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Forum: Australia
Jan 15th 2009, 9:24 pm
Replies: 87
Views: 8,486
Posted By geordie downunder

Re: Australian Economy: Do you think the government now has its head out of the sand?

After 9/11 and the Greenspan put option came into being (just borrow and spend,Al will keep cutting interest rates) there was a lot of doom and gloom.The world was headed for a deflationary...
Forum: Australia
Jan 10th 2009, 11:24 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,904
Posted By geordie downunder

Re: Costs

I'm in that game but I live in WA.Be aware of the issues in the industry.Some companies bring in labour at the minimum rate ,which would probably be around what you have been offered.The minimum rate...
Forum: Working Abroad by Profession
Jan 3rd 2009, 1:30 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 18,980
Posted By geordie downunder

Re: welder 1st class???

The basic is a first class welder went through a 4 or 5 yr apprenticeship.After 6 yrs welding here you can apply for a tradesmans rights recognition.

I have no idea how people train now as I...
Forum: Australia
Nov 15th 2008, 3:29 pm
Replies: 124
Views: 16,079
Posted By geordie downunder

Re: Has housing crash hit Oz yet?

I've been in WA since around 1980,and I don't go searching around the internet to find articles to try to prove a point.

There is no greed,the wealthy do not decide what the stock price is,they...
Forum: Australia
Nov 15th 2008, 2:33 pm
Replies: 124
Views: 16,079
Posted By geordie downunder

Re: Has housing crash hit Oz yet?

Didn't read the article but wealth is an illusion.The cashflow is the thing,dividends and income from his job.The really wealthy can lose or gain $1 billion per day.

If twiggy owns 1 billion...
Forum: Australia
Nov 8th 2008, 11:01 pm
Replies: 124
Views: 16,079
Posted By geordie downunder

Re: Has housing crash hit Oz yet?

As I said,you will have to choose when to buy.The crowd are not rushing out of property.Around 18000 properties are on the market,in a city of 400,000 to 500,000 properties.The crowd are staying in...
Forum: Australia
Nov 3rd 2008, 12:16 am
Replies: 42
Views: 3,397
Posted By geordie downunder

Re: My dog is flying tonight

I saw my dogs flying on a few nights,I never knew whether to blame Brown Ale,Pernod ,or Jagermeister.
Forum: Australia
Nov 2nd 2008, 11:56 pm
Replies: 124
Views: 16,079
Posted By geordie downunder

Re: Has housing crash hit Oz yet?

I have no interest in property prices,I stopped buying property in 1990.In all financial decisions you are on your own.An opinion poll is useless,articles in the newspaper are useless.If you want to...
Forum: Australia
Oct 29th 2008, 10:44 pm
Replies: 124
Views: 16,079
Posted By geordie downunder

Re: Has housing crash hit Oz yet?

I can add to that for Perth.The cook does some voluntary work and when I go to pick her up I usually spend an hour in the local library.They have a display for 50 yrs of the suburb (Thornlie).The...
Forum: Australia
Oct 29th 2008, 9:51 pm
Replies: 124
Views: 16,079
Posted By geordie downunder

Re: Has housing crash hit Oz yet?

That should obviously read 79 years were up for the ASX,and 21 yrs were down .
Forum: Australia
Oct 29th 2008, 9:49 pm
Replies: 124
Views: 16,079
Posted By geordie downunder

Re: Has housing crash hit Oz yet?

Nonsense.

So you've never heard of the 1929 crash,73-74 crash,87 crash,tech wreck of 2000-2001.The long term 100 yr average that the ASX acheives is 12.4%.That doesn"t mean it goes up 12.4% every...
Forum: Australia
Oct 17th 2008, 1:29 am
Replies: 139
Views: 14,169
Posted By geordie downunder

Re: OZ ECONOMICS DOWN THE DUNNY?

I think ANZ would 've survived no problem,you'll see how much profit they make when ANZ,WBC and NAB report over the coming 3 weeks.

Suncorp would not have sold itself at a knockdown price,the...
Forum: The Barbie
Oct 13th 2008, 3:17 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,603
Posted By geordie downunder

Re: Is now a good time to buy shares??

I stopped buying property to buy shares years ago,everybody has to buy them through super.

There are no experts,nobody can pick bottom,nobody can pick top.Nobody can tell you when to buy.You have...
Forum: Australia
Oct 13th 2008, 1:39 pm
Replies: 72
Views: 8,270
Posted By geordie downunder

Re: North Queensland Housing market to Collapse

Can you not see how far removed from reality you are.

I would think 15K is around 6 months average wages in the UK.When has the average house ever cost 6 months wages.

I was born in a house...
Forum: The Barbie
Oct 11th 2008, 12:26 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 2,103
Posted By geordie downunder

Re: warning nubie alert

You might want to look into the B P.When I emigrated here it was a very stressfull time for me,marriage breakdown,wife trying to stop me getting here as it was a joint application.

The joint...
Forum: Australia
Oct 11th 2008, 10:56 am
Replies: 72
Views: 8,270
Posted By geordie downunder

Re: North Queensland Housing market to Collapse

Not really.Having come through two bad recessions owning properties, rents fell, and vacancy rates went up.People cut back on costs and begin house sharing.Rather than two people renting a property...
Forum: Australia
Oct 9th 2008, 11:11 pm
Replies: 72
Views: 8,270
Posted By geordie downunder

Re: North Queensland Housing market to Collapse

Markets boom and markets bust.The secret is to keep a job so you still have cashflow.Keep a job and cash flow and things are very cheap.Lose your job and it is a life changing disaster
Forum: Australia
Oct 4th 2008, 11:11 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,187
Posted By geordie downunder

Re: tax/financial advice please

To quote Galbraith again."In financial matters the majority are wrong 100% of the time".

Making money and paying tax on it is the best thing you can do.Losing money and claiming a tax deduction is...
Forum: Australia
Aug 27th 2008, 12:08 am
Replies: 12
Views: 1,822
Posted By geordie downunder

Re: Salary Sacrifice???

I was going to add that.If you can salary sacrifice to pay the mortgage then give the company a big kiss and a cuddle and sign the paper.That 2k before tax is only $1400 to take home,a huge...
Forum: Australia
Aug 26th 2008, 11:45 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,822
Posted By geordie downunder

Re: Salary Sacrifice???

Super is a con.

Leverage outside of super, 0% entry tax,0% commissions to financial planner.Tax free growth.Tax deduction for interest when used for investment.

Pay into super, 15% entry tax...
Forum: Australia
Aug 24th 2008, 11:08 pm
Replies: 83
Views: 10,972
Posted By geordie downunder

Re: If you travel for work - read this

You can ring the tax office up and ask them to vary your return as you have further deductions.They will tell you what to do.

Also if you are a shareholder in companies then travel and hotel...
Forum: Australia
Aug 19th 2008, 12:48 am
Replies: 55
Views: 4,313
Posted By geordie downunder

Re: Recruitment agencies are pants.........

PS

Is that a jobbie as in the jock language.What the two Ronnies would call a small brown Richard the 3rd.
Forum: Australia
Aug 19th 2008, 12:45 am
Replies: 55
Views: 4,313
Posted By geordie downunder

Re: Recruitment agencies are pants.........

Seems to be a modern day thing,ever since HR became a department.The body hire mobs in europe in the 70,s were great.Have a first interview and then a telegram to say tickets waiting at Newcastle...
Forum: Australia
Aug 16th 2008, 5:20 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 4,166
Posted By geordie downunder

Re: Where can I buy Bols ?

I worked for Bols in the 70,s at the Nieuw Vennup distillery.Many a good night in Amsterdam or Leiden depending where we went.

I would suggest Google and then an e-mail to the company asking if...
Forum: Australia
Aug 10th 2008, 1:56 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,130
Posted By geordie downunder

Re: Patanoid about speeding but...

Do you not think you would be a danger to yourself.Amazing how many one car /bike accidents there are in WA.


Speeding,lost control,hit tree on side of road,dead.
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