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Land tax is progressive so you are better off owning 5 properties in 5 states than 5 properties in one state. Imagine with income tax -…

Can't see apartment prices getting any lower. Can already get a 2BR for $500k in Melbourne which is cheap as chips. Diversifying…

Cost of doing business is simply too high in Australia to enable these sort of ventures - esp with the new min wage laws that now apply to…

Building more houses isn't going to change the fact that some households have 5x the income of other households and can afford to buy IPs.…

I'm not going to pay for something I can get for free unless the alternative is ad-free, fuss-free and convenient. So I pay for Spotify and…

Nothing better than bad economic times. Low inflation, cheap and easy bargains on the share market and property market and as long as your…

I'm a barrister and I'd say 70% of us are autistic Now where's my NDIS funded sex worker and personal chef? (Don't tell my wife)

Down syndrome is a chromosomal disorder Autism is a condition with a spectrum and no one single cause To suggest that some component of…

zzzzz by your definition the employment market is not a free market either since there are unemployed people. In the real world, you either…

It is a free market. Just because you don't get what you want as a tenant doesn't mean it's not a free market. The job market is a free…

Govt shouldn't be intervening in a free market. Tenants (and landlords, and everyone) get what they pay for and don't get what they don't…

There's nothing distasteful about being a landlord - if someone can't handle that, it's on that person to deal with the reality of life.…

Why should I amortise an expense but a tenant can't amortise rent? In your view everything is a rounding error for me, even a $3000 rise in…

They are paying rent and rent is subject to the vicissitudes of the market; improved conditions means more rent. Nothing is 'extortionate'…

Certainly I agree the healthcare sector should be privatised - public surgeons don't earn enough .Base in VIC is around $350k a year which…

You get what you pay for - there's no free lunch, nor should there be. As a homeowner, I had to install my own heating at my own cost - why…

Disagree. Life is competitive. Get used to it.

It's more that old people are more susceptible to scams. Given that banks have to spend resources trying to reverse scams - and noting that…

1. Get a depreciation schedule so you can take advantage of deductions on depreciating items (no real cost to you but you save on income…

The market dictates it both ways. The market price goes up as amenities go up. The market price can also go up independently of that as the…

Lol. A 'lawyer' isn't going to help. The ATO isn't going to be liable to insta-stop a transfer that might have already been in motion. OP…

We can't do that since the government's proposed parallel import legislation was cock blocked by the big car manufacturers here to lock in…

It would, in fact, be fairer if the Medicare levy/private health surcharge had modifiers for healthy habits and keeping a good BMI/blood…

You can apportion it based on your overall WFH use of that computer. Keep a log or have some other system/method. If the computer is used…

It's only 6% after tax if you're an owner occupier. It's 3.1% after tax if you're an investor. Otherwise, agree. Buy property, pay it off,…

Barely pays for Victorian land tax increases Anyway, hopefully RBA pushes up rates soon and we head for a nice juicy recession. Get some…

Just renew your existing insurance and then cancel if you don't need to claim prior to the 21 day mark. Most policies allow you to do this.

I bet I could tell the difference. Good luck reverse engineering a proper in-house movement at that price point. Any watch with a good…

For some people splashing $15k on a watch is the same as you splashing $150 on a rep so who are you to tell them they're wrong? Reps don't…