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    GST to 15%? Bold Fix or Budget Blowout in Disguise?

    They already charge us a surcharge to access our own money.
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    Are you paying too much upfront? Simple trick helps Aussie save $1,600

    I certainly hope so. I think you may have misunderstood me. The 10kw battery subsidised offer was $4 000 and they offered me an upgrade to 20kw plus the blackout backup for an additional $2500 Total cost $6500. Still a very good deal. I'm not going off the grid though will still stay...
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    Are you paying too much upfront? Simple trick helps Aussie save $1,600

    I was also a bit dubious but then decided to talk to my son and he suggested that even if I don't recoup the money in my lifetime it would still add value to the house in the long run. Whether I should sell or he sells it later. I had a heatpump on another house, quite a few years ago now and...
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    Are you paying too much upfront? Simple trick helps Aussie save $1,600

    I tried to show my stepdaughters how to budget once. That was an exercise in futility. None of them are any good at paperwork so I tried the old fashioned ideas of the labelled jars but unfortunately that didn't work either according to them. When I asked why not, well they needed money for...
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    Is your favourite Aussie boot really worth $649? Here's what to consider before you buy

    Good idea. I got a lovely pair of pink suede boots from temu and also a black pair. In fact, I got two black pairs by mistake. When I messaged them they told me to keep the extra pair. Bonus.
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    Third Free Coat Giveaway

    If you're talking about me, too many I'm afraid, lol
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    PBS wait times a more urgent issue than Donald Trump's potential pharmaceutical tariffs, peak medicines body warns

    It is the Australian pharmaceutical companies they are going after We have very cheap medications in our country compared to the USA. Tariffs put on our pharmaceutical companies will have devastating effects on the cost we will pay for medications as the USA is the biggest importer of our...
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    Is your favourite Aussie boot really worth $649? Here's what to consider before you buy

    Who wants their shoes to last ten years certainly not me. And who pays $150 for shoes from Temu.. I've probably got 20 or so pairs of shoes from Temu for $600. They'll last me 10 years also as they get alternated regularly. Different colours for different outfits, sandals for summer sneakers...
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    PBS wait times a more urgent issue than Donald Trump's potential pharmaceutical tariffs, peak medicines body warns

    Who can blame him. The man is an imbecile. Trump treats everybody with disdsin himself, pity more people don't treat him the same way.
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    A 'hidden' price pinch could quietly hit your wallets this week! Are you ready to pump out extra cash?

    Furl is such a rort. I went to visit a friend the other day, two hours away. I filled up before I left town $1.79 a litre, when I got to my friend's area it was $1.59 a litre. How can that be??
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    A 'hidden' price pinch could quietly hit your wallets this week! Are you ready to pump out extra cash?

    I live in WA also. Our fuel cards actually went up another $100 this year.
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    Still Love Your Phone? Here Are the Best SIM-Only Deals in Australia Right Now

    If you read the ads completely they clearly state that the price is only for a certain limited time. So SDC are not wrong my daughter has a plan which is $12/month all the time Open your eyes and read. TPG clearly states 50% off for a limited time.
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    Still Love Your Phone? Here Are the Best SIM-Only Deals in Australia Right Now

    OMG, I'm with Amaysim. I pay $15/month for unlimited calls and texts. Plus 8GB of internet which is more than ample for me.
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    Are you paying too much upfront? Simple trick helps Aussie save $1,600

    Unfortunately we don't have that option as we only have one supplier. I have recently installed an heatpump after my gas hotwater system died. Which leaves only my gas oven, which I have decided to replace also as the cost of bottled gas is exorbitant. I have just also ordered a 20kw battery...
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    Are you paying too much upfront? Simple trick helps Aussie save $1,600

    Unfortunately bills have to be paid no matter what so a budget is necessary even for those who think they can't do it. Many people are not good money managers. My ex used to think if you've got no bills this week then you can just blow this weeks wages. Then he'd complain about how are you...
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    PBS wait times a more urgent issue than Donald Trump's potential pharmaceutical tariffs, peak medicines body warns

    America already pay some of the highest costs in the world for pharmaceuticals and their very smart President is planning to make them even more expensive. It is the importer in America that pays the tariff, not the country importing it.The importer then passes those costs onto the consumer...
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    Bizarre habit piling up on major road sparks calls for cameras and $400 fine

    Was thinking exactly the same thing. I don't smoke, but our generation did. We didn't have the knowledge back then of the harm cigarettes caused. But armed with all this knowledge the current generations and some of the idiots left over from our generation have decided that vapes are a good...
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    Are you paying too much upfront? Simple trick helps Aussie save $1,600

    Yes, I budget too, like any smart person does. Each year I look through the previous years expenses, allow a little for inflation, and divide the total by 26 to give me the fortnightly amount I need to put aside to cover all my bills,birthday presents, regular savings etc I keep a running book...
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