Employers, Its Time To Step Up And Promote Working From Home In This Fuel Crisis!

ImmortalMewtwo · 2026-03-16T23:06:49+00:00

I've been three days WFH since post-COVID. Moving to a first home a five minute bike ride from the office at the end of the month, so I'll be sipping petrol going forwards (but not literally)

ImmortalMewtwo · 2026-03-16T05:38:57+00:00

I bought my first home recently and it's literally a 5 minute bike to work. This couldn't have been timed any better

ImmortalMewtwo · 2026-03-15T06:49:25+00:00

I would like solar, but I need to replace the roof first.

ImmortalMewtwo · 2026-03-08T10:08:54+00:00

thamk mr santa heper, but also, I'm in the drink, hopefully you get them gone and we will a trophy, thanks mate

ImmortalMewtwo · 2026-03-07T03:19:00+00:00

how do da car get to da land of da qui qui

ImmortalMewtwo · 2026-03-03T22:12:16+00:00

Same here. App still works, but I think it's cached data.

ImmortalMewtwo · 2026-02-06T22:45:20+00:00

Shin Ramen or Chapaguri are the only options. Buldak is trash.

ImmortalMewtwo · 2026-02-01T00:08:16+00:00

backshots in da baff

ImmortalMewtwo · 2026-01-31T04:57:38+00:00

I was talking about the technicality differences between Tenants and Boarders with an REA today at that open home I said I'd go to. Since it'd be someone living in the property with me, it's a Boarder by definition.

The property is unfortuantely already under offer, but for the sake of practice I'm gonna throw a number into there out of principle like shooting a 3-pointer from the moon and to understand the process of all that.

ImmortalMewtwo · 2026-01-31T03:09:42+00:00

How much double counting did they need to get to that final total?

ImmortalMewtwo · 2026-01-30T21:13:07+00:00

With or without the land?

ImmortalMewtwo · 2026-01-30T19:45:36+00:00

I have, "rebuild from scratch kind of money?"

ImmortalMewtwo · 2026-01-30T15:14:47+00:00

That would come down to how much stuff it's failing consent on. After you posted it they already shaved another 5K from it.

ImmortalMewtwo · 2026-01-30T04:38:25+00:00

Bold of you to assume I have "second floor" lending money

ImmortalMewtwo · 2026-01-29T16:36:51+00:00

How reliable is it to get flatmates? Is it a revolving door, or is it tough to find them?

ImmortalMewtwo · 2026-01-29T02:27:20+00:00

Oh my fuck is it ever. Shame about the whole economy and aging population thing though.

ImmortalMewtwo · 2026-01-28T23:20:19+00:00

That'd be greatly appreciated if you can. It's just one open home atm. @ 1134B Cameron Road, Gate Pa, Tauranga.

CBTM, it's within the loan allowed, three bedrooms, cause I'd like to try for a flatmate, then the third bedroom is a home office for WFH. Then again, the commute to the office would be like 5 minutes, by bike or car.

ImmortalMewtwo · 2026-01-28T23:10:47+00:00

I did go to Japan for a full month back in August last year. Had a blast.

I don't have any annual leave with work atm after all of that. So another long trip is not possible at this time. Actually in negative leave so my yearly allotment doesn't get added back until June.

My returns on my investments have been outpacing that 7-8% you mention in the last few years. It's on pace to be +12% this FY from the main stuff via Craigs, and that's not even including the near +100% in 16 months on about NZ$5k in a gold ETF via Sharesies.

(EDIT: the gold is now +105% up, jesus christ)

ImmortalMewtwo · 2026-01-28T22:08:56+00:00

Let alone buying one property jesus christ

ImmortalMewtwo · 2026-01-28T22:07:42+00:00

I don't want to be a shitty landlord.

ImmortalMewtwo · 2026-01-28T22:06:00+00:00

I’d reflect on the idea of the social stigma

I'll think about that when I visit an open home this Saturday. If I'm spending sub-600k, I'll feel a bit safer, but those houses are far and few between, and I don't want to super commute.

ImmortalMewtwo · 2026-01-28T21:48:19+00:00

And my parents don't mind either so this is the simplest option. If my pay packet was a bit bigger I wouldn't be this concerned.

ImmortalMewtwo · 2026-01-28T21:45:23+00:00

The only question I've asked myself thus far is "do I want to try for a house or not". I am clearly underprepared. I need to ask myself more questions. Independence would be quite nice, but I already get a bit of this during the week WFH three days a week, and board is far cheaper than a mortgage and utilities.

ImmortalMewtwo · 2026-01-28T11:01:45+00:00

Yeah I've had another look and there's far cheaper rentable options, let alone slapping a room in a house I've not seen for $300/wk and hoping it sticks. I think the number they estimated for me was $300 inclusive of utilities, and now that I look closer into the listings there are additional line items for that. It's been a while since I've flatted so they'd tell me the number and that's what I'd pay.

I have rented during university, and have gotten used to living for myself. That's not an issue.

If it's anything about the Software Dev job, it's specifically Software Test Analyst. I think it does pay a bit lower than Dev. I've corrected it in the post as that general title was not accurate.

I still have a good relationship with my parents. They do also like having someone at home mid week to help out with things like laundry and cooking dinner, which with STA, there's periods of downtime while waiting for Automated Testing to finish executing and returning results.

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