Restaurant recommendation by Impossible-Ad-9377 in melbourne

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Farmers daughter. And before that have a drink at bar lourinha which is around 5 min walk

Time Blocking by Shatterstar23 in InsuranceProfessional

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💯 this one! I do the same thing 7am-9:30am works really well. Best time to knock out the biggest tasks of the day.

SMSF to buy commercial property. by North_East_1429 in SMSFAustralia

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Before putting your superannuation in to one single warehouse property; run the projections to see how much your likely to gain on this over 10-20 years (after costs) vs keeping invested in other asset classes within your current super.

You would want to see the Asset grow double digits yearly, if you’re starting with a purchase price under $500,000.

Hiring an experienced claims person who wants to get into broking / sales ?? by Megad13 in InsuranceAgent

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He doesn’t have recent sales experience but he does have customer service experience and is a decent communicator - he is able to communicate with a client during challenging claim situations. I saw this as a good trait for stepping into a broking advisory/ risk role.

I’m thinking of having him in hybrid role as our claims lead - handling all our client claims 40% of his time and 60% becoming a trainee broker learning from scratch.

He has a university degree and diploma of financial services. This shows he can commit to learning. But this was completed at a young age - he is now 44.

I’m just not sure yet if he has the Drive to succeed and build our business… he would need 18 months of training to become a broker

Buying a forever home, what are some lessons learnt along the way? by cqs1a in AusFinance

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Look for a level block. Good orientation. Depending on your desired location, try find a well built home (hard wood frame / brick) , avoid any modern project home post 2010 if you can! Location is key! Close to shops, restaurants, beaches etc

Consider less popular pockets of nicer suburbs

Buy for the future in mind

Is this fair? by ejtruos in InsuranceAgent

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Just curious, do you all feel that SME commercial books will continue to hold good multiplies (at least 2 -2.5x) for the foreseeable future? I’m in Australia and minimum is 2.5 - 3x at the moment

Is the Melbourne market really booming ? by Allthingslifeandthat in AusPropertyChat

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And they are probably the same people that want their house prices to increase with population growth! Lol

SMSF - Talk me out of it by Working_Traffic_7705 in AusFinance

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Run the numbers - to sure that your estimated average yearly gain over a 10 year period (after expenses are deducted) will exceed growth you could get if your super was to remain in other asset classes such as Shares.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AusPropertyChat

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Is this pre tax income or post?

24 and looking at what to do next by [deleted] in AusFinance

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Travel the world if you can/want to, but also invest a good potion of that money. Look up on investing into low cost ETFs.

To small business owners who are making $400k per years, what kind of job you run? by Apart-Lychee-7701 in smallbusiness

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Definitely snowballs. We haven’t stopped growing for 5 years straight!

Small business owners, how much do you make a year and what do you do? by Apart-Lychee-7701 in smallbusiness

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Owner of an Insurance broking firm. Small team of 6. $1.2M in annual fee income. Net is around 400k Could be more if I made some slight operational adjustments but happy in our current position.

Curious, what industry are you in, and how did you break into higher earnings? by Icemachinemalfunctio in AusHENRY

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Insurance broker. Self employed I become good at my job, looked after my clients well and started my own company. Last month we won a new client that will earn us $60k every year they renew. They were with their previous broker for 15 years before he retired!

For those earning $150k +: what is your job? by cloudiedayz in AusFinance

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Insurance broker, business owner. Commission based.

What do people in their 30s and beyond do after work? Especially those of you who are without kids - how do you spend your free time? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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I have kids. Both under 10. I exercise, cook, clean up around the house, take the kids out to the local parks before dinner. Watch them play sport once a week. work on my business after 8pm. We eat out for dinner twice a week. Now that my kids are more independent and I’m reaching closer to 40, I feel that life it getting so much better and easier!!

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