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Member Since | 10/01/2010 |
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Location | Adelaide |
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Call the branch where you want to hire and ask them. Every car rental place is a franchise. They're all separately owned businesses and may…

The funny thing is if 'white' Australia is being replaced then its actually going back to the norm. How many white people were here before…

Yes, labour force participation and related stats are also collected and reported, but the headline figure (and what the OP was…

Cluster commented on Is The Government Cooking The Unemployment Stats?
If you've given up looking for work but are still unemployed you're not counted. If you work a few hours per month at way below what you…

I offer 35 cents and a stick of gum.

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Collectable as in, Australian and world coins and banknotes. Most of them old, antique, or ancient. I buy and sell multiple per day.

Cluster commented on Do You Trade More than Just Stocks & ETFs?
Collectable coins and banknotes

Cluster replied to
Coops1 on 1,500 Bonus Flybuys Points (Worth $7.50) on $100 and $250 Vanilla Visa Gift Cards (+ $5.95 & $7.50 Fee) @ Coles (In-Store Only)

I load up on $500 worth of cards every time and my Flybuys 4x spending offers are always $50. It did ruin the offers years ago, but…

Cluster replied to
shoppe on 1,500 Bonus Flybuys Points (Worth $7.50) on $100 and $250 Vanilla Visa Gift Cards (+ $5.95 & $7.50 Fee) @ Coles (In-Store Only)

1.55% really doesn't seem worth it. I've used well over 60 similar gift cards and never had a problem with hacking, but the reward seems…

Cluster commented on 1,500 Bonus Flybuys Points (Worth $7.50) on $100 and $250 Vanilla Visa Gift Cards (+ $5.95 & $7.50 Fee) @ Coles (In-Store Only)
First time I've noticed a Coles offer for Visa Vanilla cards. Usually it's 2000 points for the Mastercards. I wonder how many people will…

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Iwantthatbargain on Free Servicing for 5 Years/75,000km (Valued at $1,595) with Chery Tiggo 7 & 8 Super Hybrid @ Chery

The strange thing is EVs seem to catch fire in China, but not here. There have been only 10 EV fires in Australia, and that's including…

Cluster commented on Polestar - ‘Significant Doubt’ over Future
Time for Volvo/Geely to pull the plug on Polestar. Discharge the debt. It will be negative for current owners, but a positive for…

Cluster commented on Tesla FSD 48 Hours Refund
Go ahead and try it. I bet you can only get a refund once. Best case scenario is you can't buy the update again. Worst case is they let you…

EVs were extremely expensive to build. Selling a $50k economy car like the Renault Zoe was an impossible task in Australia, so…

The welcome to country and related acknowledgments are as sincere as those 'Welcome Here' rainbow stickers on stores: No one really cares…

I thought a polestar was an exotic dancer.

Cluster commented on Polestar - ‘Significant Doubt’ over Future
The cars are nice but there's too much competition in China for Polestar to survive. Chances are dozens of Chinese EV makers over there…

Cluster commented on Debt and Not Paying off Mobile Phone Contract
You took on the debt voluntarily and it's now your responsibility to pay it. I know someone who had their finances ruined for five years…

Cluster commented on What’s Your Cashrewards Lifetime Amount?
Just over $3000. Much of that was when CR offered 5% discounted Woolworths egift cards.

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botchie on Haval Jolion Premium from $23,990 Driveaway, Hybrid HEV from $27,990 Driveaway @ GWM

I had a clutch and flywheel change on my DCT diesel Hyundai i30 at 160,000km. $5100. Not nice. Back to traditional wet clutch automatics…

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MaximusMilkshake on Haval Jolion Premium from $23,990 Driveaway, Hybrid HEV from $27,990 Driveaway @ GWM

Japanese cars were junk in the 60s. Korean cars were junk in the 90s. Chinese cars were junk in the 2010s. The market has moved on and now…

Cluster replied to
Fredfloresjr on $1 Million Cash from Recent Sale - Looking for Some Fresh Perspectives

I choose to always bet on black. Always wins 47.4% of the time.

Cluster commented on Why Do Retailers Do Cashback Deals?
Same reason why coupons and discount codes are issued: to allow for variable pricing. You get as much money as possible from the customer…

There should be nothing wrong with just silently sitting through a Welcome To Country, or not including it in your presentation. It's like…

Cluster replied to
jellykingdom on Should I Buy Yen Now after The AUD Increase? (Trip to Japan in February)

Yes, Japan is a budget destination now. Food, accomodation, everything is highly affordable versus costs of a European holiday. Currency…

Having just come back from Japan, I was enjoying the 96+ exchange rate. Here's the thing: Pull up a one year chart of AUD versus JPY, and…

A tax on tyres is dangerous. It encourages people to drive as long as possible on worn, bald tyres.

Cluster commented on Flybuys Account in Debit?
You can get into points debt as the points on your account aren't updated immediately when a purchase is made. It looks like Coles chose to…
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