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Borrowing to invest. I'm slowly turning the loan on my PPOR house interest deductable by redrawing and buying shares.

Do you want to invest, or have fun gambling? If the first, pick a broad market diversified ETF and forget about it. If the second, then…

I can't speak to the quoted study on the effectiveness of ADAS, but would note that some car makers are allegedly lobbying media outlets to…

I had this toy too. It had a rubber belt that lifted up the cube. :)

A term deposit is low risk (you're guaranteed the return you're promised) but low reward. If the bank is willing to offer you 5.1% for 5…

Bidets are great, but poos that don't stick to your bunghole are even better. I call them phantom poos, because you wipe, but there's…

It still blows my mind that that's what these Casio watches cost nowadays. I bought a Casio A158WA from BIC Camera in Tokyo about 6 years…

Great website, and rational reminder is a great podcast.

Just seconding this website. It is really all you need to make sensible, easy investments in shares.

Since when does a $60k inheritance not count as an inheritance or help from parents?

I need a big length of pipe to run my washing machine grey water out into the lawn - seems like this would be just fine for that?

Pft, you really believe in the moon? I guess you probably believe in Santa Claus and the tooth fairy and that the earth is a sphere as…

Except the government is running a surplus budget? And using it to pay down debt. For like the first time in 15 years.

Good grief - is this what these watches actually cost nowadays? I've been buying them for years (they're great) and $20-30 has been the…

No it doesn't.

The fire services levy helps fund the fire brigade/emergency services. It is not insurance. The government will not pay to rebuild your…

IKEA food is disgusting and overpriced at the best of times. I can't imagine how bad IKEA Chinese food would be. You'd be better off going…

Great answer. Residential landlords have no market power, they charge what the market can bear, or go without a tenant.

ALDI's stocking is absolutely atrocious. Don't even bother looking for this. Not a bargain if you can't actually buy it IMO.

Thanks for the tip.

Being cheaper is part of the appeal, but I also like not having to choose between endless varieties of products, worry about specials etc.…

I asked the staff and they basically said they didn't have regular restock times

I'd believe it if it weren't for the fact that it isn't the case for the Woolworths I inevitably have to go to after my Aldi shop. Sure,…

I'm kind of at my wits' end and trying to figure out if changing stores will help, or if I should just suck it up and start shopping at…

Makes little difference to me personally, however I'm generally concerned by the impact of rising interest rates on the economy. A 2.5%…

Gross.

@Kangal "The median WAS only $51k, at the same time the mean WAS at $87k. That's for all full-time workers." No it isn't - the link you…

Not sure why no-one has suggested a trade yet. In demand, high paying, and opportunity to start up a business.

This is 100% correct. Inverter systems have a minimum output they can't ramp down below, typically something like 30% of the rated output.…

I did the exact same thing in a rental I had, and again in the house I bought before I redid the kitchen and added a spot for a dishwasher.…