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    oh that is priceless!!  thanks!!

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    i contacted yarra valley water and they informed me that it was the owner's responsibility..
    but in our case, the sewerage is shared between two properties and therefore the costs are 50/50..
    the neighbour refuses to pay as he does not live in the house.. he wants to develop the property..
    i  had to pay – a small fortune!!  i have been told that i have to go through legal channels to get reimbursed by him..

    i don't even think it is worth it..

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    no financial literacy in any sense.  my father owned two pharmacies and pretty much invested NONE of his profits.   i only became interested in investing (which i am yet to do) simply due to meeting people on incomes 1/3 of mine and owning properties.  my mother taught me how to spend without any caution!!  even in her tender age of 70, she still enjoys spending copious amounts of money "touching up" her house.. 

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    i've branded myself  in vain??  sounds like a product that i want to use..  hope bunnings stocks it..  thanks!!

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    thanks for that jeff!!   hopefully my "beef branding" will only last for a few weeks..   thanks for the tip on the aloe too :)

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    thanks raddles..     my parents have bought this soon to be completed unit and the builder has yet to subdivide the land for title purposes..   i'm still wondering if they have to pay stamp duty given that it is still being built..

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    yes,  i read the contract today – it also gave a time frame of 4 weeks..  the house has only been on the market for a day!!  i'm afraid that my parents might be in for a rude shock..pinknic, it sounds very odd to me too.. 

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    sorry if i wasn't clear about what kind of visa..    the family who bought it are from china and have purchased it for their daughter who is studying in australia..  the real estate agent informed my parents that one cannot purchase a property unless they are a resident (permanent)..    he also assured them that this is common and that there should be no problem in gaining the visa.. 

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    no michael, it's not the dark side, you have come to the light!!

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    meakin, if there was ever to be help, you have come to the correct forum..  a few gurus here that might be able to assist you..good luck!

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    i rented a property through barry plant and in the 5 years that i lived there, not one property mananger had come through the property.. no inspections, no contact and only 1 increase in rent..as a tenant, it was great..  

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    i really should be getting used to this..

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    will all banks raise their rates??

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    i'm having the same problem..i guess the simple pc platform cannot withstand the superiority of the mac..

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    this is actually my brother's biggest booboo.. had an opportunity to buy a house in canterbury (melbourne) in 1987 for $150,000..instead bought in bulleen for $140,000..house in canterbury is now worth over $2 mil..house in bulleen is worth $420,000..all because he was afraid of borrowing the extra $10,000.. lucky for him his house in bulleen is fully paid off, otherwise he wouldn't even be breaking even.. funny enough, he really hates his house..

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    we need to set up a "save brookelea fund"..have scored a whopping -501might not live out the end of the day..

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    And that's just one item. What else do you do; how's the cakes and bottled water?? [/quote]ok, you asked:  croissant with ham and cheese – breakfast ritual and two lattes                            lunch – depends on the mood but typically either yum cha or japanese, sometimes a parma and chips                           dinner – i typically cook – but have a fettish for expensive meat, organic chicken and love seafood                           lunch and dinner – always wineprobably go out twice a week for dinner with hubby and children..breakfast costs $7-10 per day (5 days a week)  on saturday we have a big family breakfast at our amazing local bakerylunch $10-25 per day, depending on the eventdinner – i don't work that out!add the lattes at $4 x 5 and walla, i'm broke..the wine, i forgot to add that, and all the donuts, cakes and those yummy fruit flans i have for afternoon snack..after jotting all this down, it scared me..any wonder why i never have money..now all i need to do is buy a cool pack, one of those lunch boxes and try to get organised..my spending is based more on my poor organisation that an insatiable need to spend $$$i need help!!

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    thanks la aussie.. i drink at least 4-5 lattes a day.. could be greatly beneficial in both cost and health :)

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    scott, so funny!!  i had a good chuckle over your statement..tools, thanks..  now just must convince the husband

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