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Saw an article in our local paper today about a complaint made to a School, by a Mother of two girls who are students at that school... The two girls had to do "yard duty" and pick up rubbish (paper mostly, apparently) at lunchtime. The Mother was complaining because the girls were not...

Was reading RK's "Retire Young, Retire Rich" (again) last night, and he is talking about the words we put in our heads as a factor in your progress to get rich (assuming you are trying to do this) - Slow word - Save (money in a bank, etc) Fast word - Depreciate (tax deductions on assets)...

Was thinking about my BIL today; he had a FIFO job in the S.A mines for a couple of years (during the boom). Previous to that he was in and out of jobs as a plumber, earning between $60k and $80k per year when things were going well. His income from the mine went up to effectively approx...

Further to the whole NG - abolish or keep due to effects on price - argument; Who has ever paid over the asking price and why? I never have, and have never bought at an auction..

If you were PM, what things would you like to see done/changed to drag our Country out of it's current situation. We are seeing record low interest rates, yet Business is not borrowing in any significant forms...most are shedding jobs and/or not hiring. A bit of housing activity (mostly...

Opened up the CBA website this morning to do some Banking online, and right in front of me on the top of the home page was a large banner saying we can donate to the Red Cross Vanuatu relief appeal through their website...gee thanks. CBA makes how many $billion profit each year, and the frickin...

Interesting segment on ABC radio news this morning relating to latest ABS stats that men are earning more than women, and the gap is widening... Lots of hand-wringing and "How can this be?!" etc. The stat only applies to full-time positions, apparently. I would venture to say that over the...

Just wondering about the current SS demographic. Care to tell us?

Anyone watching this show? Normally I run from reality shows at a million miles an hour, but my son was keen and I wanted to do some dad/son bonding, so I had to sacrifice myself. :D Anyway; it has turned out to be quite funny and entertaining - Julia Morris is stealing the show with her...

Now, I am not very smart financially. So, what I say here may be totally wrong and I am happy to be corrected, but... This morning Julie Bishop was saying on the breakfast teev and ABC news that Medicare was currently costing Taxpayers $20B per year, and would escalate to $30B in 10(?) years...

I haven't been here for a while, and as many might know, we have been gearing up to use our PPoR as a short-term holiday rental over summer/Easter etc - which we have recently completed.. The last 12 months has been a monumental project to get the gardens done, purchase all the correct...

Any other golf tragics here? I have the whole of the Ryder Cup recorded, and managed to watch a couple of hours over the weekend...can't wait to trundle the kids off to bed tonight and flick it on again. It is truly an amazing Tournament now - the tension, the high standard, the spectacle...

Just interested to see which sports folks here play, or have played. How often do you still play sport if you are in one/more? What levels did you achieve in the sports you've played?

What was your first car? Mine was a Holden FB; bought off my Uncle for $50 in 1978.

A lot of discussion lately about jobs and appearances etc... Prompted me to think about what do folks do to "Keep up with the Jones"? The obvious ones are car, maybe the house, even the Postcode. The kid's schools (and Pres-school :rolleyes:) , your clothes, etc. We are all anonymous...

Was watching the 6.00pm Nine news tonight, and the topic of the latest property boom (particularly Melbourne - yay!!) came on. Usual crosses to the various inner-city real estate agents talking it up, the low rates and those using equity to upgrade to a better/bigger house etc. (for once they...

This point was raised in another thread, and it got me thinking about the costs of servicing cars and what peoples' perceptions are about what it should cost, and what they are actually paying. So, if you guys wouldn't mind; could you list what is: a) Your perception of what a car service...

I had a disagreement with Sanj on another thread about how the Economy is travelling, and he denied there was a problem because the Stats said so. I asked him a direct question and/or give his opinion about "Why?" Why are folks not spending money on stuff such as golf Memberships, green fees...

Our idiotic old Guiseppi neighbor has acquired about 8 white pigeons in the last 6 or so months. God knows why; he already has about 12 different sheds and other weird and wonderful things in the garden to keep him amused. Cutesy animal, right? Wrong. Gotta be the second worst idea for a pet...

Anyone watching the Winter Olympics? I love the events, and am a keen skiier/snowboarder (haven't been for a couple of years though). Had my reservations when I found that Channel 10 (translate: ADS, ADS, ADS!) was covering them. They didn't disappoint me. I didn't watch the opening...