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Best 50/20 Non-Churning NBN Plan

For the lazy people who can’t be bothered to churn every 6 months, what’s the best 50/20 NBN plan with a non promotional price you guys go with? So far the best 2 I can see are: * $64.95pm …

What Is a Good Minimum Size Car Spot?

Looking at secured apartment car spots, I am wondering what would be considered a good minimum size of a car spot? It seems like newer apartments tend to have them smaller. Before I get some …

Where Do You Actually Find Your Building’s Material Composition?

This is probably a silly question overall. I’m looking to get home contents insurance, and two of the questions they ask are: What is the external wall material? What is the roofing …

ubank

UBank USaver Savings Rate down to 2.1% (Was 2.41%)

A sad day has passed that the savings rate has dropped by 0.31%. When comparing to their home loan rate drop (to be done at the end of the month) is only dropping by 0.25%. Will be keen to see all …

Opinions on The Orient Bambino?

Anyone have any opinions on the Orient Bambino (any versions really, but more focused on Version 5)? I'm currently looking at this one: …

poll Opinions of Smartwatches for Fashion

I've been doing some research about smartwatches and I've narrowed down to a few possible candidates: Apple Watch 4: Seems like the default choice for any Apple user. I currently have an …

Router for an IoT Household?

I've started looking at an RPi (or even a PyBoard) to start playing with getting an IoT (Internet of Things) house working. Would anyone know of any good routers that would be a good fit for …

Recommend a Mindfulness and Meditation Apps

I was wondering if anyone has experienced using certain meditation apps that can be useful for busy people. There are a few I've heard of, and looking to give some a try during my free time to …

Explaining Piracy under Moral and Ethical Grounds

The biggest bargain is getting things for free. But sometimes getting free things aren't always through the correct methods. I have a family member who claims they are a very moral and ethical …

Hypothetical: How Do You Think Bank Interest Calculated on Various Accounts?

Have you guys ever wondered how interest is calculated on various accounts such as your savings, or mortgage, or even the dreaded credit card debt? Most are calculated daily, paid monthly …

Upclassing My Wardrobe to Look More Presentable

I feel like my clothing is too basic. I wear a t-shirt, jeans and joggers every single day. Because I am a uni student and I work in tech, dressing nicely isn't part of my skillsets. If …

PricePal

Is PricePal Dead? It Hasn't Paid since January

PricePal seems like they still record your transactions, however they haven't paid out since January. I also have a bit that are approved, however they don't seem to be moving to be …

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adidas

Adidas Shoes for Casual Wear and Light Jogging

I was wondering if there is any good Adidas shoes that are good for casual wear and for some light jogging here and there. So far, being influenced by Hypebeasts, I've been looking at these …

First Time Travelling Alone Overseas Tips

I am having my first time travelling alone to Hong Kong and hope there are general travelling tips as well as specific ones for Hong Kong? I am not well travelled so there is surely some common …

HSBC

eBay Purchases from Overseas Vendors - Overseas Transaction Fee On HSBC Credit Card

I was looking at my card statements recently and I see overseas transaction fees when I purchase from Chinese stores on eBay. This used to never happen, so I'm not too sure if it is a new …

Do You Use Platinum Credit Card Concierge?

I was looking at my credit card benefits and I noticed it has free concierge services to help you look for places and book/buy on your behalf. Not entirely sure what the limits are except that: …

Why Do Utility Companies Not Give You The Best Deals?

Why do utility companies give you the worst deal until you pester to leave them? Does it not make sense to keep customer loyalty or is profiting from the unknowing such a lucrative business?

How Do You Carry Your Laptop Cables and Chargers?

How do you guys carry your laptop cables and chargers to work/uni? I currently have a laptop bag and I throw the chargers and cables into the front pouch compartment. I'm scared that the …

Best Discount for a MacBook Pro? (Student)

I was wondering if anyone knows of the best student discount lying around to get a MacBook Pro. Yes, before some Windows and Linux fanboys attack, I do have have a beefy Windows/Linux dual boot, …

Do You Alias Your Emails When Signing up to Websites?

Do you alias your emails when you can to help detect spam location? Most email providers have it, but I have only recently discovered it. Like for example, with [email protected], you can make it …

How Often Do You 'Win' Luck Based Competitions?

I've never been good at luck, however I did win in a 25 words or less competition the game 'Witcher 3' many months ago when the game came out. Won approximately $70 worth of …

Which Microsoft Surface Pro 4 To Get?

Hey guys I'm wondering what Surface Pro 4 I should get for university. I'm going to do Software Engineering and I'm wondering if a the M3 version or the i5 version would be better. …

Surviving First Few Weeks of a New Job

Hey guys, I'm hoping someone can help me with building the right mindset for starting a new job. Basically, I have started a new job (yipee!) and they have thrown me into the deep end with …

Opal Card - NSW Government

Cheapest Way to Top-up Opal Card?

What would be the cheapest way to top-up an Opal card? Anyone have any possible ideas? My current idea: Buy 5% off Woolies Gift Card from CashRewards/PricePal. Use said Gift Card to top-up at a …

Critique My Resume (Commerce Student Graduating in 6 Months)

Hi everyone. I am a commerce student majoring in accounting and finance based in Sydney. I have been actively applying for jobs and internship/graduate roles with absolutely no luck. I feel like I …

How and When to Negotiate Wage/Salary?

Hey guys, I have only half a year left until graduation and it is starting to hit me real close. I have had a few jobs, including an office admin job for over a year as my most recent experience. …

Cost Effective Way to Buy iPhone 6S Outright

Hey guys, I'm wondering if anyone has found any cost effective ways to buy an iPhone 6S 64GB variant. So far, this seems to be my best so far: Buy 23 $50 Dick Smith gift cards at Coles with …

Survey for New Startup (for a Not-for-Profit Organisation)

Hey guys, I hope this isn't against OzBargain's TOS (fingers crossed) but I was hoping if you guys can do this quick survey (Only 1 minute I promise!): MakeAChange.org Survey This is to …

Life with Astigmatism in One Eye

I've had astigmatism in one eye since birth, and it has affected me greatly in terms of getting bullied by people due to my poor throwing and catching skills. That was unavoidable because my …

Financial Tips for The Big Bad World

I'm almost at the time where I enter the big bad corporate world. Just this final semester at uni then I'm out of there (assuming I don't fail any). Anyone have any good tips for …

Allbuy

Has Anyone Ever Bought Clothes from AllBuy

I've bought Xiaomi stuff from AllBuy before, and they were genuine and wonderful for their price, but the shipping time was horrendous. But I'm wondering if their clothing department would …

Creating a Game (Any Platform)

I think I have a very vivid imagination throughout my entire life being a gamer (both AAA and casual indie) and I have some (potentially) good ideas for games. I have storyboarded a few games on …

Best Place to Buy a Cheap Expensive-Looking Watch?

Hey guys, I'm finally at the age where good looks count towards getting a good job so I really want to purchase a good-looking formal watch (ones that look gold or silver and looks rich) without …

TPG

[Resolved] Fighting TPG for $11 Porting Fee and My $20 Prepayment Back

I am trying to fight TPG for these ridiculous charges they have when I decided to leave TPG. I asked my friend for help and he said just bring up the TIO and they will back away. Does anyone have any …

DWI Digital Cameras (Digital World International)

DWI Digital Camera - Direct Deposit safe?

Is DWI Direct Deposit safe? I'm planning to buy something from there but every other payment option has a 2% transaction fee. Anyone have any experience with this?

Most cost effective way to get the OnePlusOne?

I am thinking of finally getting a OnePlus One even after all the hype is gone because, I just need a new phone, (I have an iPhone 4) and I want it to be reasonably fast. I'd like a high end …

What Phone Plan Do You Use?

I just wanna see what phone plans you guys use, especially with the phone plan deals posted up recently made me wonder what plans you guys use! I used the $10 TPG plan which had $180 credit and …

I'm out of the (Ene)Loop?

Hi, I'm still new to OzBargain but I often see stuff about Eneloops batteries and how people always want more. Can someone explain to me what this is all about? Is it genuinely good/cheap? Or is …