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Member Since | 02/08/2017 |
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Ponsonby commented on Renting a Car through Booking.com
and if you read the detail of the "insurance" provided by the rental car company, you will be surprised by the numerous exclusions - the…

We are happy with our purchase of a used Dell Win 10 desktop in 2021 from https://reboot-it.com.au/ Excellent condition and has not missed…

The proposal is not "15% tax on super balances above $3m". The proposal is an extra 15% tax on any increase iduring the year in the super…

Incorrect. Tax and medicare levy on $100k income per year is not 50% - it is just under 23% - $22788. and that's before any deductions…

That is wrong. There are no repayments required under the Home Equity Access Scheme until the house is sold (but you can choose to repay…

More Telecom/Tangerine use the Telstra wholesale network (the cutdown version) and say they offer this service for your watch for an extra…

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dealt on Ozito PXC 18V Brushless Multi Function Tool PXBMFTS-018 - Skin Only $49.98 + Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store/ OnePass) @ Bunnings

https://www.cancer.org.au/assets/pdf/a-little-bit-of-dust-cant-hurt-me-poster Not just you but whoever is in the house too.

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Kelpei on Ozito PXC 18V 2.5Ah Battery and Charger PXBC-25B - Kit $19.98 @ Bunnings (in Store Only)

Same here at 19.98 in black box (except was not on display or under counter but had to be retrieved from storage).

Aside from solar and battery, another option to look into for hot water is heat pump - up to 300% efficiency if you run it only during the…

It would be great to see your ROI calculations. For example how many times a day are you assuming the battery charges up (at 30c per kwh a…

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tenpercent on Time of The Year, Any Deal on Building Insurance Now? Like Cashback or Points

https://www.aondirect.com.au/sme-talk/risk-insurance/what-is-underinsurance

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MS Paint on Time of The Year, Any Deal on Building Insurance Now? Like Cashback or Points

You can't choose to insure $100k of contents for $10k. If you do, the insurance company will pay just 10% of any valid claim. So if your…

It sounds like quite a few people here need to update their knowledge of the relevant road rule about keeping left unless overtaking. Here…

Ponsonby commented on Vodafone Started to Charge for 13xx Numbers
"Calls to 13 numbers are $0.20 per minute" so you must have to add credit to be able to ring 13 numbers

Ponsonby commented on Vodafone 320GB 12-Month Prepaid Plus Mobile Starter Kit $199 Delivered (Ongoing 220GB for $320) @ Vodafone
"Calls to 13 numbers are $0.20 per minute" on prepaid

Looks like some Telstra MVNOs on its wholesale network (such as Tangerine/More with others to come) have just begun to offer full number…

Ponsonby commented on [Refurb] Dell Latitude 7210 2-in-1 12.3" Laptop: i5-10310U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, KB $290 Del @ Australian Computer Traders & eBay
Ours arrived quickly and was in apparently good condition on arrival, despite the quite economical packaging. But we have not yet been able…

Ponsonby commented on Dell Laptop Duplicate Characters Keyboard Issue
Getting the same problem with multiple characters using the inbuilt keyboard on a recently bought second hand Dell 2 in 1. Ran Windows…

Ponsonby commented on What Is Your Favourite Orange Juice?
We used to drink heaps of 'no added sugar' OJ until we worked out that the 'no added sugar' version contains heaps of naturally occurring…

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Lets Go Brandon on Quantitative Techniques/Statistics Online Course $0 (Usually US$149) @ Columbia University

Haven't we learnt to diversify from dirt by making and selling the very aluminium and steel that Trump has imposed tariffs on?

Ideally, consumers would fully inform themselves about the risk of organ failure and death from over use of particular medicines (including…

Agree. And selling medicines in bulk like this, especially those with known downsides, is arguably not best practice for a health…

Actually, in the absence of strong competition, a seller can maximise revenue by putting up prices and sacrificing volume -replacing low…

Ponsonby commented on Chemist Warehouse Price Shrinkflation on Panamax
Lots of valid concerns about paracetamol safety being expressed here. Meanwhile Ozbargainer jason101 is throwing in 50 paracetamol with…

Community rating is fundamental to the availability of PHI. If insurers could charge more to people who are more likely to be sick or…

No, in this example, under the assets test, the single person with $150k in assets (other than the home) would get the full pension,. This…

Isn't negative FIT a major risk to the ROI of new systems that do not include batteries? Or can new systems be set up so as not to export…

UPDATE - despite the change back to expiry at 1159pm showing online earlier today, the policy confirmation sent to us after we renewed has…

NRMA Insurance must be following Ozbargain. Checked online today (30Jan) and the expiry date of this particular proposed policy renewal has…

No it is not a leap year /366 days thing; last year's contract renewal said it started at 1159pm 31 January 2024 and expired at 1159pm…
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