Otherwise, great idea.

Ghoti

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Without music, life would be a mistake.

For us, facing the possible disaster of divorce and then working out a way to deal with it was both a sign of trust and part of building trust.

Different strokes for different folks I guess.

Cheers,

Ghoti

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Without music, life would be a mistake.

We have been burgled; they came and left through the front door.

I love the park for its trees; it gives us the pleasure of big trees without any maintenance…[Read more]

I thought the most interesting thing about it was the wildly different result on Sydney prices between APM and Residex. That chimes with other reports I’ve been seeing, notably from Alan Kohler, that residential property statistics are very…[Read more]

I guess it all depends on how lawmakers see the problem. If the problem is that too many people can’t afford the price of a roof over their heads, then increasing the GST rate looks like a very doubtful solution at best.

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What areas – geographical or industrial – in Australia will gain from an FTA with the US? Of those areas, which ones do you think would both (a) not gain from trade with the US in the…[Read more]

Ghoti

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Without music, life would be a mistake.

My main interest in the expo is the commercial property seminar, which starts at 11.30. Apart from meeting forum folks of course.

Ghoti

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Without music, life would be a mistake.

On the other hand, Richmond, part of the newsroom’s professional skill is to know your audience. That knowledge is one of the critical influences on how stories are…[Read more]

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/03/17/1079199293378.html

The game I’ve noticed under discussion is Robert Kiyosaki’s “Cashflow 101”. There’s also a Cashflow 202, which uses the same board with different cards. Both are described as educational games, set up to teach Kiyosaki’s “Rich Dad” principles of money management and wealth building.

You can find online stores that sell it, but if you…[Read more]

In NSW Land Tax was payable this year if the combined UCV of your properties, apart from your PPOR, on 31 Dec 2002 was $261,000 or more. The threshold for 2004 is $317,000. One house in Sydney might create Land Tax liability; two almost certainly will.

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I don’t know much about units []

With reference to the “liquidation sale”, if the deadline is real they have 7…[Read more]

The units are for sale singly – i.e. the entire block is not for sale (I think because the vendor doesn’t own it all). Some are…[Read more]

Three…[Read more]

Do you mind saying how long you’ve been a client of your Bathurst accountant. Obviously a recommendation based on a few years is stronger than one based on a few weeks[]

Thanks

Ghoti

But before you accept it, just check the date of their next meeting []

Cheers,

Ghoti

You said your colleague “has bought” the IP, but that she’s a fair way from saving up the rest of the 10% deposit. What does “bought” mean in this case? If she backed out of the deal now, what would she be up for? How does that compare with what she’d be up for if she can’t tenant the unit when the time comes?

I realise that you didn’t…[Read more]

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With regard to laptops, I got mine with salary sacrifice. There is no FBT on laptops, so my company can get it GST free, and then we sacrifice our pre tax dollars for the rest. The end result is a laptop costing 47% of the retail price.

Jim.

OUCH!! Now that made me woeful [xx(]

Ghoti (still working on how to spell Flying)

Chris, I think I misworded my original question a bit by being too specific about the methods parents might have used to help kids. I should say that I’m in Sydney and I’m thinking about the Sydney market, and also that I can’t claim to be familiar with the superb range of information that the ABS provides. I’m…[Read more]

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Sorry to hear about your woes Ghoti (fish?[])
I’m part owner of our company, so I’m hopefully not going to get kicked out. (unless I keep spending so much time in this forum that is! [])
Jim.

Thanks Doogs, but not really woes now: just experience <ahem>. The lease wasn’t on a car, but on a high-end laptop, so high that I used it…[Read more]