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We bought a second hand Bosch serie 6 and it wouldnt spin up at all. After trying to fix it, we gave up and bought a new Bosch for $1500.…

Third the SM50. I bought it based on reviews on Aliexpress and then found it is marketed as Tweetycam by a local company. Does everything…

Step 1: Find a car you would be happy with and cost out ownership cost per month including purchase price divided by expected lifetime.…

Stick with the Mazda. Here are some…

Correct. Labor's position was that it would end up costing more to the homeowner than stamp duty in the long run so axed it. Thats why…

Opt-in land tax as a yearly tax on the value of your home. If you think you might only be in a property for 5 years but dont want to rent…

I actually think there should be no time limit. We shouldnt prescribe how long someone "should" live in a purchased property. You shouldnt…

I have looked into this a bit and havent found anything that is asking to do what you want but I can recommend [Magic…

You have said you are in IT and have a shot at being a CTO - what industries would you be looking at? Would you be focused on being a CTO…

Esim. Hot tip: install it before you take off and it should start working before you even get to the gate.

I am thinking about getting one in part to use as a leaf blower on a small balcony (5m x 2m) to make the task of sweeping up easier. Do you…

[Zoom2u](https://www.zoom2u.com.au/) will get your letter from A to B as fast as possible but its not cheap as its courier-based. We have…

The Yen is weak so everything is cheaper. Also most stores do duty free if you purchase more than about $50 AUD. We bought a second…

Mobile internet was better than any telco here.

The same day service from Haneda is a bit pricier but it is for sure worth it. Think of the cost as enabling more holiday and its not bad…

Definitely esim. I used Airalo but I think any of the similar would do fine. Get 10+ GB so you dont need to stress and can translate/google…

Go with Klook for the JRPass.

On your first day, I would recommend using a takkyubin service to send your bags to your hotel so that you can go enjoy Tokyo for the day…

Does she have any other opinions? Where are her friends going? Commute? Special interests?

Can you push it later? Should be a bit cheaper to leave in Jan but you will miss the nice European lead up to Christmas.

No, I already created a second account to get the $40/month deal and we are moving soon so it didnt seem worth it to make a third iinet…

Nope, just change the login in the modem.

A monitor arm and laptop stand will make your ergonomics much better.

With all these intro deals has anyone put together a spreadsheet to compare and look at the different value?

Yeah looks like Macquarie might be the way to go.

Thats annoying. I really liked ING for their ease of use overseas and an occasional ATM visit. Are there any other banks now that can…

I had to whitelist doubleclick to get catchup to work and that point the pihole was basically useless. Did you face the same thing?

First question: is it better than pihole? Second question: does it break catchup TV streaming (like pihole does)?

Anyone got a shipping notification yet? I havent heard anything yet.

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