i agree richmond 75k is great for anyone.

in my experience though – earning a salary will not make you too wealthy even if you save. being an investor and getting an inheritance are the best ways to become financially indepandant.

what also works for me is not wanting much – you become wealthy alot quicker that way

are you from calabria or southern italy??

major industries

concrete shoe construction
alternative medicine production

cheers

congrats richmond – how much they paying you??

just kidding!!

100 k package is not so unusual these days.

middle to upper management.

the average family with 2 working parents pulls in around 70k i think.

angie sounds like yr in a great position.

reducing your overall debt is not a bad idea.

maybe you could sell the one or two that arent performing quite aswell as the others.

otherwise sit back and watch the cash come in…
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ref china – i agree housesonly. bare in mind however that the huge players are already there and in a big way. the likes of BHP, rio tinto,
MIM etc etc

China has kept the raw commodity market in shape while the USA and Eurpoe have floundered.

i agree with all the above comments

only thing i would say is that although the usa is sluggish dont underestimate the huge impact of China.

our exports to china are huge as they undertake massive expansion.

shane b

the problem was you used the 12 second rule.

i know you are big advocate in doing things differently but that extra second can be a killer.

best of luck in the future

yeh i like elliot smith

play mostly blues/folk so i like everything from
jack johnson, cruel sea, billy bragg, luka bloom, christy moore and some of the oldies like bb king, muddy waters, woody guthries etc etc

dont mind pop for a bit of escapism

favourite authors

tom robbins, tim winton, kurt vonnegut, joseph hellar

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g’day

– playing guitar and listening to music
(fav ron sexsmith, beck and kiss)
– travelling (most of seasia and the subcontinent)
(fav place nepal)
– sport (tennis, football, water skiing)
– loving
– laughing
– crying
– furniture making
– thinking
– praying
– practising making babies (not kidding)
– reading
– arguing
– being forgiven
– making…[Read more]

hi sach – so surfing this forum is part of your research. you shld be able to claim the computer and yr work station as a tax deduction!!!

thats if yr working?? from home!

commodity trader/broker.

didnt really take notice of my finances until a few years ago. have learnt alot recently, made some investments and happy with the way things are going…..

cheers

ive been away for a few days

gee he caused a stir but lets not start censorship.

chan it means you have joined a very special group of people

congratulations

melanie – youre almost too good to be true

congratulations

hi all

sure the boom will probably continue for a while – why wouldnt it. i noticed however he never said there would not be a bust!

if the market levels out for say 5 years, to me that is the same as a 30 pct bust in yr 1 and then average grwoth fro 4 years.

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michael – good answer, i’ll try that one if you dont mind.

malanie – yr giving great contributions (along with nothousesonly). i’d adopt you but im only 2 years older so people wld talk

cheers

do you play golf?

diamond gus

i hope that when you get out of prison (armed robbery) all your dreams will come true

(i was only joking people – [])

i too hope to make the same post one day.

chan – very good question – i dont know but i got
16 replies including 2 from you.

(just a chance to have a laugh)

cheers

why are rates so high in rocky??