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Credit Card Complimentary Travel Insurance and COVID Topup

I have a CitiBank credit card that includes complimentary travel insurance which does not cover COVID. When I got the credit card a month ago, I didn't realise that some CC companies were now …

Waiting for Black Friday sales for flight between Melbourne and Chiang Mai?

I'm looking at flying from Melbourne to Chiang Mai early Jan to early Feb. Is it worth waiting for Black Friday sales, or are prices like to just keep increasing? Looking at flights on …

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Cheapest Way to Still Access Discounted Village Tickets

Hey folks, I have to watch a lot of films for my work in education, so I have benefited from the cheap Telstra Village tickets. I am paying a stupid amount for my phone though. Is there any way to …

Dividends and Tax for Noob Investors

Hello! I am brand new to investing and I am curious as to how dividends impact one's tax liabilities. For example, if I invested $100,000, lost 5%, but made back 5% in dividends, I would in …

poll Advice on 5.1 Home Theatre Receivers

Hello, I have finally bought a SmartTV (TCL 65P8M). It has ARC but not eARC. The receiver I currently use (RXV363) only decodes surround sound for some apps (it's a Toslink setup). I'd …

Best 50''-65" TV for $500- $700

Hello, I am keen to get some recommendations for a $500-$700 TV. I'm stuck with TOSlink for sound at the moment, so bonus points if it has an optical audio output. I'm more than happy to …

poll The OzBargain Effect - Does OzBargain Normalise Uncritical Consumerism?

I like to think of myself as someone who is autonomous, is able to critique capitalism, is mindful consumerism, and attempts to minimise negative environmental impacts. But then I am regularly …

Recommend me a phone plan

Hello! First time poster in this topic. I am currently paying $55/month for an out of contract phone plan with Telstra and getting 40gb of data. What I like: 20-40gb of data works well for me I …

I'm a Secondary Teacher with 0.8mbps Upload Sharing Internet with 5 Others without NBN

Hello, I am a secondary school teacher in Belgrave and we don't have the NBN yet. I am responsible for teaching around 160 students each week, but my internet cannot cope. The school requests …