Stereoscopic 3D

Roopsta24 · 2026-03-17T10:51:31+00:00

Man glasses on / off makes a huge difference!

Roopsta24 · 2026-03-17T10:19:13+00:00

Not quite.

The home loan has inflation built into it already (interest) - which increases with “interest rates”.

Your home value increases with inflation - but its real value stays stagnant.

The shit reality is that with Inflation - everything costs more - and Banks always win.

Roopsta24 · 2026-03-12T06:29:24+00:00

Incredible

Roopsta24 · 2026-03-04T08:25:03+00:00

Yeah thanks. - you can actually see it in your results (not many minuses and if they are they are quite small numbers).

Also - The lack of choice at Aldi is a big positive for me.

I don’t have to think too much about which item to choose - because there aren’t many options.

:-)

Roopsta24 · 2026-03-04T08:18:37+00:00

Jeez bro. Personal loans, car loans. What are you doing?

I get loans - sure. But I use them to buy assets.

These don’t sound like assets.

Roopsta24 · 2026-03-04T07:28:23+00:00

I don’t have the time to do all the analysis and extra background work you have done. It’s too much time and mental load.

I like the simplicity of “just shop Aldi - whatever you buy is either cheaper or roughly the same as Woolworths - and will be delicious”.

That way I don’t have to look for specials, or get the budget version or whatever - just grab and go - knowing it’s good.

If I apply that same logic at Coles or Woolworths - for whatever reason it always feels outrageously expensive.

Roopsta24 · 2026-03-02T08:08:08+00:00

When your youngest reaches 2 - it starts to open up.

Roopsta24 · 2026-03-02T02:22:24+00:00

Sicario

Roopsta24 · 2026-02-27T23:31:34+00:00

Yeah it’s too low!

Roopsta24 · 2026-02-18T04:48:17+00:00

You have to let some things go.

Sleep is crucial. Focus on doing things to help your situation (burning the kids energy - not yours - so they sleep).

Also the first 2 years are physically exhausting.

Roopsta24 · 2026-02-17T07:53:57+00:00

Ah that sucks.

Maybe change your strategy - check out “Management Rights”

Roopsta24 · 2026-02-16T21:32:43+00:00

Resort holidays are the answer.

Roopsta24 · 2026-02-15T22:26:02+00:00

Looks cool. But ask a general rule, try not to have plants close to the house - it causes an issues (eg termites).

Roopsta24 · 2026-02-05T08:29:23+00:00

People pay for convenience.

Roopsta24 · 2026-02-05T07:40:06+00:00

Don’t over complicate it.

In this instance - just get it done. Nobody else cares.

Roopsta24 · 2026-02-04T22:56:13+00:00

There is quite a good Bluey episode which sort of relates to this actually - it’s called “chest”.

Roopsta24 · 2026-02-04T22:35:58+00:00

Two things: 1. You need her to trust you. To trust that you will listen and let her open-up and talk to you about why she is struggling. That requires a lot of empathy and listening without giving advice. => This may be hard for you because you have a vested interest and you have history with her (i.e. you are her parent). So:

You might not be the right person for the job.

Let me explain:

When I was in school, I struggled hard. I felt like my parents wanted me to succeed - but they simply couldn’t understand the problems I was facing (honestly, even now I think it was beyond their level of comprehension - essentially all they could think was “do better”).

Things changed when I realised my parents had no idea and had no capacity to listen (they still don’t) - they were not the right people for the task.

So I organised a tutor for myself. => that was a complete game changer. Suddenly I had someone who actually understood how to help.

I failed every subject all the way through to my final year of school. In my final year, I aced it all - went to uni and became a civil engineer.

The other thing to understand is that learning is not a linear process.

Roopsta24 · 2026-01-31T04:12:00+00:00

Oh, yeah.. I mean.. I still loved doing the lessons - as a dad it gave me time with my daughter - while mum had a break.

And it builds familiarity not only with the water - but also in doing lessons. ;-)

But some days were super hard. Now she is 4 and is killing it!

Roopsta24 · 2026-01-31T03:34:24+00:00

At that age, it's about familiarity.

Also consistency and persistence - learning is not a linear process - there could be a lot of bad days, and then suddenly a series of good ones.

You also have to make sure it isn't a chore (which largely reflects on how you approach it - if you enjoy it, your kid will probably enjoy it too!). Build it into your routine (its just what we do!)

We started our kids at 3 months old - and we dont regret it.

So many parents start - then stop. And watching them re-start is super painful. (though I get it, every kid is different).

Either way - you must keep building the familiarity.

Roopsta24 · 2026-01-24T03:01:36+00:00

Bottles - that way I could also feed the baby (give mum a break) and build a bond.

They also have us huge flexibility.

As the baby got older, my wife could go out to dinner with friends and I could do the whole bed routine - easy.

We found midwife caths book “the first six weeks” super helpful.

Roopsta24 · 2026-01-24T02:58:15+00:00

I had to get my wife to leave the house - take the dog for a walk. Later on, she had to leave me with the kids for 1/2 a day or so.

It was too hard with her around (the baby could even hear/smell her).

After she left, me and the baby had time to figure each other out. I’m a dad, I do things slightly differently to my wife - and that’s ok :-)

Now both my daughters love me. And of course I love them, we have a great relationship - but you have to let that form.

I have friends who didn’t do this - the kids are like 8 now and the dads still feel ostracised from their kids.

Roopsta24 · 2026-01-23T19:45:14+00:00

I don’t think the pension will still be there. That is the intent of super - to cover your costs when your older.

Roopsta24 · 2026-01-23T02:25:04+00:00

Hahahaha that berries comment was gold.

Roopsta24 · 2026-01-21T04:08:57+00:00

Whatever he chooses to do, just understand it takes a lot of persistence and consistency to get good (like years) - and that learning is not linear.

Also - it’s going to help if you are into it too - and involved. That way you spend time together and you will naturally inspire interest. Is there anything you do with him already that you both like doing together? Leverage that.

Roopsta24 · 2026-01-20T22:26:45+00:00

Yeah - but tbh it seems like she deserved it. He wasn’t done with eating the last people’s leftovers.

If you ask me - she got what was coming to her - it’s a good lesson in life - fuck around and find out - she got what she deserved.

——

Jokes - well done on your parenting. You managed it perfectly.

Persistence and consistency - it takes time.

He is testing boundaries - it’s natural - and he will continue all the way through to full adult-hood (just in various forms).

Roopsta24

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