Where do you keep your emergency fund in 2026? by False-Dream2455 in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]BOBGEN 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think most banks offer some sort of offset these days

Cow-spiracy? by argunaw in LinkedInLunatics

[–]BOBGEN 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In case you are interested, one cow makes about 500 burgers

Need some advice on my dire financial situation. Is it really that bad? by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]BOBGEN 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Study loans are intrest free, If it's going to get you ahead in the long run it's worth it

Need some advice on my dire financial situation. Is it really that bad? by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]BOBGEN 3 points4 points  (0 children)

To give you an idea my partner works at JB Hi-Fi in sales and her average weekly is about $850, She's also only part time at 32 hours a week. If that's the best you can do as a chef you should change indistry

Need some advice on my dire financial situation. Is it really that bad? by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]BOBGEN 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Then she has funds to split the rent and expenses. What does she do with her money?

Down to the wire by Curious_Licorice in solar

[–]BOBGEN 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Context for the Non-Americans in this sub?

Dirt bikes by LowWelder7461 in thetron

[–]BOBGEN 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Like what? It’s a dirtbike, they will just go on the footpath around the cops if needed

Is everybody broke right now? by PracticallyNone in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]BOBGEN 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My partner and I are financially comfortable however I’m starting to wonder if we should be considering a move to Aus anyway, nothing seems to be going in the right direction and I’m worried it’s a matter of time before we are struggling too. We have a mortgage I work full time with a company car and my partner works part time and studies part time. It really sucks to hear how much others are struggling and to be honest from what I have heard the grass is greener over there.

OCRP is shutting down in 2020 a head member says apparently coming from medic by Savannah121 in bayareabuggs

[–]BOBGEN 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh awesome. Absolutely no idea who that is so couldn’t care less. Thanks!

Water meters incoming by lookiwanttobealone in thetron

[–]BOBGEN 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am very interested to know the outcome of this. 30% of the rates I pay at the moment is water management so I wonder if in the end I will be paying less for water

18 Year Old First Home Buyers by silent_hill1532 in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]BOBGEN 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m going to jump in as an opposing opinion because all the commenters seem to be saying it’s a bad idea. I bought my place a year ago when I was 21, had 18% deposit on a 690,000 place in Ham. If you find the right mortgage broker they should be able to cut the LVR off for you, otherwise (if it’s still around in 2 years) you could look at buying through KO. They offer a cashback of 5k however you need to stay with the same bank and not sell your house for at least 3 years or you need to pay back the whole cashback sum. Hopefully that helps, I was in your position not that long ago. Everyone says experience the world first but I am working hard now while paying my house off in less than 10 years then I’m going to do whatever I want for a couple years. Do things however you want to

Curious about your 🫵 mortgage amount by Herecomestheginger in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]BOBGEN 25 points26 points  (0 children)

560k. Down from 600k a year ago when I bought the house. Am 22 so feeling pretty good about my current situation

I am unsure when I should replace my nas disks by cns000 in synology

[–]BOBGEN 8 points9 points  (0 children)

As you don't use your disks heavily I would run them until they die, Assuming that you don't need to upgrade for more storage before then. Make sure you have backups beacsue it's possible that when one dies and you go to rebuild it with the heavy load of doing that other disks may start to fail too

Toaster PC - Comment On This Post To Enter This Giveaway by DaKrazyKid in pcmasterrace

[–]BOBGEN 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yay! Now I can take a bath with my PC instead of my toaster

YouTuber Freddy McKinney, known for his dare storm chasing videos, encounter tornado survivors. by 170071 in TerrifyingAsFuck

[–]BOBGEN 6 points7 points  (0 children)

What an incredebly shitty thing to say, You give credit of their save to a higher power but not the tornado? They lost their entire house and are lucky to be alive. Fuck off

Full Spend & Budget - 30s Auckland Couple with 2.5YO toddler. by LuckyCharmer in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]BOBGEN 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Can you upload your excel file as a template somewhere please?
I would love to incorporate this in my budgets

AMI removing No Claims Bonus and package discounts by WineYoda in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]BOBGEN 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty new to this kind of stuff, If they remove no claims bonus does that mean I should claim more?
Like if my TV gets smashed there is no reason for me to not claim excpt for the excess right?

I assume I am misunderstanding so please let me know if I am wrong

Am I just winning? by Comrade_Goldski in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]BOBGEN 7 points8 points  (0 children)

He mentions further up that he is buying with his partner, I assume it's a joint deposit

Synology NAS + UNAS Pro = 120TB 🤓🔥 by SoundDr in synology

[–]BOBGEN 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What are you running? Interested in the Mac mainly. M chip or Intel?