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    Coles employee updates pricing amid shopper concerns

    I do not take the "special" tickets at face value. I look around at larger size products and take note of the unit price. Have done this for ages. So many just race in see the special ticket and pick up and off. You need to be on the ball these days and use your common sense (sadly lacking...
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    From dream to nightmare: Distressing reality of retirement living for Aussie seniors

    We have been living in a "not for profit" RAAF village in Western Australia. We know exactly how much us or our estate will get on our departure. We also know that the amount will be paid in 90 days and there are no exit fees. All maintenance is paid for in our monthly fee and our total...
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    Woman loses $813,000 in an elaborate scam—all because of one letter in an email!

    Exactly. I am so careful these days. Whenever I am paying a bill online I get my husband to check the numbers I am putting in and I also double check everything before I hit enter.
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    Are the government's scam crackdowns working? Aussie man's $1 million ordeal with scammers raises questions

    One thing I am pleased about is the fact that when you pay someone using a BSB and their account number the name of the person or organisation you are paying has to be displayed. I am super cautious when I have paid this way as you only need to get one number wrong and there goes your money...
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    A Most Elaborate Scam - AFP Impersonation

    LOL...how privileged you are to get one from King Charles! Makes you wonder at the mentality of some of these scammers.
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    Aussie state unveils 2024 budget with record cost-of-living relief for seniors and vulnerable residents

    Spend spend spend does Labor...but on the wrong things.
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    Experts warn about potential breakfast staple cost increase—time to adjust your habits?

    I enjoy one cup a day and have about two cups of tea and I enjoy a glass of red wine at night (not every night but most). Everything in moderation and I am in perfect health for my age which is 80. I walk 30mins a day on my treadmill and get told I do not look my age...so I am happy ;)...
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    Experts warn about potential breakfast staple cost increase—time to adjust your habits?

    I only buy most things when on special and with that new Chrome extension I will now have a fair idea when the special for what I am after is going to come around. Most times I buy more than one and that way I never pay full price.
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    Scam phone call

    I had text message to say it was from fraud squad and to ring them on such and such a number. What I did was ring my bank on the number I know is correct (got it from my bank statement to be doubly sure) and yes it was indeed their fraud squad. I then went ahead and spoke to them to find that...
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    ALDI's red wine deal: Toast to National Red Wine Day without breaking the bank!

    Have not tried their reds but have had some of their whites and they were fine I did read an article on wine a little while ago and it said it costs about seventy cents to produce a bottle of every day wine. Do not know if that is true or not but that is what I read.
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    Experts warn about potential breakfast staple cost increase—time to adjust your habits?

    Have not had a coffee outside the home in ages. Just getting too expensive for seniors.
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    Have you been shopping at ALDI recently? This little detail could help you save money in the future

    Please, please always take your receipt at Aldi. Last week I arrived home and found I had been charged for a cauliflower $4.49 when in fact I had purchased a head of broccoli which was selling at $3.99 a kg. I live close by and went back with the broccoli and sorted it out. The charge should...
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    Ex-police officer falls victim to impersonation scam: Police advise what to watch out for!

    Totally agree. I have been suspicious of doing financial transactions on my phone. I only use for text messages mostly. Not a phone person at all. Feel much more secure using my home computer and like to have a big screen as well.
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    Centrelink or luxury link? Unravelling the mystery of unemployed man’s million-dollar haul

    I live in a holiday area and I well remember a retired bank chap telling me that many of the homes on the canals were paid for by drug money.
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    Uncover heartbreaking reason behind shopper's 'obsession' with $2.50 Woolworths item

    I would assume single size servings are more costly??? If that is the case why not pal up with a friend and when you say buy a bag of oats or whatever it is you buy....why not go halves?
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    Get the $600 look for only $10 with this Kmart dupe: ‘I am here for it’

    I would not know a fashion dupe if it jumped up and hit me in the face. These days I have enough clothing to last me and I go to the Op shops for a bit of fun and usually find something at much better pricing. Why anyone would pay a huge amount for a sleeveless top defies belief.
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    Are turmeric supplements hurting your liver? TGA issues warning for over 600 medicines

    I stopped taking curcumin some time ago as I was feeling not at all well. Since dropping it all symptoms have gone.
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    Supermarket outcry: ALDI shoppers outrage over 'disgusting' meat product

    On at least two occasions I have gone and found an assistant to show her that the meat (still within date) was blue looking. On both occasions this was early morning and was the top packet of meat so I just do not understand why the staff are not checking when they put the product on the...
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    Warning to all members - Remote access scams costing victims tens of thousands...

    Very lucky there. I have found that just not answering any phone calls I do not know works for me. I have an answering machine and figure if they are legit they would leave a message....none ever do.
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    Telstra rings changes: Mobile plan costs dial up concerns amidst price hikes!

    I use very little data or my phone all that much. Last time I recharged with Optus (I have prepaid for 365 days) and it cost me $170. It is going up quite a bit and I am going to be looking elsewhere due to my usage being almost negligible.
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