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Forum: Australia
Mar 31st 2014, 12:20 am
Replies: 109
Views: 9,852
Posted By coldbeer

Re: Melbourne or Gold Coast

I love the Gold Coast, I much prefer it to Brisbane but lots of people will tell you its crime ridden and tacky (and it is in certain areas, especially Surfers). I've lived on the coast for 3 years...
Forum: Australia
Mar 24th 2014, 1:42 am
Replies: 27
Views: 3,303
Posted By coldbeer

Re: HELP PLEASE NEIGHBOUR RUINING HOUSE OPENS

I'd go for this too, we sold ours using private viewings, found many people at opens were nebby neighbors or not looking in the correct price range.
Forum: Australia
Mar 3rd 2014, 11:51 pm
Replies: 109
Views: 9,852
Posted By coldbeer

Re: Melbourne or Gold Coast

That's a personal opinion and not mine, I'd choose the Gold Coast over Redcliffe (or Brisbane) every time - and I have to work in Brisbane, so live on the North end of the coast (Hope Island), 1 hour...
Forum: Australia
Jan 29th 2014, 3:10 am
Replies: 23
Views: 2,243
Posted By coldbeer

Re: Medic on the Gold Coast -HELP!!!

Glad you enjoyed your visit, many people will have you believe the Gold Coast is like Sodom and Gomorrah but of course its not, personally I think its the nicest city in Australia, I've seen all the...
Forum: Australia
Jan 21st 2014, 1:50 am
Replies: 63
Views: 20,821
Posted By coldbeer

Re: Living on the Sunshine Coast but work in Brisbane...

We do it daily from Sanctuary Cove on the Northern Gold Coast, about an hour each way but I wouldn't want to go any further, this is driving, add 20 mins each way for the train (and the trains don't...
Forum: Australia
Dec 15th 2013, 11:45 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,275
Posted By coldbeer

Re: Buying a property - valuation

Depending on the market start low, you say its a sellers market, still 5% under asking sounds a little high to me. Once offered 20% below ask, which was rejected, we moved on and it eventually sold...
Forum: Australia
Nov 25th 2013, 2:24 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,003
Posted By coldbeer

Re: IT contracting in QLD. How?

I'm an IT contractor working in Brisbane and like everyone else says let the agency pay you PAYE, maybe look into salary packaging too.

I had a Ltd Co in the UK, ignored IR35, paid myself a...
Forum: Australia
Nov 12th 2013, 11:23 pm
Replies: 48
Views: 5,659
Posted By coldbeer

Re: Melbourne Interviews, its a funny old game

As someone who's lived in Aus for over 10 years in total and had several jobs in that time I can say its absolutely nothing like the UK, not better, not worse, just different, and that takes some...
Forum: Australia
Sep 9th 2013, 9:58 pm
Replies: 36
Views: 15,617
Posted By coldbeer

Re: Family moving to Brisbane - worried about the cost of living

For short term accommodation Brisbane is one of the most expensive cities in Australia IMHO, hotels are more costly than Sydney. Usually during school holidays the city is a bit cheaper.
Forum: Australia
Jul 9th 2013, 5:14 am
Replies: 55
Views: 8,031
Posted By coldbeer

Re: Goldcoast!!

I wouldn't go near Surfers at night either! Broadbeach is nice if you want the bright lights though, where I live is suburbia, albeit on the water and close to the beaches too :)
Forum: Australia
Jul 9th 2013, 4:10 am
Replies: 55
Views: 8,031
Posted By coldbeer

Re: Goldcoast!!

We live in Hope Island and commute to Bris for the same reason (no work for me on the GC), it is a lovely place to live but after 2 years the commute is wearing thin!

I'm also "From the toon" or...
Forum: Australia
Jul 9th 2013, 3:44 am
Replies: 53
Views: 7,156
Posted By coldbeer

Re: Scotland to Brisbane!?

Just out of interest (we may move to Bris from GC) which suburbs are you referring to?
Forum: Australia
Jul 9th 2013, 3:43 am
Replies: 53
Views: 7,156
Posted By coldbeer

Re: Scotland to Brisbane!?

^ Great post, I agree with almost every word, especially the comparable material standard of living. e.g. In the UK I had a convertible BMW and a brand new Land Rover. Here I have a Subaru.

If I...
Forum: Australia
Jun 6th 2013, 11:43 pm
Replies: 55
Views: 15,553
Posted By coldbeer

Re: Dentist costs?

Some people actually travel overseas just for dentistry, I know a guy who went to Thailand for some dental work and flights+2 weeks accom+ dental work still figured much cheaper.

I also find the...
Forum: Australia
Jun 6th 2013, 11:39 pm
Replies: 48
Views: 6,196
Posted By coldbeer

Re: Economy stalling

Check out what happened when the GFC kicked off, the AUD dropped like a rock (30c vs USD???), of course we don't want another GFC (or the current one worsening).
Forum: Australia
Jun 6th 2013, 11:36 pm
Replies: 55
Views: 15,553
Posted By coldbeer

Re: Dentist costs?

I'd guess about $60 and up for a check up. If you need any work its more than the UK for sure. I had a root canal a couple of years ago and seem to remember it was about $800, some of which my health...
Forum: Australia
Jun 5th 2013, 5:24 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,625
Posted By coldbeer

Re: Want PR? A transfer to Brisbane from Melbourne is required – what are the positiv

They're pretty different. Conventional wisdom says Melb has more culture, Bris is more outdoorsy (warmer winters but humid in the summer).

Its such an emotive issue though, people tend to feel...
Forum: Australia
May 31st 2013, 4:18 am
Replies: 5
Views: 1,272
Posted By coldbeer

Re: My QROPS Super

Yes you can. Its fairly easy and your new super fund should be able to tell you what doc is required, I did it a year ago and I've forgotten :)
Forum: Australia
May 31st 2013, 1:48 am
Replies: 3
Views: 695
Posted By coldbeer

Re: On arrival places to stay

We stayed at the Oaks Goldsborough on Darling Harbor as it was near my job at the time. Not the absolute cheapest place in Sydney but back then it was pretty good value for Sydney CBD. I'd rate it as...
Forum: Australia
May 28th 2013, 12:06 am
Replies: 21
Views: 11,073
Posted By coldbeer

Re: Byron Bay or Noosa?

Visited both for long weekends recently, they're very different.

Noosa feels a lot more upmarket, Byron still has the hippy influence (and the road is seems jammed a lot of the time). Lots of...
Forum: Australia
Apr 21st 2013, 5:20 am
Replies: 33
Views: 5,522
Posted By coldbeer

What bargains to buy on a USA trip?

I'm heading off to San Francisco for a work trip end of this week and staying for 3 weeks. This is the first time I've been to the USA since we moved to Australia 3 years ago and I'm wondering with...
Forum: Australia
Apr 9th 2013, 10:19 pm
Replies: 199
Views: 25,926
Posted By coldbeer

Re: Where in Australia would you live if your job only required an internet connectio

P.S. Byron is lovely, we just got back from a few days there, but there's plenty of drunken trouble in town on a weekend, I was surprised to hear its right up there in the violent crime stats.
Forum: Australia
Apr 9th 2013, 10:14 pm
Replies: 199
Views: 25,926
Posted By coldbeer

Re: Where in Australia would you live if your job only required an internet connectio

Agree with this, whilst I wouldn't live in Surfers (I would have 20 years ago), the greater Gold Coast offers plenty of lovely suburbs.
Forum: Cyprus
Mar 20th 2013, 12:36 am
Replies: 89
Views: 17,180
Posted By coldbeer

Re: Ex-pats and money in Cyprus banks

They wouldn't by choice (unless they're crazy), but when the banks re-open chances are Capital Controls will be in place, meaning only small withdraws allowed every day, and limits imposed on...
Forum: Australia
Mar 13th 2013, 7:59 am
Replies: 2,789
Views: 877,576
Posted By coldbeer

Re: Business Class Airfares to UK / Europe - approx $2700 - $2800 rtn!

Yes, understood, but I'm looking for an alterative.
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