Recent content by Fedup pensioner

Greetings Good morning everyone. I am new to the group. Semi-retired and getting out and about making new friends since finishing work. Live on the Gold Coast. Great place to be.

I'm not ungrateful and appreciate every cent I receive but this is an absolute joke. I keep a budget spreadsheet to ensure I can afford to live on my pension but I have to say I am struggling. I update it every time we receive an increase as well as when my costs go up. In the past 12 months my...

I have a number of reservations about these changes. Firstly - where are they going to get the staff to work in homes. A friend recently broke her wrist and was unable to shower, do cleaning duties etc for 2 months yet when she contacted Centrelink she was advised thy had no-one that would be...

I am a believer in keeping cash alive and have recently started using it more frequently myself with any stores that charge an EFT fee. This fee is charged, not because the retailer is greedy, but rather due to the amount of money that is charged to them by the banks for the use of the service...