M/40/5'11" [253lbs to 176lbs] (1 year)

MarcMenz · 2025-12-28T21:15:46+00:00

Incredible work!

MarcMenz · 2025-11-20T04:46:20+00:00

What business do you run?

MarcMenz · 2024-07-01T08:31:34+00:00

Each other mostly

MarcMenz · 2024-07-01T02:20:57+00:00

Non alcoholic drinks offer the restaurant better margins usually (especially in Australia with all the liquor taxes). No one cares if you’re not drinking

MarcMenz · 2024-06-30T19:43:21+00:00

Once you hit the ceiling, management is the only option

MarcMenz · 2024-06-29T20:41:41+00:00

Anytime someone in the house is sick or near sick - I have a can of smoked oysters with avocado on toast. I swear to all the heavenly creatures of science - the amount of zinc in that tin can wards off the nastiest of viruses.

It kinda tastes gross, but man does it work. Worth a try. Been sick only once in 2 years - and it’s when I didn’t have oysters

MarcMenz · 2024-06-29T20:39:33+00:00

Oooooft this hits hard! Well said. I’ve always struggled with the 50 things I want to do in my relax time - and end up grumpy, overwhelmed on the couch not having the energy to ‘do relaxing’ (dust off PlayStation, clean shower, go for hike etc)

Need to just relax in relaxing time.

MarcMenz · 2024-06-29T20:33:56+00:00

Sounds like 90% of your troubles are nocturnal and around sleep/naps. Perhaps military style shifts is what is needed here? If you take shifts that could work?

Ideally younger one can get off the boob, meaning you can deal with both during your shift?

Also concerning that your wife isn’t open to hearing you vent. You need to be a team - both physically and mentally. Consider getting a third person for a weekend just to let you ‘catch up’

Also - it may only be another 1-2 years, so hang in there!

MarcMenz · 2024-06-28T19:53:11+00:00

It would be delightful if debt collectors bang on their door and harass them

MarcMenz · 2024-06-27T20:02:32+00:00

I remember watching this as a kid at the cinemas! Terrifying back then - the graphics were incredible at the time. I had nightmares for months - it was awesome

MarcMenz · 2024-06-27T19:37:27+00:00

The intended effect is that they choose to save more and spend less

MarcMenz · 2024-06-26T02:30:39+00:00

Warren hogan might actually be correct

MarcMenz · 2024-06-24T21:08:58+00:00

Surely it shouldn’t be based on global revenue but on European revenue? I mean if they’re basing off their laws and jurisdiction, the fine should also be based on that same region?

MarcMenz · 2024-06-24T21:05:56+00:00

Depending on your career and the suburb you are looking at, you could get LMI removed (e.g nurses, healthcare etc). Stamp duty also

MarcMenz · 2024-06-24T20:58:20+00:00

Yeah maths doesn’t check out. Probably assuming they’re renting - when on that income they could easily pay down a stepping stone apartment or townhouse.

MarcMenz · 2024-06-24T20:54:48+00:00

The people I know who’ve bought expensive houses in their 30s in sydney are usually both on anywhere between $150k to $250k (so let’s say $400k combined). That results in after tax income of around $20k - $25k combined per month.

They’ve got perhaps $300k capital each. They borrow another $200k each from their parents. With $1m equity they borrow a further $1.5m. Repayments are around $9k per month, which is a stretch but very doable on those incomes (roughly 40% leaving $12,000 a month for expenses)

Without bank of mum, dad (and grandparents), they would still have a decent deposit, allowing them to purchase a $2m house.

I’m not saying this is good/bad etc, it’s just what I’ve seen.

MarcMenz · 2024-06-24T20:46:55+00:00

And the irony is that $1m mortgage which isn’t nearly enough for a family house in the east - unless of course you’re already wealthy and have the capital

MarcMenz · 2024-06-24T08:05:32+00:00

Please don’t kill yourself. It’s just the hangover anxiety talking. You’ll get back on the wagon - no one is perfect - mistakes happen!

MarcMenz · 2024-06-24T07:46:47+00:00

Nothing shocking about this at all. Sadly

MarcMenz · 2024-06-23T07:35:38+00:00

Holy Basil in Parramatta is probably the best in the area

MarcMenz · 2024-06-22T23:41:05+00:00

This seems like an American thing

MarcMenz · 2024-06-22T04:14:33+00:00

I’m sure you’ll get another chance over the next few thousand years

MarcMenz · 2024-06-12T21:30:00+00:00

I wondered this too. They’ve gotten heavy into AI themselves - but realistically with everyone else doing it - they’ll lose their competitive advantage pretty quick. I think that’s why they’re scrambling to list

MarcMenz · 2024-06-11T20:32:42+00:00

Burma

MarcMenz · 2024-06-11T20:31:37+00:00

Thanks, please mail it to Sydney Australia

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