g’day melanie

ive always said the market was going to continue going up. wont hear me talking the market down – not like westan and mini – nudge nudge!!!!

thanks mini[]

g’day marco – i read that book. its based in canada i think and interestingly it said that in canada anyway approx 30 pct of babyboomers wld be moving from the family home. the report was written a few years ago.

yes

g’day battz71

best when you offer (and counter offer)
is to always have a get out clause. i wouldnt recommend having 3 of them though as it will only put the vendor off.

also make sure the subject is worded properly. ie sunject to inspection/finance/valuation to ‘buyers satisfaction’

cheers

olorinsledge – dito

wow terry – thats the first gold member i have seen and ive been around…………

congratulations

once you get a basic knowledge try reading the australian financial review. the weekend edition is great for a broader perspective.

if it embarrasses you to be seen reading the a f r
you can slip it inside a copy of hello magazine or English football weekly.

[]

sjs

excellent article. makes sense to me!!

i think we tend to look at the smaller economic picture ie interest rates, unemployment, historical highs and lows.

sometimes its much simpler than that.

ie we all owe too much.

rk says that it is a defeatest attitude to say ‘i cant afford that’ ie he says that we should be brave and say ‘i will find…[Read more]

amit – first let me say thankyou for replying in the required format – i have the spreadsheet at the ready to enter the results and then present the statistical solutions to my wife!!

[](kidding)

have you any suggestions?? always ready to hear some great names we may not have considered!

we are a good example of how not to save. i have earnt 6 figures since my mid 20’s. but then took a year off to finish my masters (cost money) then worked overseas. my wife earns pretty good money too.

if anyone tells you living as an expat in asia is a great way to save then think again. we travelled alot, ate out alot, and generally saved about…[Read more]

g’day and thanks for everyones replies and your best wishes. we have just entered our third trimester so not long to go.

melanie – i love pugs and they are great names.
thought about isabell and madeline but i think they are the most common at the moment.

patrick aka mini – thats the astrid i was thinking of. my wife is very stylish (compared to…[Read more]

if im not too late – count me in

tks mini

i got astrid from reading about John Lennons ex and i liked it.

is it ok to give your daughter a german name even though she’s an aussie??

hi there

i reckon the only way to start saving is in the first 2 months write down everything you spend. and this means everything.

this will mean

– you will know what you are spending your money on
– every night when you write down what you spent yr money on you get this guilty feeling when you bought that extra magazine or suit etc etc

work…[Read more]

g’day polar

nothing east or south for that money unfort

try north – northcote, fairfield areas

west try – yarraville and surrounds

tks bd

bare in mind the chairman of one of australias biggest companies name is ziggy!!!

but your point taken

cheers

junior – one of the major truths to accruing wealth is that you must eat! unless you are a supermodel, and if you are a carlton supporter i doubt that very much.

broady boys are wooses compared to the griffith gorillas

ps – never too late to start baracking for the mighty bombers

(the greatest ever team to finish 8th[])

g’day

with a name like junior you should fit in ok.
(ps im imagining you are 6’4 and 20 stone)

griffith has always been the mafia capital of australia.

if anyone has some ‘real economic’ info on griffith i would be interested to know also

cheers