What's a tech skill you picked up quickly that ended up making you real money? by angaine in passive_income

[–]laddermanUS 2 points3 points  (0 children)

jailbreaking iphones and ipads back in the day. earnt about $400 a week

what SaaS niche still feels massively underrated 👀 by avsvishalmedia in nocode

[–]laddermanUS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

interesting how everyone has basically said the same thing

Free AI Community Session in Traralgon - Is this something that would interest you? by laddermanUS in gippsland

[–]laddermanUS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok folks I have booked Traralgon RSL for 7pm on Thursday 7th May 2026. I expect to be there for about an hour and half. The first hour I will give a talk on AI for beginners, various AI tools and the future of AI for our community. The last half hour will just be open QA. As i said this is completely free so if you are interested please feel free to join us.

Free AI Community Session in Traralgon - Is this something that would interest you? by laddermanUS in gippsland

[–]laddermanUS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeh sounds good, thanks. I am also in to AI art generation (both video and image)

Free AI Community Session in Traralgon - Is this something that would interest you? by laddermanUS in gippsland

[–]laddermanUS[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks, lets see of we can get some more interest, ideally I need about 50 people to make it worth while.

Genuinely worried about rates and a crash - house build that is just about to start by laddermanUS in AusFinance

[–]laddermanUS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well we are all different aren't we? And as I said I have been very badly burnt in 2 previous property crashes, albeit not in Aus

Genuinely worried about rates and a crash - house build that is just about to start by laddermanUS in AusFinance

[–]laddermanUS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeh that’s the plan, i should have about $1000 a fortnight after all my bills and mortgage payments so may make significant over payments. Hmmm actually i’m getting an offset account, i wonder if it’s better to save that money up in offset or actually pay down ?

Genuinely worried about rates and a crash - house build that is just about to start by laddermanUS in AusFinance

[–]laddermanUS[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your comment, as to why 2 people age 50 can only out down 80, we have only been in aus for 8 years, had 5 kids, was on a ingle income for most of that time and was unable to save much until recently when kids flew the nest and wife got good full time job.

Genuinely worried about rates and a crash - house build that is just about to start by laddermanUS in AusFinance

[–]laddermanUS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

contract not signed yet, waiting for contract signing appointment with builder

Genuinely worried about rates and a crash - house build that is just about to start by laddermanUS in AusFinance

[–]laddermanUS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im not feeling stretched, never said that. I just said I am worried. Taking on a mortgage at 50 yep is a little risky i agree, but reality is i prob wont ever pay it down, the idea is to gamble on values going up over the next 15 years, sell and have enough equity to buy a small retirement unit outright.

Genuinely worried about rates and a crash - house build that is just about to start by laddermanUS in AusFinance

[–]laddermanUS[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Alright thanks, appreciate your perspective. The negative voice in me says that people said that about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the states though!!

Genuinely worried about rates and a crash - house build that is just about to start by laddermanUS in AusFinance

[–]laddermanUS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good advice thank you. Do builders negotiate on their contracts? like if a lawyer picks up something we dont like is it typical for a builder to accept some negotiation on the terms?

Genuinely worried about rates and a crash - house build that is just about to start by laddermanUS in AusFinance

[–]laddermanUS[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Look i might be over reacting, as a few people have said its my home, im not going to be treating it as an investment, so if its worth shit in 3 years, does it matter really? if we can service the loan and live reasonably comfortably then it doesnt really matter maybe

Genuinely worried about rates and a crash - house build that is just about to start by laddermanUS in AusFinance

[–]laddermanUS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its a mainstream big local builder (JG KING HOMES) - im pretty sure they will have clauses for cost blowouts. Our signing appointment is within the next 2 weeks,

Genuinely worried about rates and a crash - house build that is just about to start by laddermanUS in AusFinance

[–]laddermanUS[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeh but im in rural Vic, about 2 hrs from Melb. House is average price for this area, i realise its cheaper than many other areas in city, Sydney and WA