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Yeah let's get the landlord to deactivate the sprinklers. When there's a fire that kills you, I'm sure your estate won't then sue the…

The irony is that the best way to not be a wage slave is to be self-employed, rake in the cash and retire early in your 40s - and you're…

Not every week. I said 5-10 hours. Can't you read? In any event, I didn't consider it 'for free'. The skills I gained would allow me to run…

This is a really cynical take. I remember seeing that clause in my contract when I was a graduate lawyer, and getting paid only around $52k…

Why is this upvoted? Depending on the industry and the pay (neither of which is mentioned in the OP), there absolutely is an allowance for…

"For example I can tell you it is very common for me to be reading multiple 50-100 page judgments daily…" Yes - I do this for a living.…

Uni is already subsidised by the government, and it's a good investment from a financial point of view - on average, anyway. Uni grads make…

Install a sprinkler and a camera. Done

"People from lower socioeconomic backgrounds often have to swim upstream to get anywhere in this country " I know that. I'm exhibit A. My…

A Ponzi scheme has no real underpinnings. If we have to literally restrict people from coming in in order to stop property being expensive,…

Most jobs are simple, especially employee jobs with no particular management requirements or billing targets. When I was an employee I'd…

Hobart airport to Hobart to Port Arthur is about as simple driving as can be...just 2/4 lane highway the whole time.

Your credit card may already come with rental excess cover. Otherwise, I see no reason to buy it. $35 a day to bring a $6000 excess to zero…

"yet here you are acting like it's no big deal because like most people you're actually clueless about the concept of cause and effect,…

Mrmoneymustache forums are pretty good if you are interested in FIRE.

It's a complete cesspool filled with poor 25 year olds wondering why their mediocre skillset isn't netting them six figures and a house…

Piracy unless the convenience of something (e.g. Spotify, Steam) outweighs it. I'd say the more important thing to teach your kids is Ad…

It's not gonna change the fundamental reality. We're a two-income society now. So you either have two capable people earning decent incomes…

But you can't. Deal with it or stop being mediocre.

belongs on r/ausfinance "waah why can't I as a mediocre Gen Z afford a house - life sucks!"

What a (profanity) shit post. It's a free market. If you don't think psychiatrists are worth it then don't use one. You get what you pay…

Imagine your job being to copy and paste some bullshit explanation to customers with a genuine and valid concern. Yuck

I've lived in three continents - North America, Asia and Australia. Australia is the easiest place in the world to live. It's truly easy…

Only happens if you're shit. The good ones get kept on.

The permanent employee is slightly better off. If your permanent friend works full-time 36.75 hours a week, then that is a total of 42…

Crime rates aren't going up, so clearly, whatever so-called property crisis is unfolding, it's not leading to unchecked crime and chaos. No…

I would say sweet spot is buying at 3 years old when the warranty runs out. For example I bought a 2014 Cayman S in 2017 - original price…

A phenomenon where like pairs with like - so you have higher income/more educated people coupling up with each other, thus increasing…

Or just be top 5% income, partner up with someone else in the same boat and you won't have any difficulty at all

'Run down shoe box'? You can get a perfectly nice 2BR flat in Melb for $600k. Perhaps it's a matter of your standards. Why is it impossible…