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> I never understood why I as a solicitor should bill $1m for my firm but get paid less than 1/8 of that. Now the boot is on the other…

Anyone remember when Nick Xenophons No Pokies party? He had part of the balance of power in the senate 2008, and instead of crushing pokies…

It's been no secret with authorities, researchers, and criminology that Australia is special, and it's due to pokies at the pub. |Country |…

The point is not location, the point is the cost to supply serviced land. It is cheap, we have heaps of fringe land in major and regional…

Imo, serviced, ready to build, land can be produced for $65k - i.e.…

On that income, keeping good health and employment, I would think the asset test would prevent them from qualifying for the pension.

> If you take a 30 year loan you'll be working until you are 70+ unless you find a way to increase your repayments or you have millions in…

> For those out there, how does this compare with similar composition families? Are my numbers way out with yours? Does this other category…

It's a **rational** decision, even profitable, to buy whilst **prices rise** sufficiently, regardless of price. Which is fine for all the…

I never got called up for 20 years working in various private industry jobs. Then I changed to university, and me and all my colleagues…

I was summoned once. Here are my observations. You have several chances to be deferred. They don't like to defer, so you will probably have…

Big tv company would aim for top, middle and low tier of market - they would maximise profits serving the whole market. The low tier is…

Ignoring the retire early part - solid ideas here:…

Pretty special price, if you need a budget quality one. I never bought one, but did shop around a couple of years, back, couldn't get…

Presumably mostly either dual incomes or the rich, but it's got to be tough, if they ever lose a job, or go through a rough patch: > While…

I would be stressed if I had a loan more than $700K (I have much less). I don't know how kids could keep their heads above water.

I'll do a lot on ozbargain to save 50 bucks. Seems silly not to try to get 11k.

Reddit has a few stories of people doing it 3 times in a year. But not much information on the long term viability.

How often is it possible to churn between bonus deals with different banks? How much can save over 3 years if pursued aggressively.…

Sounds like slick account arrangement, but doesn't sound like a deal breaker. I have tiny concerns about GFC style redraw freezing, but not…

I now remember someone saying it important if changing from PPOR to Investment sometime in the future for tax reasons. And now remember not…

Why is is offset so important/deal breaker, considering they have "Free redraw available around the clock via online banking"?

What does it do (I had to find out)? https://youtu.be/hpbjH_eHc6A?si=s0UhR8laRUGNAT-e&t=277

Next up - trying to use gold only.

I wondered too, and after a bit of googling (https://qr.ae/pKqz5N): * High-performance video editing and 3D rendering. * Running multiple…

Nice, congratulations! One of the most important freedoms we have is our choice of employer. It is often said that those who change jobs…

It has always been this way, most people spend as much as they earn, and let tomorrow take care of itself. Hence mandatory super, because…

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And $15 at a local carols event (and they sold out too)!