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Phone Plan for a Pensioner

Long story short, A family member has hit rock bottom financially, and as part of trying to find solutions to cut costs at every corner first up is the mobile phone.. Pensioner Unlimited talk and …

23" Monitor to Run 2 Screens

Started WFH, have a typical dell laptop that I plug into the following display https://support.hp.com/au-en/document/c05076513 Which has been great IPS monitor that's still going well Wanting …

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50% off Keeper Password Manager, One Year Subscription $25 (Personal) $55 (Family)

expired 50% off Keeper Password Manager, One Year Subscription $25 (Personal) $55 (Family)

Looking around at what managers are available Came across this one, Great UI/UX Don’t know much more about it other then that

Best Price on a Brand New Toyota Corolla

Seeing as the second hand car market seems to be the price of a brand new purchase I’m considering testing the waters with purchasing a new Corolla It seems every Toyota dealership has different …

55” TV Needed

Looking the upgrade my Hisense 24” for a bigger TV. Don’t use it much only to watch Nextflix about twice a week. Don’t have an Aerial port either so only the very rare occasion I have to watch …

Salary Sacrifice Question

I’m after some info from the smart people of ozb! Having a discussion with a friend (same friend that got done over by a RE) and we were discussing tax She works for a possible not-for-profit …

nbn Provider Advice?

Moving property, Looking for a new NBN provider, was thinking TPG 50 But it looking like ABB is the better option Property is FTTN so I’ll need a modem/router ? Netcomm NF20Mesh - any experience …

Apple PSOD/Flexgate solution

Got myself a 2018 MacBook Pro 4 years ago Custom built and what an average quality device this turned out to be. A few days ago it developed pink lines on the screen. Google says this is a common af …

Need Some Painting Advice

Just about to move into an apartment and decided I should give it a fresh coat of paint and a slight colour change. Any OzB tips of places to get paint from? Bunnings seems to be the cheaper option …

What Type of Insurance Do I Need for Apartment?

Purchased an apartment, tenant is still leasing it for another 3 months as they would like to see out their lease. Tossing up if I should self manage it or continue with the current property manager. …

Recommend a Smart Home Ecosystem

Looking for some advice on a good smart home ecosystem, As I’m moving into a new apartment so I thought while it’s empty I might update it to take advantage of these systems I currently don’t …

localityenergy.com.au

LPE Just Emailed Me Suggesting I Find a New Electricity Provider

I’m a bit out of the loop on what’s happening in the electricity market, But today I got an email from LPE that states “The cost of wholesale electricity has gone up 611%” “ we strongly …

Real Estate Taking More Rent Then Agreed on

Asking for A friend.. (No Actually, Asking for a friend) Today I got in a conversation about her rental, Which she informed me of the situation below, I thought the smart people of OzB might has …

Home loan splitting

Never really looked in to this feature But a fixed rate home loan I was looking at doesn’t have an offset account Could you fix 99% of the loan and have 1% variable to take advantage of an …

Up Bank

UP Bank Deposit Rate Dropping

Just noticed upbank has dropped to .50%. Is anyone offering better rates at the moment ? I do remember coming across a list of all the banks and their percentages but forgot to book mark it :/

Cheapest way to study nursing

Been thinking I need to go study something for awhile Nursing has always been at the top of my list however I’ve never liked the idea of paying 30ish k when friends from other countries (Finland / …

Need a New Laptop for Work - Budget $1,500

10 years as a Mac boy, need get a PC for work strictly to run some software with dongles etc Not up to date with specs and brands but I'm looking to spend up to $1500 I’m guessing (can’t …

Redmi Accessory Suppliers in Australia

Does anyone know of any suppliers in Australia, I got my Note 7 4/5 weeks ago.. I ordered a screen protector from aliexpress in advanced, paid 10 day shipping.. and as i should have guessed. it …

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 - any experience?

Does anyone in Australia actually own one of these? The B28 version seems to exist but no one can find it, How has this effected you as an owner?

Xiaomi Phones

Looking to get out of the Iphone world, as much as I enjoy the ecosystem it just doesn't do it for me (nor the pricing anymore) Was considering an Oppo about a year ago but now I've gotten …

Office For MAC

Went to instgall my copy of Office Mac 2011 on my new macbook pro and its having a hard time trying to activate. Seeing as I only use word and Excel maybe twice a year, I've never needed any …

TAFE NSW

TAFE Courses

Been about 10 years since i've been to tafe, and holy haven't they jumped up in price! Considering a complete career change and considering getting into the health sector. The course …

Looking for a Super cheap Webhost with cPanel Access

Haven't played around with websites for a few years, Basically looking to Find a host with Cpanel access so I can build a wordpress website. It's mainly just so I can build and lay things …

Looking for a Replacement Apple Laptop

Been waiting 5 months since the death if my macbook air for this release.. and unfortunatly im stuck in the apple eco system Currently looking at a 13” i7 (due to hyper treading) 256gb (most my …

Telstra or Telstra Alternative

Just moved into a new complex, and I made the switch to optus, service was bad so i called optus and they said "yup thats a bad area for our service" so they cancelled my plan. Does this …

Samsung SD cards

Looking to restock some SD cards for my DSLR And I have not kept up with the times, There seems to be multiple different types of Samsung SD cards (pro, pro plus, evo etc) I can’t find any …

Nikon 35mm Lens

I have a $100 JB gift card I would like to use on this lens, but chasing it down for this price https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/351868 Wanting to get JB to price match I can use this card, yet …

Nikon d7200 cash back ?

Been chasing one of these for ages Came across this with a cash back But can’t fins anywhere where a cash back promo is still valid Yet they are advertising with a cash back …

Xiaomi SOOCAS X3 Died

Pretty much 4 months ago I picked up this tooth brush https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/331540 Noticed the battery was flat (charge lasts 1 month) so I put it in charge, used it the next morning …

4G Wireless Internet

I've had to move house a few times and I'm not too sure if I will be settling any time soon, My current Phone plan has 20GB Data with telstra which I smash through in 2 weeks Instead of …

JB Hi-Fi

10% off at JB Hi-Fi? (on iPhone 8)

Does JBhifi do that 10% off student pricing on the Iphone 8? Went for a hike and my 6S ended up in the creek yesterday, need to replace it ASAP obviously and just trying to fund the cheapest way

Nikon D7200 vs D7500

Think it's time to upgrade, was thinking of grabbing a D610 for the longest time ever.. but to be honest I don't see the point of going Full Frame The flip out screen on the new D7500 …

Time to Apply for a Credit Card

Had a discussion the other day with a banker who got a little bit fired up when they found out I don't have a credit history (or much of one) Turns out never owning a credit card, never having a …

TomTop, Hong Kong

TomTop can't delete my account

I know there are some people that do like this store here, not looking to argue with that's point, just want some advice from my personal experience with them. I signed up with them the other …

Thinking of Doing a Book Keeping Course

Thinking of doing a book keeping course, any recommendations where to study it other then tafe? (as tafe costs an arm and a leg) I know there is Udemy courses, but are they really credible?

Need to replace my toilet tank

Short of going to Bunnings, Is there any websites to buy this sort of item? Or is it an item that's best bought in person?

35W Halogen Bulb / LED Replacement

Looking around the house today, and the power bill.. it seems I need some new bulbs. I'm wanting to replace the bulbs through out the house so I took a look at the fixtures.. Most fixtures are …

Eneloops and Laddas

I've been trying to get my head around the eneloop game for ever. with so many different types and brands i've become more and more confused., I walked around the house today and had a …

OOL --> ADL

Have to head down to ADL at the end of April.. Does anyone know what the going rate is for this leg? Is it ever on sale? thanks

Any Deals to Thailand?

Better start the ball rolling on this.. A mate has a wedding in Koh Samui in Feb, So I need to start trying to find flights over to there in the next few days. Leaving CNS or BNE Or OOL anywhere …

Credit Card Advice

Had a look through the wiki and got confused, so I thought I would ask here. Was looking over the finances of the mother in law who is a pensioner Noticed she had a 10k credit card and every month …

32/64GB SD Cards

My current 32GB SD has died Need to replace it with one or 2 cards, Only use it in 2 locations. Camera: Nikon D3100/D7200 and a dash cam A119 So not to sure what specs/classes etc these 2 products …

Dead SanDisk SD card - What to do?

Have a dead 32GB Sandisk card that a year old. Looked on the website regarding warrantee but it says that Australia is not a supported country Anyone had experience in getting one replaced?

Buy Now or Wait - Nikon Camera

Been wanting to get a Nikon D610 for a year and half now .. but after using a friends D7000 I realised that I don't really need to go full frame. So i've decided to upgrade my D3100 which i …

Best Data Options for Being on The Road

Currently with optus on their 10 gig unlimited pre paid (post paid) And i have to road trip up the east coast soon. I tend to use a lot of data between facebook and spotify Looking for a second …

Need a power inverter for camping - What to look for?

Planning on a road trip soon and realised I need a power inverter as I have a macbook / Toaster / Kettle I would like to run when Im parked up for the day. How many Watts should i be looking at? …

Any Scuba Divers? - Ko Tao or Ko Samui?

Currently have my OW, looking to go up to a DM Not sure which of these 2 islands to do it on, planning to live there for 6 months Anyone able to provide feedback on these ? Thanks

Cheapest Plan with a phone?

A family member needs a new Iphone as their last one (4s) has died.. They are considering a Iphone 6 but all the pre paid and plans seem to be over kill. On Average they use 100 mins talk and 70meg …

Full Frame Vs Crop Sensor

This is always an interesting subject to have.. Was having the discussion of Full Frame vs Crop with a friend that is about to jump for a 70d to a full frame (I shoot Nikon so I don't know) And …

Cheapest Balance/Rotation/Alignment

After a 3000km trip I noticed a faint shudder in my steering wheel, and when i started breaking a decent shudder there too, almost like the ABS going a grip/release/grip/release thing or like there …