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    End of an Era

    I would like to echo sentiments expressed by others previously, thanks very much Ian and Jan for writing the books and starting the forum and to the Moderators and experienced contributors. I spent a LOT of time on this site during my years at uni and gained immensely from it. It was this site...
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    Boglehead/Vanguard way to retire

    Some worthwhile reading here for those interested and possibly an investment option though their management fees would not agree with Bogle's recommendations; http://www.tweedy.com/research/papers_speeches.php
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    Happy Birthday Rixter

    Happy birthday Rixter
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    Brisbane Meetup

    I would definitely be keen but cannot make this weekend unfortunately. Look forward to attending future catch ups.
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    New Motorbike

    Give the BMWs a go, once you have test ridden them you will find it hard to beat
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    where to buy $USD

    Look into the Ozforex travel card and the 28 degrees credit card
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    How do you stay motivated?

    Good book to do with this sort of thing I have started reading this book and gotten more than half way through, can definitely recommend it; http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0743226755/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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    Buying international shares

    try looking into Interactive Brokers, use them for our SMSF
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    What are you reading??

    Thanks for that redwing, I certainly did!
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    What are you reading??

    Just finished reading "Investing the Templeton way" found it a very good read
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    Book keeper in Brisbane

    Hey Everyone, I was wondering if anyone can recommend a good book keeper in Brisbane, preferably one that uses Xero as I would like to give it a go. Thanks.
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    3 and 5 year fixed rate thread

    Anybody have any further thoughts on this front. I am thinking of fixing most of my variable borrowing at the moment.
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    fat burning diet

    Interesting book I have just finished listening to this audiobook which a few of you might find interesting; http://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Get-Fat-About/dp/0307272702
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    How to make money while you sleep

    Hey Peter, Thanks for taking the time to post. Is there any way of getting hold of the share book or do you know when it is likely to be published? Thanks.
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    Rule of Thumb for DA approved sites?

    Hey Everyone, I was wondering if anyone here has worked out whether there is a general rule of thumb for which DA approved sites sell for. Do they generally sell for the cost of the land for the townhouses/units minus the costs of meeting the requirements of the DA plus a profit %age?
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    lawyer for legal advice on Mortgage

    Hey everyone, We are in the process of settling on a property that we are going to be subdividing. We are purchasing the property in a trust that has formed a JV with our SMSF and the finance is going to be taken out by the trust and is guaranteed by the beneficiaries. In order to get...
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    Effect on Tax position of breaking loan

    Hey Everyone, I am planning on breaking some mortgages that I had with CBA which were fixed, interest paid in advance. Breaking them would entail going to a variable mortgage, paying penalty fees and being refunded an amount for the remainder of the prepaid interest that has not been used to...
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    Graph showing real median house prices?

    Thanks for that guys, it is much appreciated. I am always interested in "real" results post tax :-). The only interesting thing is working out what is real :-)
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    Graph showing real median house prices?

    Hey Guys, Can anyone help me find a copy of the graph that ABC showed on TV tonight showing the growth of the real median house price from about $70k in this country to over $500k? Thanks for your help. Anthony
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    Bill Zheng's latest seminar

    Thanks for that Shane, I am glad to hear that he is going to be putting it into DVD format as it will be the cheaper option for me :-) I will just unfortunately miss out on making contacts/the human interaction. I think that teleconferencing is going to begin to play a larger and larger part...
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