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Forum: Australia
Nov 2nd 2010, 4:27 am
Replies: 62
Views: 15,022
Posted By Rod-Helen-Poppy

Re: How to watch UK programs in Oz?

http://hackedcabletv.com/

this works and its free.

you just d/l a file and run it - it goes strsight to the iplayer page too if you want. otherwise chose which channels player you want.

just...
Forum: Australia
Oct 22nd 2010, 6:26 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,486
Posted By Rod-Helen-Poppy

Re: Vodafone Oz

vodafone and 3 share the same infrastructure apparently....
Forum: Australia
Oct 15th 2010, 8:11 am
Replies: 72
Views: 5,347
Posted By Rod-Helen-Poppy

Re: What's your experience with Telstra been like?

shockingly bad in my experience.

very good for others - par for the course it seems.
Forum: Australia
Oct 2nd 2010, 9:09 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,278
Posted By Rod-Helen-Poppy

Re: money transfer to pay uk mortgage; hat's the best way.

we got consesnt to let off our mortgage providers - the mortgage payment never increased at all.

we may have been lucky i suppose.

we also banked with the HSBC in the uk and opened an account...
Forum: Australia
Oct 2nd 2010, 9:07 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,008
Posted By Rod-Helen-Poppy

Re: new car! or 5 year old car?

you do save a bit more with a novated lease, but the APR payments are slightly higher, and you have to make sure you do the kms for the tax bracket you have said.
Forum: Australia
Oct 1st 2010, 3:41 am
Replies: 54
Views: 5,824
Posted By Rod-Helen-Poppy

Re: UK or Australia

crinkle cut :D
Forum: Australia
Oct 1st 2010, 3:31 am
Replies: 54
Views: 5,824
Posted By Rod-Helen-Poppy

Re: UK or Australia

the fact remains 125k isnt too shabby, and dependant on how much rose water they bathe in they should manage just fine :lol:
Forum: Australia
Oct 1st 2010, 2:31 am
Replies: 54
Views: 5,824
Posted By Rod-Helen-Poppy

Re: UK or Australia

if we knew where they lived and how often they went to the theatre and such then a more informed judgement could be made.

but the point still stands that 125k isnt a bad wage and they wont be...
Forum: Australia
Oct 1st 2010, 2:12 am
Replies: 54
Views: 5,824
Posted By Rod-Helen-Poppy

Re: UK or Australia

you have to factor in paying for schooling if they dont have PR i suppose, but if they also get LAFHA then they will have more to spend.

2500 a month on rent can get you somewhere in a nice suburb...
Forum: Australia
Oct 1st 2010, 2:05 am
Replies: 54
Views: 5,824
Posted By Rod-Helen-Poppy

Re: UK or Australia

i agree.

however if your into eating caviar and bathing in champagne then it wont
Forum: Australia
Sep 30th 2010, 2:07 am
Replies: 321
Views: 21,894
Posted By Rod-Helen-Poppy

Re: The Great Australian Housing Bubble

the realtion to the american $ is a tricky one too. commodities are traded in it, the chinese and far east have lots of it, and the yanks need this to stop them going belly up.

all interlinked a...
Forum: Australia
Sep 29th 2010, 10:06 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 613
Posted By Rod-Helen-Poppy

Re: Arriving 6 Jan 2011 Sydney

try some of these to start with......

http://www.sydney100.com/

plenty to get your teeth into :)
Forum: Australia
Sep 29th 2010, 9:53 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,156
Posted By Rod-Helen-Poppy

Re: Australian Beach Life Guards

as the mod says. if you know where you are heading there will be a 'surf club' or something could well have a website, if you cant get on a beach patrol 'proper' then this is a start for experience....
Forum: Australia
Sep 29th 2010, 9:52 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 2,567
Posted By Rod-Helen-Poppy

Re: Stay here alone and partner returns?

a very tough decision and one i dont envy.
Forum: Australia
Sep 29th 2010, 5:12 am
Replies: 321
Views: 21,894
Posted By Rod-Helen-Poppy

Re: The Great Australian Housing Bubble

i cant work out whether you're communist or capitalist :D
Forum: Australia
Sep 29th 2010, 3:17 am
Replies: 62
Views: 8,209
Posted By Rod-Helen-Poppy

Re: SYDNEY! Salary A$85000/year! for family of three!

we'll agree to disagree on the rents coming down; form my experience nigh on any decent rental in the sydney area is so over subscribed the landlord can pick and choose as to what they do.

i...
Forum: Australia
Sep 29th 2010, 2:56 am
Replies: 62
Views: 8,209
Posted By Rod-Helen-Poppy

Re: SYDNEY! Salary A$85000/year! for family of three!

good luck :fingerscrossed:

but 42k isnt really a great deal to live on for all of you - so you best get a job quick!
Forum: Australia
Sep 29th 2010, 2:48 am
Replies: 62
Views: 8,209
Posted By Rod-Helen-Poppy

Re: SYDNEY! Salary A$85000/year! for family of three!

thats all well and good, but im struggling to grasp why a family of 3 would want to know that you can lease a commercial building for a term of 5 years.

the fact remains that on a fixed term...
Forum: Australia
Sep 29th 2010, 1:56 am
Replies: 62
Views: 8,209
Posted By Rod-Helen-Poppy

Re: SYDNEY! Salary A$85000/year! for family of three!

however i would hazard a guess that signing a rentral agreement for 5 years is the exception rather than the norm.

generally 6 or 12 months; and yes im aware that you can get out of rental...
Forum: Australia
Sep 29th 2010, 1:52 am
Replies: 62
Views: 8,209
Posted By Rod-Helen-Poppy

Re: SYDNEY! Salary A$85000/year! for family of three!

not if you are on a fixed rate mortgage where it is locked in for a term of say 5years.
Forum: Australia
Sep 29th 2010, 1:43 am
Replies: 62
Views: 8,209
Posted By Rod-Helen-Poppy

Re: SYDNEY! Salary A$85000/year! for family of three!

however the following year the landlord can put the rent up, or rentals in that area can go up.
Forum: Australia
Sep 29th 2010, 1:12 am
Replies: 62
Views: 8,209
Posted By Rod-Helen-Poppy

Re: SYDNEY! Salary A$85000/year! for family of three!

if you have a fixed rate mortgage then your payment wont change until the term is up.

if you receive a pay rise then your income goes up.
Forum: Australia
Sep 28th 2010, 11:10 pm
Replies: 62
Views: 8,209
Posted By Rod-Helen-Poppy

Re: SYDNEY! Salary A$85000/year! for family of three!

no worries - i never saw that info :D

even so id still think things may be a bit on the tight side of things for a family of 3.

all subjective though i suppose.
Forum: Australia
Sep 28th 2010, 10:24 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,746
Posted By Rod-Helen-Poppy

Re: Cheap Car

http://www.new-forest-gypsy-caravans.co.uk/images/cart3.jpg

surely this is more your bag :rofl:
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