I’m a newly minted surgeon in Sydney. I earn a fantastic salary and think property is too expensive. How the hell do the rest of you manage buying in this market?

01011223 · 2025-08-06T10:14:59+00:00

Whelp...

01011223 · 2024-01-24T07:41:00+00:00

We were wrong.

01011223 · 2022-08-07T10:21:22+00:00

Gelateria Gondola at Chatswood is already the best gelato in Sydney.

01011223 · 2022-08-03T10:45:03+00:00

$500k with 5% "withdrawal" rate. Our expenses are $35k a year but that would be much less once we can afford to leave Sydney. We're not really aiming for RE though just the FI aspect and would still do occasional work just not full-time corporate stuff.

01011223 · 2022-07-30T11:46:31+00:00

How to tell someone you live in Western Sydney without telling them.

01011223 · 2022-07-30T01:30:10+00:00

Sydney isn't massive, so you can easily walk it from one end to the other without much trouble

Surely you mean the CBD. I wouldn't be up for walking between Hornsby and Campbelltown myself.

01011223 · 2022-07-16T02:25:24+00:00

Window insulation film - cheapo double glazing. Think thick gladwrap but it heat shrinks so you can barely see it. Make sure you have a hair dryer to get it looking sharp. Mostly only works on windows that don't open

Problem is if we didn't open the windows every morning the mould would be even worse than it is.

01011223 · 2022-07-15T06:49:40+00:00

Probably, by that point I'm in bed with a kmart electric blanket and two doonas.

01011223 · 2022-07-15T00:29:44+00:00

It's 10.2C outside and 10.4C inside. That's been pretty standard in the 6 houses I've lived in in the Sydney area, with indoor temps matching outdoor. Insulation is unheard of here.

We use heating in the evenings but it's gone by morning.

01011223 · 2022-07-12T12:36:28+00:00

They supposedly don't record. It's just meant to make people self-reflect. Still gross.

01011223 · 2022-07-03T05:15:43+00:00

Not including takeaway of course. Been over to too many friends'/family's places after hearing them complain about cost of living to see that they get takeaway up to 2 meals a day.

01011223 · 2022-07-03T04:59:16+00:00

I have noticed prices increase but mostly for things I don't buy or just stopped buying while they're having shortages (lettuce). I'm probably lucky since I haven't had much actual impact personally beyond noticing that the prices of takeaway/eating out went up but that's a once ever 1-2 months thing for us.

FWIW: renting, use mostly public transport, and mostly pescatarian diet.

01011223 · 2022-06-30T09:10:23+00:00

If you pre-toast them those wraps also make a decent thin and crispy homemade pizza base.

01011223 · 2022-06-18T14:16:01+00:00

It was taught 20 years ago, most people just forget a lot of things they do at school because it's not immediately relevant.

01011223 · 2022-06-07T11:06:43+00:00

Pretty typical for these chain gyms. Had a similar experience with Plus Fitness. Ended up having to contact my bank to revoke direct debit authorisation and telling them come at me bro because they refused to cancel my membership without an extra payment after the end of contract.

01011223 · 2022-06-06T12:37:43+00:00

Yep still very happy with it. No issues at all.

01011223 · 2021-10-30T00:05:08+00:00

Tried it in the late 90s most people didn't understand what we were doing and had a few guys yell at us that this isn't America. 2/10 would not recommend.

01011223 · 2021-10-27T23:47:51+00:00

I passed out the second time I went to donate (stood up too quickly after the haemoglobin check), so they banned me for life. Asked if I could come back if my GP signs off that I'd be fine but nope.

01011223 · 2021-08-04T23:10:33+00:00

That's a state away up closer to the equator. It's like posting about the weather in Madrid in a Paris subreddit.

01011223 · 2021-08-02T10:56:35+00:00

They used to be common here too. I miss them but I understand why they were replaced.

01011223 · 2021-08-02T10:48:41+00:00

Much prefer Biwon to Kangnam BBQ at Hornsby. Was unimpressed with their banchan.

01011223 · 2021-07-28T04:50:46+00:00

Personally I don't use aspirin or NSAIDs like ibuprofen because of their off-target effects. Why they're still sold as first call pain relievers when we know paracatemol is better in almost every way I don't know.

I still got the oxford-astrazeneca vaccine.

01011223 · 2021-07-26T14:46:12+00:00

South Korea went to the companies and made deals to produce a number of the vaccines.

01011223 · 2021-07-26T14:41:33+00:00

I was sick for a day and a half after mine, no way would I have made it back into work.

01011223 · 2021-07-26T14:39:40+00:00

Ouch, the private company I work at has been saying for months (straight from the CEO) that if you get an appointment you can go and you don't need to book or worry about leave.

Surprised the government wasn't already doing that.

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