's actually necessary, but the sale page does say "If not applied automatically, please enter this coupon code" so I…

ajdlinux posted a deal Cyber Monday Sale - Most Academic Books + eBooks €10.99 (~AU $18) + Free Shipping @ Palgrave Macmillan
Palgrave Macmillan, an academic social sciences and humanities publisher, is discounting most books and eBooks (excluding books priced at…

Great to see the Against Malaria Foundation on the list - I'm a regular AMF donor and I think they're one of the most effective…

yeah, that's where I saw it

$1,300 for 1,500 points. Talk about super-targetted!

In my experience it's far easier to get support from Uber (who take feedback through the app if you give a 1 star rating) than it is to…

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Baghern on American Express Explorer $395 Fee 100,000 Bonus Member Rewards Points + $400 Travel Credit

[@samehada](/comment/5586877/redir): the Amex Explorer is the only card I've kept into a second year... I've churned ANZ, Westpac, NAB,…

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MathNerd on American Express Explorer $395 Fee 100,000 Bonus Member Rewards Points + $400 Travel Credit

The SPG conversion rate is also the same for the David Jones Amex cards, and the DJs cards have a separate "new customer" exclusion from…

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Baghern on American Express Explorer $395 Fee 100,000 Bonus Member Rewards Points + $400 Travel Credit

To be fair to Amex here - the ANZ deal is no fee for the first year only. Past that point, you're paying an annual fee for nothing, whereas…

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z3252643 on American Express Explorer $395 Fee 100,000 Bonus Member Rewards Points + $400 Travel Credit

AFAICT the referral links haven't been updated with a higher bonus yet. You'll only get one bonus in any case.

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red32 on American Express Explorer $395 Fee 100,000 Bonus Member Rewards Points + $400 Travel Credit

I've done this for an upcoming trip, we managed to get United Airlines miles through Marriott and have 6 flight segments in business class…

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CI on American Express Explorer $395 Fee 100,000 Bonus Member Rewards Points + $400 Travel Credit

I recommend focusing on domestic/trans-Tasman flights if possible, as Amex's prices tend to be the same as the airline's for those…

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tonydav on American Express Explorer $395 Fee 100,000 Bonus Member Rewards Points + $400 Travel Credit

I too have found the credit hard to use, but I wouldn't call it a joke. My recommendation for using the travel credit is to use it on…

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cashless on American Express Explorer $395 Fee 100,000 Bonus Member Rewards Points + $400 Travel Credit

They have apparently cracked down on this over the last year or so, according to stories I've read on the interwebs

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I've been a regular donor to the Against Malaria Foundation for the last couple of years and it's great to see them continuing their good…

In response to Paul Hogan's decision to sue Grill'd over alleged copyright violation due to their use of the phrase "That's not a knife,…

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Amaris on [AMA] I Am The Operation Manager at MSY Head Quarter, Ask Me (Almost) Anything

[@0blivion](/comment/5297275/redir): Anyone who runs a major national retail vendor can access the internet too. I don't have much sympathy…

ajdlinux commented on Jobs Where You Can Make over 100K a Year?
Software engineering.

ajdlinux commented on AmEx 5k Points Free When Adding a Supplementary Card by Phone to Your AmEx Issued Card
Any idea if this applies to "account cards", i.e. a supplementary card issued to yourself? I've seen in other parts of the internet that…

[@lainey13](/comment/4827937/redir): Me four!

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chengjianer on Qantas to Asia Sale: Sydney to Hong Kong Return $599, Beijing $499, Shanghai $549, Singapore $599

Airfare pricing is an extremely complex business that often has little to do with distance. In this case, it's probably useful to remember…

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inherentchoice on 20K Points for Joining Amex Life Insurance Approx $6 Per Month. 6 Month Minimum

Better use, in many but not all circumstances, would be transferring to a FF program and redeeming for >$200 worth of travel

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runamuck on Velocity Frequent Flyer 15% Transfer Bonus - AMEX MR Gateway or 25% Transfer Bonus Amex MR Premium Ascent

thanks for updating!

ajdlinux commented on Velocity Frequent Flyer 15% Transfer Bonus - AMEX MR Gateway or 25% Transfer Bonus Amex MR Premium Ascent
Clarification to title: the 25% bonus is for *Premium* Ascent, i.e. Platinum Charge rather than Platinum Edge

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Harls27 on One Way ETIHAD Airfares to EUROPE for U/31's. Short Transit/s. July - December 15th, from $689 - $909 @ Student Flights

[@jv](/comment/4747404/redir): well, then you're going to have to stop flying altogether - it's the airlines that publish age-restricted…
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