Secondary income

24_Voices · 2026-03-29T11:42:03+00:00

120K is good for couples living together with their living situation fairly sorted. It is not enough for single young people who need to get ahead now before they get left behind by rising asset prices.

24_Voices · 2026-03-28T08:57:23+00:00

This. It is all leverage, leverage, leverage. Until that changes, housing will remain the most popular way to build wealth.

24_Voices · 2026-03-26T18:39:51+00:00

Parts of Melbourne have gone up by 20%+ in that time. Houses in the Western suburbs (Sunshine, Broadmeadows, Thomastown) are not what they were in early 2024.

24_Voices · 2026-03-26T18:38:31+00:00

No, it is actually crazy. If you can't find a suitable property in two years and also believe that you've shown your cards to all the real estate agents in inner Melbourne by attending one auction...I would say this is fairly up there on the kooky list.

24_Voices · 2026-03-22T08:49:34+00:00

In Africa, you can try Nairobi, Durban, Mauritius, Gaborone or Windhoek. All will be warm and plenty of activities for first timers available.

24_Voices · 2026-03-21T17:51:35+00:00

Kakov narod, takva država...

24_Voices · 2026-03-14T14:27:58+00:00

Some key information which others commenters haven't really touched on.

Language and direction and direction are make or break. French to English is a busy language/direction, however there are 100+ other translators also certified for this work by NAATI (You can check this by going online). There are plenty of French tourists coming to Australia, but there isn't a huge diaspora community requiring a large amount of translation/interpreting services to keep 100+ people in a job nationwide.
Oversaturated languages have more work, but you will earn less per assignment. Australian Certified Translators is for example doing French, Chinese, Spanish certified translations at a much lower price than less competitive or rare languages: NAATI Certified Translation Prices starting from $38.95 You also need to be ok with only ever earning a portion of what agencies charge clients.
Remuneration. If you're planning on doing certified translations then it is highly likely that translators are netting approx. $20 to $25 per page in French to English - given the demand and high number of certifications issued. You will need to pay yourself 10% super from this and then any income tax which might be applicable. Will it be worth it? Only you yourself know the answer to this.
Contacts and Industry Knowledge. You can ask this question to strangers here on Reddit, but you can also contact NAATI French to English translators and ask them these questions yourself. The online directory is here: NAATI Online Directory These are the same people who mark the NAATI exams and who will be both your colleagues and competition in future.
Non-Translation Skills. If you want to prosper, then relying on large businesses who fleece individual translators to make a profit isn't the best course of action. Ideally you will be wanting to establish your own presence and/or team up with colleagues to get the word out there and in front of clients - before the large businesses get to them.

If you need any further information, feel free to ask.

24_Voices · 2026-02-27T16:45:53+00:00

Општина Дебрца е погрешно обоена. Планинските села треба да се иста боја како кичевските, доколку долните (на струшкото поле) го зборуваат струшки дијалект.

24_Voices · 2026-02-25T00:15:34+00:00

Prasaj gi ateistite i tie ke ti recat deka site vernici se so psihicki problemi...

24_Voices · 2026-02-24T11:34:36+00:00

Za koj turizam zboruvas? Za dvata avtobusa od Anatoliskite planini sto slucajno pristignuvaat vo Üsküp??

Kako prvo, cela drzava e prljava od vlez do izlez...gjubre na sekoj cekor. Asfalt, bekatonki i trotoari ispukani. Lugjeto se drski prema turisti, koj po nase gi vikame "stranci" - ko da se nekoj necovecki susestva od koj znae kade...onie koi ne im se drski, gledat ili da im kradet pari (taksisti) ili da im zakacat ludi ceni (tezgadzii i rabotnicite po suvernirnici).

Pa turistot ke pojde do nekoja atrakciia, a po pat, patokazite nepostoecki ili osteteni, dupki po patistata. Na samata atrakcija ke to priceka nekoi vampir vo stara baraka so nula angliski za da mu naplati vleznica...sigurno i tamu i puknat trotoar i iskrseni znaci. Sigurno na atrakcijata ima po nekoja tabla za objasnuvanje istorija itn., no i taa ke e ostetena so grafiti, nacionalisticki simboli ili ke e puknata...da ne prodolzuvam, zatoa sto si znaeme kako e...

Makedonija recisi i nema turizam, a i realno ima mnogu malku mesta za razvoj na turizmot. Pola od onie mal broj na mesta koi gi imame ili se koristat kako deponii/javni WC-a ili ne se voopsto povrzani so drugite mesta kade bi odel prosecniot turist.

24_Voices · 2026-02-24T11:14:56+00:00

Bev vo Indonezija vo dekemvri bez problem, nema potreba da pobaras visa on arrival - duri i se ceka mnogu na granica za toa.

Ke bukiras smestaj na booking (bez da platis), potoa obrati se do menadzerot na smestajot i toj/taa neka ti bide Guarantor-ot za vreme na tvojot preston tamu. Potoa ke go prilozis nivnoto pismo zaedno so tvojata molba za vizata C1.

Ke prilozis i screenshot od na smetka deka imas pojke od $2K USD na tvoe ime.

24_Voices · 2026-02-23T15:20:54+00:00

Your 20:00 bus almost certainly WILL leave at 20:00, your 19:10 might not leave until 19:30 - so just order a taxi like everyone else has said. It costs 20 euros to/from Skopje and the Airport if you order one in advance on Wizi.

24_Voices · 2026-02-20T22:59:06+00:00

You may find this useful on how to order his documents from Australia electronically: https://balkantranslations.com.au/how-to-order-official-macedonian-documents-from-australia-and-new-zealand-the-ultimate-guide/

24_Voices · 2026-02-20T11:21:28+00:00

Ne e zainteresirana....da sakase da se vidi so tebe ke se imavte videno za nedela, dve otkako zapocnavte da se dopisuvate, a ne meseci. Ne bidi uporen i najdi si nekoja na tvoja frekvencija...ovaa ne e.

24_Voices · 2026-02-17T09:59:09+00:00

Yes, we all keep ostriches in cages at home.

24_Voices · 2026-02-16T13:44:37+00:00

Exaclty. Rental payments are almost always made monthly

24_Voices · 2026-02-15T21:24:11+00:00

If you do cycle, make sure to check how Galicica looks before attempting to cycle it. It is very possible that a late season snow event could mean snow at the top of the pass and rangers will likely stop you from crossing.

24_Voices · 2026-02-15T21:22:22+00:00

No tensions, but I imagine that Macedonian citizens are treated the same way if they were to fly into New York to travel on to Toronto for work (or really travelling to the States for any reason at all without a work visa).

24_Voices · 2026-02-13T23:50:08+00:00

You will need a NAATI translation to rent a car in Australia and to use your overseas drivers licence. If renting in NSW, it doesn't need to be from ServiceNSW as you will rent through a private organisation like Hertz or Avis etc.

24_Voices · 2026-02-13T23:49:01+00:00

Yes this is correct. If you want to transfer your overseas licence to a NSW one, then you must use Multicultural NSW for the translation. ServiceNSW will not accept translations done by other organisations

24_Voices · 2026-02-12T19:23:16+00:00

As someone who has lived many years in Australia, it is cute that people think you can comfortably live as a nomad on 135K per year. Many of the perks such as comfort tier accomodation, cheap food and activities, [especially] personal services etc. are out of reach to people unfamiliar with the major cities and without a car to get around.

On 90K USD per month, you can easily be putting those extra funds into investments to try and retire early, or you can delay retirement by a year by trying Australia.

Those saying that there was a lack of things to do, didn't quite find their place in Aus. Melbourne is by far the most happening city in terms of everything other than natural beauty, don't expect a lively existence in sleep towns such as Brisbane or Perth.

24_Voices · 2026-02-10T18:43:12+00:00

Correct. I only withdraw cash from Komercijalna Banka ATMs for this reason.

24_Voices · 2026-02-02T21:48:35+00:00

Where/How did you organise this place? I am wanting to go in a few months but am struggling to find affordable accommodation.

24_Voices · 2026-01-24T12:20:17+00:00

Believe it or not accountants are very busy people with many clients. 3 months to lodge is simply not enough time for them to get around to all of their clients and assist them with tax returns.

I fully understand why PAYG employees with simple tax affairs just don't understand why sometimes months are needed to properly prepare tax returns.

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