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Also keep in mind if you need to spend some of that $50,000 on a large purchase. Say you had to spend $5000 in the month of March. Will you…

Posted this three years ago. Found a full-time job shortly after the post. Since left that job and found another full-time job. I've saved…

Pros: I swim and occasionally use a gym. It's affordable that I can do both for a fixed price, and sometimes do both at the same facility.…

How does Cashback work here?

Complimentary for a few visits? Or access as long as one has the credit card active?

I am well off silver and gold (travel hasn't recovered to pre-COVID levels), so this deal won't do much for me personally. But I am sure…

We never measure the 'soft skills' until an organisation is burning to the ground. But I'd personally prefer a happier place to work, even…

Can't say I am too shocked. Even once included me. Ironically, once I became frugal, I became super frugal. It's like learning (through…

Is it just me, or Coles has been super slow updating points in January.

Firstly, it's your decision and yours alone, so who are we to judge. Plus there's probably a lot of other factors that will go into what…

Maybe they are a trustee with a dodgy Caribbean/UK bank?

Why is that?

Unfortunately, we are paying a lot of former prime ministers right now :)

I have two years to decide, so I am going to use this period to inform me if I intend to have a long-term career in this sector (or not). I…

Yes, I am also keen to hear more.

Did the public service used to use it? When I was in Government in the past, I was on accumulation.

Yes, there is a mandatory amount that goes to the Defined Benefit (inclusive of salary sacrifice), and there is a smaller amount that rolls…

Is that so?

Does anybody work in a sector that has a Defined Benefit for Superannuation? Or do people just stick to Accumulation accounts? My employer…

Hi everyone Is this mandatory if one makes more than 90k a year and one doesn't have private health insurance? What if the combined income…

It's a bit like drinking wine and scotch.

Sorry, tagged the wrong person, mate.

Capitalism and socialism are yet to address any of these issues.

It could be a while before Labor gets back into power. In my observation, the Liberals are more willing to take votes from the centre than…

Do we have to pay the medicare levy surcharge based on earning over 90k a year? What if one got their taxable income below 90k?

Let them think as they like. Alternatively, you could purchase a normal family car to not draw attention to your expenditure and or worth.

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Since when?

That's really useful to know. Fortunately I finished paying my HECS a few financial years ago.

That's awesome. It also makes me think I could try to get below the tax threshold (i.e. under 90k a year) :)