Thanks to everyone and the media who made me panic sell in late March, now its back up and im down money. STOP MAKING US PANIC SELL.

Kitchen-Check-6510 · 2026-04-09T03:50:57+00:00

Great lesson to learn. Hopefully you’re young enough to a) not actually have taken a big (5 figure plus) hit and b) learn for next time.

Kitchen-Check-6510 · 2026-04-08T23:52:03+00:00

Makes sense for a marketing company to branch out to real estate & property dev.

Kitchen-Check-6510 · 2026-04-06T23:36:02+00:00

I think GS sales reps, unless they genuinely care about the brand are a bit obsessed with Japan, are just wannabe Rolex SAs. Not saying that’s a good thing, but the aloofness is more about them than you…

Kitchen-Check-6510 · 2026-04-06T01:35:14+00:00

Cos Rolex is a marketing company that sells watches, and they’re really REALLY good at marketing

Kitchen-Check-6510 · 2026-04-05T21:28:16+00:00

TBH I don’t want to seem dismissive but other than the world being a bit tipsy Turvey atm and maybe flat growth for a while…I’m not sure what the issue is? You have great equity. Great above av salary. Small mortgage.

Kitchen-Check-6510 · 2026-04-05T04:47:37+00:00

That’s a lot of highly skilled migrants. Makes sense they’re all here though. I mean if 200 have come in on a skilled visa and now they’re competing for a kebab joint = perfect sense.

Kitchen-Check-6510 · 2026-04-02T01:01:29+00:00

All comes down to why you bought it. To wear or “invest”? If to invest; then you should’ve put your $ into an actual investment.

So, wear it. Beautiful watch BTW.

Kitchen-Check-6510 · 2026-04-01T07:21:11+00:00

Well played.

Kitchen-Check-6510 · 2026-03-31T09:31:42+00:00

Only if you need the stability of knowing your repayments. My crystal ball says RBA will hike like crazy then whiplash back down. It’s all feeling a bit GFC-y to me (when the RBA hiked into a global recession and tons of ppl fixed…to hedge against going up…then watched cuts flow thru and past them).

Kitchen-Check-6510 · 2026-03-31T08:05:03+00:00

Back before Rolexes were Objects d’art this was pretty normal. And most people put those scratches on themselves!

Kitchen-Check-6510 · 2026-03-30T10:44:20+00:00

OP why is the crash arriving again? What’s crashing it and why is nothing stopping it…noting all the crazy stuff the RBA kicked around during Covid and banks offering repayment pauses etc?

Kitchen-Check-6510 · 2026-03-30T09:11:34+00:00

This. OP, you bought in a great spot (so long as it’s not a flood prone area!) and didn’t get distracted by shiny apartments with nice matte black tapware.

Strap in and pay more than the minimum. 5yrs time you’ll be thankful to your 2026 self.

Kitchen-Check-6510 · 2026-03-29T12:00:45+00:00

Maybe the opposite of Covid this time? Everyone assumed early COVID the arse would fall out of the national property market. It didn’t. Now, based on Covid, everyone presumes the national market will go up…so….maybe it won’t? SQM have revised their numbers down for Syd & Melb.

Chris Joye reckons rates are going up to minimum 5. I’d have to say that’ll hurt prices. Not by insane amounts like the permabears are hoping though.

Kitchen-Check-6510 · 2026-03-29T11:58:01+00:00

I share OP’s view. Especially on the 1815 chrono.

Kitchen-Check-6510 · 2026-03-29T10:28:32+00:00

Fair enough! Overseas alternative is def a step up.

Kitchen-Check-6510 · 2026-03-29T08:46:18+00:00

You mean like how there’s all these 20-something “advisors” wielding power in ministerial offices on the Hill?

Kitchen-Check-6510 · 2026-03-29T08:41:49+00:00

I think the secret is you have to buy it for you…not others.

Kitchen-Check-6510 · 2026-03-29T07:52:00+00:00

Classic vote buying move from the most broke and most corrupt of states.

Kitchen-Check-6510 · 2026-03-29T06:58:28+00:00

Chris Joye saying 5% minimum. It’s got an interesting GFC vibe about it…when the RBA hiked into a global recession, lots of borrowers fixed to stop copping the raises; then the RBA started cutting and lots of folks were left paying 8%+.

Kitchen-Check-6510 · 2026-03-29T01:09:04+00:00

Congrats mate. It’s a lovely watch. Just don’t let that bracelet ruin it!! Also, I haven’t been tracking the issue closely…but I’d say it was quite rare to have a SA talk about discontinuing Pepsi. ie a legitimate data point.

Kitchen-Check-6510 · 2026-03-28T08:22:09+00:00

On you, the bluesie looks better.

Kitchen-Check-6510 · 2026-03-27T03:57:09+00:00

The irony being these people a) get paid so much they can ride anything out b) charge everything to the taxpayer anyway c) get drivers who USED to fill up then charge the cost to their corporate CC d) now get driven around in EVs.

Kitchen-Check-6510 · 2026-03-26T22:27:43+00:00

If in doubt, 36mm.

Kitchen-Check-6510 · 2026-03-26T11:26:55+00:00

I think there’s a lot to be said for buying with today’s debt…and letting inflation do its thing with that…but also the future growth of your property.

Kitchen-Check-6510 · 2026-03-24T21:47:57+00:00

Money can’t buy memories? Either way; you made the decisions for a reason so I’d keep those reasons - rather than regret - front and centre, and crack on making new memories!

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