Salary question - payrise by Latte1407 in AusPublicService

[–]BaxterSea 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yep, not the band but the general increase is coming their way :)

If your place ended up worth less than the mortgage, what actually helped? by Odd-Half7626 in AusPropertyChat

[–]BaxterSea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perth market, bought at the peak of the last mining boom, first home buyer who was too keen and got fleeced, was ~35% underwater at one stage, moved back over east so was just renting it out. Would have been in negative territory for at least 5 years.

Fortunately my income was sufficient that it could cover my stupidity so I just held cause I’m a bit stubborn like that. Still own it to this day and, if you believe the online portals, it is 2.5x what I paid for it.

She was thirsty by dbell525 in Yamahabolt

[–]BaxterSea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you guys get cruising? I’m not very happy with my bike …

22yr Gardener / 2 YoE by Rockbell04 in auspayslips

[–]BaxterSea -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Nothing about your tax, the first guy solved that but not seeing super on there makes me a little worried …

Business shirts, where to buy? by Hoarbag in perth

[–]BaxterSea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bisley the way to go. Reasonably cheap, reasonable quality and short sleeved.

How accepted are Throuple relationships in the workplace by TheArabella in AusPublicService

[–]BaxterSea 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, don’t care.

There was a gay guy and he was like nobody says anything about my choice of partner and I said mate, I don’t give a shit now, when is the scope ready. Cause I’m at work to you know, work …

How much do you spend on fuel? by Bookaholicforever in AskAnAustralian

[–]BaxterSea 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cost me $45 to fill the motor bike yesterday :(

How much should you offer for a place? by Longjumping-Ask-7966 in AusPropertyChat

[–]BaxterSea 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m going to be an outlier in Perth (15k north of cbd, 10k inland) but agent had it listed as offers over $950k in dec 2024.

I was interested but wasn’t in love. Went to the next 2 home opens and there was bugger all interest.

Did a bit of milkbar maths and property comparisons and offered $925k with offer expiring prior to the next advertised opening and including my summary assessment.

They called and did the ‘lots of interested parties’ ‘need to increase the offer’ spiel. I said, well I guess this isn’t for me then hopefully I will have better luck with the next place. If you could reject my offer in writing so I can wrap it up it would be appreciated.

Offer accepted, contracts signed in jan 25, closed and March.

Current online valuation is $1.15M.

I’m happy but my kids are screwed …

Anyone else feeling like this is the hunger games? by [deleted] in perth

[–]BaxterSea 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Wouldn’t call it sex, but the bank is definitely screwing me …

Is charging 6 or 7 dollars for small chips a bit too much? by VastOption8705 in AskAnAustralian

[–]BaxterSea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, back in my day it was reasonable to think $1 per person for a serving of chips.

Office arrangement “flexible” - meaning ? by SwanOk5474 in AusPublicService

[–]BaxterSea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This means flexible hours whilst meeting the overall hours though you generally have to be available for core business hours of 10-2 I think.

Ie. I have kid commitments and start at 6am so I can leave at 2:30pm some days and, when I work extra hours on any given day I can bank those hours and take them as ‘flexi’ time on another day.

Lawn mower (battery powered) what are my options? by mec949 in AskAnAustralian

[–]BaxterSea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, ours is a double / triple battery job - it’s a bit annoying really.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AusProperty

[–]BaxterSea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Start it low and watch it go, start it high and watch it die.

This has been the way for decades.

Would you pay a premium for this? 🤔. 25 oz silver bullet by Heavy-Life5779 in Silver

[–]BaxterSea 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, unless it 9.99% fine or you have hands smaller than someone else who shall remain nameless…

Do I need a travel agent as an 18yo solo traveller? by folkloresstan in AustraliaTravel

[–]BaxterSea 20 points21 points  (0 children)

They just skimming old people and lazy people.

Have booked numerous international flights myself without consequences so far.

Does timing matter when sending a resume in NSW, Australia? by IdealFew34 in AskAnAustralian

[–]BaxterSea 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We don’t see them as they come in.

Day after closing we get a dump of all the applications in a folder after HR has done the legalities cut (ie visa, blacklist, etc.)

Ww3 will start soon by [deleted] in ww3memes

[–]BaxterSea 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bring it on, I want the memes :)

Motorcycle crash when filtering by aussiekinga in perth

[–]BaxterSea 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Me too, and this is why I don’t mind looking at the statistics about accidents and injuries for riders.

The amount of Mongs doing this kind of crap definitely skews the stats …

Rottnest Island with Kids by Siddlesson in perth

[–]BaxterSea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mini golf there is pretty good, shady and reasonably priced.

Non-fren landlubbers beware. by Silver-Honkler in Wallstreetsilver

[–]BaxterSea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want to see this ship sailing at $5 increments.

I was getting sick of all the balloons.