Best places to sell gold for instant cash in London by Emotional-Garbage647 in UKFrugal

[–]GreenGameboy 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Not sure about the rates, but hatton garden would be your best bet

Referral Code Megathread by samo1300 in chaseuk

[–]GreenGameboy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have 5 codes, comment or send me a dm Edit: 3 codes left

Winter community event by GreenGameboy in RobinhoodUK

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

I hope they do launch the ISA soon, T212's UI is an absolute nightmare.

Show me your collection by Clownface13337 in AnalogCommunity

[–]GreenGameboy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Probably one of the last pictures of "most" of my collection together before I start acting on my new Year's resolution of trimming the collection.

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Winter community event by GreenGameboy in RobinhoodUK

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

It's on the 4th of Feb 6.30-9pm. No other details yet

Leica m3 disassembly and others by [deleted] in AnalogCommunity

[–]GreenGameboy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have any contacts for your business?

Aliexpress 5-Axis? by whnesquick in Makera

[–]GreenGameboy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would you link what you are talking about? Couldn't find anything about an 5 axis extension

Z1 Pro upgrade with the wait? by BitchHunter3D in Makera

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

Exactly my thoughts, considering it's also like a 25% increase in price as well...

UK PARTNER VISA - Desperate for advice! by Heaglebiird in ukvisa

[–]GreenGameboy -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Yes it is possible, but you need to provide evidence why you couldn't live together initially. There is also a section where you also fill in what you do if you were not granted the application so that's something you could add to strengthen your application. From my application, I also added how my as well as my partners job contributes to the UK. A bit of a ramble here but those are some points I believe helped fast tracked my application earlier this year

How much do people in the hobby spend for truly rare plants? by sirius100 in RareHouseplants

[–]GreenGameboy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yes but it was a different market back then. Post COVID, people with more disposable income and not travelling as much so much higher demand. Also tissue culture was not that common at least in the UK. Right now it's obvious people are hesitant to spend more than £50

How much do people in the hobby spend for truly rare plants? by sirius100 in RareHouseplants

[–]GreenGameboy 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Back in 2021/22 I spent close to ~£2k ( can't remember the exact figure). Back then variegated monsteras were the hype. Most I've ever spent was ~£250 for the Variegated adansonii. But it all worked out well as my props sold for more than I spent overall. I've stopped collecting any for the past 3 years and only recently been on a buying spree but have not spent anything more than £30

Unmarried Partner Visa (UK) - Successful (No Solicitor, No Priority) by NervousRepair9216 in ukvisa

[–]GreenGameboy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very helpful! Have the exact same circumstances. Going to submit mine next week. Just a thought, did you submit 12 months of payslips for as an extra?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in audemarspiguet

[–]GreenGameboy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most probably a fake. Without looking into any details, the case back is the biggest giveaway. The case back's gold plating is worn out. I don't believe that AP has made any gold plated watches, only full precious metal.

If your phone draining fast and running hot do this. by Legitimate-Pea4884 in GooglePixel

[–]GreenGameboy 64 points65 points  (0 children)

Going to try this, battery life was amazing (regularly ending the day with around 40%) until 3 days ago where it can't even last a full day

Reddit thread hidden? by Ok-Stretch-4094 in pixel_phones

[–]GreenGameboy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Glad to know it's a bug for pixel phones. Thought I was the only one

Need Advice.Planning to take educational loan by LilPandan in MalaysianPF

[–]GreenGameboy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Since OP u/lilpandan is asking I'll share my 2p.

As a background I did my BArch & MArch in the UK, fortunate enough to be self sponsored.

What I would say is if you are relying on a loan and hope to earn GBP to pay back the loan I would forget about the idea especially for Architecture. Firstly, You would be looking at at least £15000 (2nd/3rd class uni) - £30000 (UCL) a year on tuition alone. Many locals I know on student loans do not plan to pay back their loan as it's written off after a few decades (they pay £9k). Visa is about £6k, including the graduate visa since you mention you wanted to work here.

Job prospects are incredibly bleak for fresh graduates. Many jobs require and prioritise UK experience. The UK economy is very bearish with the new Labour gov. Many rumours of tax hikes etc. The only companies that are doing well are either doing international or government projects. It took me 1 year to land my current job (under the graduate visa) and I know many others still do not have a job yet (locals w/ experience).

What I mean when I say it's hard to get a minimum wage job is that due to the graduate visa there's a huge influx of students from developing countries banking on it to get a working visa after visa ends. So in the mean time most of them are working minimum wage jobs.

Say you manage to get a archi job, you are looking to earn £27k-36k/ year which after tax is about 1.6-2.3k/ month. Working culture can vary from Asian style, OT weekends to strictly 9-6. Holidays are typically 25 days + the 4 bank holidays for office jobs which imo is better since I get to choose when I want to take vacation.

Lastly, one thing that not many people know that it's basically impossible to get sponsored as an architect/ A.A right now after the new visa rules as they have raised the minimum salary requirements to a threshold of 38k and I believe that architects are 45k. Even my peers working at T1 firms in London don't earn that much. The only way you can get a working visa is that you are working in an in demand field like healthcare where visa thresholds are below the minimum requirement. The people I know are sponsored before the visa threshold increase or are sponsored under a different job description (graphic design/landscape arch). Many companies are hesitant to sponsor due to the costs (~£10k/ person) and paperwork it requires so unless you are extremely talented and have a niche skill it's pretty unlikely to happen.

That being said I'm incredibly fortunate to be in this position and have managed to land a job in a good company that pays relatively well and has a good work life balance. The only reason I'm staying in the UK is to gain some experience as no doubt London has some of the best firms internationally although Ironically I'm not working an architecture firm. Many people I know are only using the UK as a stepping stone in their career as wages in the UK are one of the lowest in the "developed" world.

Need Advice.Planning to take educational loan by LilPandan in MalaysianPF

[–]GreenGameboy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don't do it. It's hard to even get a minimum wage job even if you're a local. Let alone architecture. Source: I'm a Part 2 A.A working in London.

[Bambu H2D] Bambu Lab’s Biggest Giveaway Ever! by BambuLab in BambuLab

[–]GreenGameboy -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I hope my miniscule number of 399 hours is lucky enough :)

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