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What Are The Pitfalls of Credit Card Churning?

Been Churning PHI and Credit cards for the better part of 2 years Never had an issue switching PHI I have been knocked back for CC because I had recently (within 12mo) had a Cc with HSBC but …

poll Greens Senator Nick McKim Wants The Treasurer Over-rule The RBA

Nick McKim has renewed calls for Treasurer Jim Chalmers to “use his existing powers” to cut them. 'The RBA are not infallible high-priests of the economy, and they often get it …

poll MG4 EVs Is This The Revolution We Have Been Waiting for?

Australia has a new most affordable electric car. The base-model MG 4 has been slashed to $30,990 drive-away … https://www.drive.com.au/news/2024-mg-4-price-slashed-septem… This is cheaper …

poll NRL Expands to Papua New Guinea [POLL]

This is pretty big news for Australian sport and for Papua New Guinea with a team based out of Port Moresby now set to go ahead in 2028 there will also be one more team to join the league that will …

poll Do You Support A Cashless Society?

Gloria Jeans is starting to drop cash, I've noticed other shops have 'card only' signs. https://www.9news.com.au/national/gloria-jeans-cafes-cashles… As someone who pretty much …

poll What Impact Will Landlords Leaving The Victorian Market have?

'Property investors have been leaving Victoria en masse, pushed out by the increasingly harsh regulatory environment, leaving the already constrained rental market worse for wear, according to …

poll Matthew Richardson Defection to Team Great Britain

This is probably a much bigger story then the media are giving it credit and i think most of that is due to the fact cycling isnt that big of a sport in Australia. For those who dont know Matthew …

Ads That Made You Less Likely to Buy a Product

I dont watch a whole lot of FTA TV outside of some news and sport. I also got youtube premium to avoid ads because i dont have time for some billionaire flog trying to sell me tickets to win a …

poll AFL Matches and Draws Is It Time to Change [POLL]

NRL have an extra time set up in which it comes down to the golden point The AFL is a high scoring game which a draw [somewhat] rare but I'm not a fan of them - I don't hate them but …

Guzman y Gomez

poll Guzman y Gomez 15% Public Holiday Surcharge Fast Food Surcharge Yeh/Nah

I think we 'unfortunately' have gotten used to public holiday surcharges in most restaurants. But today i got a bit of GYG and was hit with a 15% surcharge - now credit to the server, she …

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Maserati Grecale GT Speciale SUV (MY24 New Stock Vehicles Only) $139,500 Drive Away @ Maserati

expired Maserati Grecale GT Speciale SUV (MY24 New Stock Vehicles Only) $139,500 Drive Away @ Maserati

I know this deal isnt for anyone but i know a few people who paid a 'fair bit more' for a drive away Maserati. I cannot afford this deal but who knows someone is looking for a brand new …

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[Switch] Super Mario Odyssey $53.30 @ Nintendo eShop

expired [Switch] Super Mario Odyssey $53.30 @ Nintendo eShop

Some decent deals Super Mario Odyssey $53.3 etc If you got younger kids like me and prefer digital versions of games this might be for you

poll Taxing Utes and SUVs

https://www.news.com.au/technology/motoring/on-the-road/gree… https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/council-could-sl… https://www.news.com.au/technology/motoring/on-the-road/pric… https…

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Find 10'6" Techlite UNO Inflatable ISUP Stand up Paddle Board $106.97 + Delivery ($5 MEL C&C) @ Find Sports

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Find 10'6" Techlite UNO Inflatable ISUP Stand Up Paddle Board $106.97 RRP $339.00 FINDTM 10'6" Techlite Inflatable ISUP Stand Up Paddle Board - Single Layer Drop Stitch Package …

Godfreys

poll Godfreys Enters Voluntary Administration

Vacuum cleaner retail chain Godfreys enters voluntary administration amid 'challenging' economic conditions Many of you guys might not care about this, but a had a few friends work there …

poll Powerball Is 200m How Much You Spending on Tickets? [Updated]

We all know the lottery is essentially a tax on people who are bad at math (myself included) but almost 2/3rds of adult Australians had a ticket to the 100m last week (including myself) So be honest …

Australian Taxation Office

Ways to Pay Back The ATO

So every year I pay the ATO decent amount of tax i owe - i have read a few people have managed to 'get some' benefit out of paying them ie using Coles Mastercards was a previous method in …

poll Are we Witnessing The Rise of Budget Friendly Chinese Cars? [Poll]

So it is pretty clear the used/new car industries golden ride during the chip shortage/COVID is over with new car prices dropping dramatically from the crazy highs and new cars being put under …

poll Hows Your 'Black Friday-Cyber Monday'

I/We moan a fair bit when things like click frenzy, Prime Day, etc are 'major' let downs and hype merchants. - But im going to say this black Friday/Cyber Monday for me has been one of the …

poll Unofficial OzBargain Mortgage Stress Poll

So the basket case, house of cards, Ponzi scheme that is the Australian economy that is already in a per-capita recession has just been hit with its 13th interest rate hike - I'm sure this will …

poll Have We Hit The Tipping Point with Subscription Services

Have we hit the tipping point with entertainment Subscription services? The time of posting (per Month) Apple TV $12.99 Amazon $14.99 Netflix $16.99 (without Ads) Disney Plus $14.99 BINGE $10 …

OlduBil

Oldubil Anything You Can Use The Remaining Currency

So apparently everyone got a notification to 'spend' everything earlier this month - unfortunately i missed it and i got about 90 or so bucks or so worth of turkish lira anyway anyone …

Reserve Bank of Australia

poll Nov 2023 Rate Rise? Prediction

Both Unemployment being lower then expected and CPI being significantly higher then forecasted has most likely left the RBA in the blunt tool position of upping rates in my opinion. Regardless the …

poll Inheritance/Death Tax - Thoughts?

https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/political-dynamite-tax-in… Incoming Productivity Commission boss Danielle Wood has argued there is “simply no policy justification” for how little tax …

160k for a Wedding

Maybe the boomers are right about the younger generation…. This couples, parents have given have offered 25k for his wedding, he is demanding 80k for a 160k Wedding. I'm a millennial but …

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Australia Plunges into Per Capita Recession - Thoughts?

At the aggregate level, investment contributed 0.5 percentage point to growth, led by 8.2% increase in public investment. Private investment increased by 0.6%. Consumption contributed 0.1 percentage …

Qantas

poll Should Qantas Pay Back The $726m

So Alan Joyce the out going Qantas CEO has defended refusing to pay back any of the money [$726m] they where given to them during COVID to keep them afloat by the government. Alan Joyce sacked over …

Once Good but Now Crap Brands/Companies

once again i credit immrnonamehello for the orginal idea and following on from brands that are expensive but crap - https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/795422?page=3#comment-1421… i had another idea …

Brands That Are Expensive but Crap

So special thanks to immrnonamehello for posting this https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/794905?page=1#comment it got me thinking what brands market themselves to be 'quality' or charge a …

6th Intergenerational Report [2022] Thoughts

So im a 33 year old millennial who listens to most of the whinging from my generation, Gen Z and even the Boomers. However for all our whinging it seems the future generations are going to be cursing …

poll Do You Agee with The Greens 2 Year Rent Freeze

So there is a 'real' possibility of a double disolution at the ALP try to push there housing affordability fund which they believe is a partial solution to the housing crisis 'Labor …

poll Powerball $100m Next Week Are You Playing

Just a quick poll on the OZbargain communities willingness to dream/waste money like i do on these tickets - now i know playing powerball and lotto in general is an 'silly tax' but i think …

poll Should Selective Public Schools Be Grouped Separately to Regular Public Schools?

Sources: Private v Public: do private primary schools make a difference to our kids? Are private schools better than public schools? Public v private: an education system that’s created …

Reserve Bank of Australia

poll Philip Lowe to Be Replaced by Michele Bullock as Reserve Bank Governor

In a massive shake up the RBA Governor Philip Lowe will not be given another term and will be replaced by Michele Bullock. Michele Bullock named as next RBA Governor, Philip Lowe’s term comes to an …

Watching Sports via VPN Anyone Got Tips

Hi Ozbargain community - some of you guys are super savvy in getting around geo-blocking and other things…. looking for any tips, guides or info on how to watch sports via VPN ideally the …

poll Do You Consider Caged Eggs Unethical?

So i was 'part' of a conversation the other day in which a vegaterian colleague was expressing her 'strong' views on how eating meat is 'unethical' - now i dont push my …

poll No More Stress and Burnout under Workcover Yah or Nah

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-19/workcover-victoria-ch… So higher premiums for business have been announced in Victoria for workcover [43 percent increase] - i dont think [but i might be …

poll Boo'ing in Sport

So the lunatics in the media are out again because imho they got nothing better to write about as the media is filled with talentless hacks, for some reason boo'ing Buddy Franklin is being …

poll AFL 19th Team in TAS Yah or Nah

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/tasmania-afl-team-live-stre… https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-30/afl-hobart-stadium-fe… So Tassie are 'finally' getting an AFL team - as AFL fan i …

What Things Are Just Not Worth The Money?

Was chatting to a Rich old bloke today who owns a Ferreri he is in his 70s and has had this car in his man cave for decade that essentially he never drives, he admits the car is over a decade old …

poll Thoughts on 4-Day Working Week [POLL]

To clarify you would be working 4-days 7-8 hours a day but getting paid 'as if' you were full time working. There has been a pilot completed in the UK - which I have titled and linked …

Reserve Bank of Australia

poll RBA Rises Rates for The 9th Time in a Row

The RBA have announced its 9th consecutive rate rise in a row https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/interest-rates/rba-i... Interest rates a ~4x higher then they were pre-pandemic in December …

Netflix

poll Streaming Giants to Be Required to Make Australian Content [Poll]

Streaming giants — such as Netflix, Disney and Amazon Prime — will be required to invest in making local Australian content under new rules set to be imposed on the industry. From mid-2024, the …

poll Do You Always Return Your Trolly for The Dollar

Here as Ozbargain we discuss the real issues…. I have noticed at my local supermarket people are just leaving their trolly wherever and leaving them with 1 and 2 dollar coins in …

poll Public Holiday Surcharge Yeh or Nah

These surcharges are fairly common at local cafe's and restaurants however what thing i have started to ask the staff is 'do they get paid more money' to my surprise a few of the staff …

poll [POLL] Aus Open Should The Balls Kids Be Paid

Based on this article: Australian Open rocked by 'appalling' new controversy over ball kids The total prize pool for the Australian $76.5m to get knocked out in the first round a player …

poll [VIC] Does The Long Surgery Waitlist Worry You

The AMA’s analysis shows Victoria makes up the largest percentage of the backlog (134,950 patients, or 44 per cent of the backlog) together with New South Wales (77,845 patients, or 25 per cent …

Visit Melbourne, Victoria

poll Visit Victoria to Sponsor Netball Australia

So Dan Andrews ALP has announced that 'Visit Victoria' will be sponsoring Netball Australia after the Hancock controversy. How do people feel about the Victorian tax payers footing the …

poll Thoughts on Netball Australia and Hancock Situation

Hancock withdraws 15m sponsorship deal with netball Australia due to player backlash and players refusing to wear the Hancock …