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[AMA] Tomorrow I'm flying Singapore Airlines Business Class from BCN to MEL for 50€ thanks to OzBargain

Yep, it's me again! You might remember me from similarly awful posts, including this one from July This time, it's thanks to 150K KrisFlyer points which I was able to accrue thanks …

[AMA] Tonight we're (again!) flying Emirates First Class to Europe using 455K Qantas Points Thanks To OzBargain!

You maybe remember that awful post I did a couple of years ago; well it's happening again and this time the missus is coming with me. All this time grounded enabled me to churn quite a few OzB …

poll If Someone Posted on a Forum Claiming to Have a $45m Crypto Portfolio, Would You Believe Them?

Strictly hypothetically of course. But let's say someone made this wild claim whilst refusing to provide any evidence whatsoever. Would it likely be the truth in your opinion? Particularly when …

Dry aged beef, where to buy at a sensible price? [MEL/online]

So I've just returned from Spain where we can buy exceptional dry aged steaks for 30€/kg in shops or 16€/kg online. Given that meat is generally more expensive in Europe than in Aus - …

Emirates

[AMA] Tonight I'm Flying Emirates First Class to Europe Thanks to Ozb QFF Points, with Wi-Fi All The Way

Tonight I'll be enjoying the fruits of all the time spent / wasted applying for, and cancelling, credit card deals found on OzBargain. Flight is about 12 hours away (EK407 departing MEL @ …

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Cairo -> Melbourne $2014 Return in Business on Oman Air and Malaysia Airlines

expired Cairo -> Melbourne $2014 Return in Business on Oman Air and Malaysia Airlines

Just booked one of these; with a stopover in Oman on the way back. Dates are wide open right through until March next year. I've just posted an example on Google Flights. Can book directly …

MasterCard; Officially Better FX Rates than Visa

TL;DR: Your "no-FX-fee" Visa card is actually charging you 0.5%. Over the years we've often been discussing the merits of Visa vs MasterCard on Whirlpool (where I have also posted …