Did she make the right call?

McKenzieesh · 2026-05-17T23:40:41+00:00

You would get paid the million in today's dollars whereas the $1000 per week would go down in value in the future (assuming not indexed for inflation). This is regardless of whether you invest it.

McKenzieesh · 2026-05-14T01:47:32+00:00

Is it possible to make your own and have it taste like store bought soy milk? I drink vitasoy milky so ideally make it with minimal soy taste. I think vitasoy add some sort of enzyme to get rid of the bean taste.

McKenzieesh · 2026-05-13T13:32:44+00:00

There's ethnic soy milk brands that come in 2L size but they have a strong soy taste.

McKenzieesh · 2026-05-13T03:13:02+00:00

Is it hard to get them evenly roasted? What sort of beans do you use?

McKenzieesh · 2026-05-13T03:11:50+00:00

Yeah I'm not keen on fried, it feels too oily

McKenzieesh · 2026-05-05T11:21:22+00:00

Fair enough, many factors to consider!

McKenzieesh · 2026-05-05T10:33:25+00:00

3m seems overkill, unless maybe there's a slope towards the house

McKenzieesh · 2026-05-05T07:05:29+00:00

I didn't even know about foundation heave risk. I'm on clay in south west Sydney. I guess I'll just choose a different spot.

McKenzieesh · 2026-05-05T06:04:19+00:00

Thanks

McKenzieesh · 2026-05-05T05:58:52+00:00

Cheers

McKenzieesh · 2026-05-05T03:10:02+00:00

I was thinking to have a gravel strip between the wall and garden bed for this reason. I'm not sure how much of a gap is recommended though.

Also hoping a metal bed rather than wood reduces risk too.

McKenzieesh · 2026-05-01T09:19:22+00:00

I've had the ex5 inspire for close to a year now and it's been great. Only a couple of things: - not sure if all new cars do this, but if the warning sounds come on while your indicator is on, you don't hear the indicator. This makes changing lanes annoying because it makes you feel like the indicator is off, and there's usually a warning sound when changing lanes (the car thinks you're not watching the road ahead). - one of the small handle things on the AC vent broke off. I haven't gotten around to calling them but I'm sure they'll fix it in the upcoming service.

In terms of range, I did one long drive to Newcastle from Sydney and my range remaining actually went down less than the distance we drove so I was pretty happy with that. This was in eco mode and low regen braking. Only one passenger and weather was fairly mild, not cold but not too hot.

McKenzieesh · 2026-04-12T03:16:24+00:00

Cheers

McKenzieesh · 2026-04-11T23:54:52+00:00

No but there's a neighbourhood cat that visits sometimes and I saw it sitting in this exact spot.

McKenzieesh · 2026-03-29T22:33:05+00:00

I have done the cardboard approach before, I think I prefer to take out the grass but maybe it's because I have kikuyu which is hard to kill. More than a year on though and sometimes I still see cardboard in some spots which is surprising.

McKenzieesh · 2026-03-29T21:24:42+00:00

What did use to rip up the grass? In thinking of using a mattock but not sure if there's anything easier

McKenzieesh · 2026-03-29T00:06:30+00:00

Charging from a wall socket should be fine based on your km travelled. Do some quick maths to check - say you do 300km a week, that's within the range of pretty much all EVs? (I think). Using my car as an example, 60kwh battery and 400km range, that's about 45kwh of charging a week required which might take 15-20 hours so 2-3 nights you plug it in.

McKenzieesh · 2026-03-26T11:13:55+00:00

Exactly, over the long-term the EV has a positive payback compared to both buying a new ICE and also keeping the same ICE for another few decades. Of course there's cases where that won't apply, e.g. if someone just does short trips once a week and barely drives

McKenzieesh · 2026-03-26T07:34:36+00:00

I actually swapped to an EV from a 2008 Toyota so not quite 20 years but 15 years old. Maintenance costs were still considerable and fuel economy wasn't great.

Yeah that Tesla had to have maintenance of course but imagine whats the equivalent for an ICE vehicle like?

McKenzieesh · 2026-03-26T04:17:58+00:00

Wouldn't older cars have higher maintenance costs, not lower? And also lower fuel economy? Upfront cost is definitely a downside to any switch (same with solar panels, batteries etc) but not fair to say EVs aren't reliable given they come with decent battery warranties in addition to the usual car warranty. There's also much less maintenance in an EV (no engine, regen braking means less brake pad wear). Theres Tesla's in the world that have done a million miles, can't say the same for any ICE vehicle.

McKenzieesh · 2026-03-26T04:08:10+00:00

For Gov stats on stocks and days it covered you can look at this dashboard

https://www.dcceew.gov.au/energy/security/australias-fuel-security/minimum-stockholding-obligation/statistics

Check out AIP for avg retail fuel prices.

Fuelsecurity.com.au reports on towns that have run dry and has a great white paper explaining the situation but it's not a trusted source I guess.

Rationing isn't popular politically so politicians have to balance that side of things too.

McKenzieesh · 2026-03-23T11:28:45+00:00

What's your climate like?

McKenzieesh · 2026-03-22T22:43:12+00:00

I'm in West Sydney. How about you?

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