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The concept of a retirement village is very tempting, however ongoing costs for the 'lease part of the land' and the exit fees and refurbishment costs of moving on has huge hidden costs in many places. We have been looking into this for us, but we worry that if we do move into a retirement...

We have a fire blanket and fire extinguisher hanging in the pantry just in case. We tend to buy well known quality brands and pay the little bit more. Some of the cheap appliances are cheap for a reason.

I have been nearly knocked down a few times. You do not hear them coming and the young people riding them have no sense of others (pedestrians) around and expect you to move for them as they think they have the right of way on the footpath. Review into the use needed to have some form of control...

My grandparents had a few of these around the house. Always out and used when the flies were around in summer.

I remember visiting my grandmother's home regularly. She would always get us to go to the shop for her to get some cold meat and bread for our sandwiches and a bag of lollies. She would wait at the front gate for us (the shop was only six houses away). Mrs Adams, the shop keeper, would always...

This is sad for the workers, customers and the environment. So many office and work places refurbish continuously and toss out perfectly good furniture. Great idea to on sell and reuse/repurpose perfectly good furnishings elsewhere in need. Shame the business could not have been restructured or...

I retired at 61 more due to health issues. My super fund allowed me to retire from 60. At 60 I was going to work as long as I wanted to into the future, however bad health helped with the decision to retire. I do not regret it but I still miss the job I loved as it was a big part of me. I liked...

Although I use internet banking sparingly, I still prefer to use cash where I can. I always get stressed using the internet banking and making transfers worrying that I will make a mistake or I will be scammed in some way. I would like to introduce a fee to the bank that they pay me 10% of the...

We had a rescue Pomeranian, Benny, who we got at nine years old. He was the sweetest little thing and was very much a part of our family. He had a number of health issues and no teeth, but loved and lived life to the max. He was 17 years and three months when he passed away which was...

In NSW we have a daily cap of $2.50 for all trips on public transport for the day. We used to travel into the city and pay for parking but it is so expensive now as well as adding petrol and the cost of tolls. We have been enjoying going on the train, bus, light rail for little trips out for the...

We have Foxtel who have introduced a new channel "Australian Classics' a few months ago. It has become my new favourite channel and I have watched and rewatched some of the classics above. Last Friday 'Brollie' Streaming Channel launched, having access free to so many of the classics above...

I always identify myself - I believe that in doing this it sets the standard being polite and confident goes along way - it gives a sense immediate respect and sets the tone of what is to come. For calls I'm not interested in (usually marketing calls), I say that I am not interested and have a...

My grandmother used to make the slices with Lattice biscuits. Saos were always with tomato and a thick slice of cheese. At my grandmother's house morning tea at 11:00 am and afternoon tea at 4:00 pm was a ritual with family members and neighbours always dropping in at these times. My grandmother...

My mother had Parkinsons. It was awful watching the debilitating disease take over. Towards the last years of her life she withered away and unable to do the things she loved, especially being able to eat good food. Michael J Fox has been inspirational in how he has coped with this disease...

We bought a plug-in hybrid last year. Most of the time we do short trips and use the electric mode of the hybrid. For longer trips we have been using the mixed hybrid mode. We have gone from filling up the tank with petrol regularly to every three to four months. We recharge the battery every...

I remember hearing everyone of the above many times. Ah, the old days!

Bunnings have virtually wiped out all competition and taken over. The small independent stores simply can not compete with the range or price of the big operator. Like Suzanne rose, we have so many (six) Bunnings stores near our home all about 5 - 10 minutes away. We have plenty of choice as...