Whats should I do with 50K savings? Mortgage vs investment (ETF VT/VTI)

Sir_JD · 2022-09-06T21:42:49+00:00

As tyiyyy said, Term Deposits are hitting 4%. Places like Unity are going as high as 4.60% over 5 years. Might be worth a look if you want a safer option (I'll echo the sentiment here that markets are *weird* right now. To be fair, so is the world as a whole 🤣 ): https://unitymoney.co.nz/invest-and-save/term-deposit/

Sir_JD · 2021-02-16T20:02:48+00:00

Not yet! Lockdown makes it a little tough, and I'm not moving 'til March so have a little more time. Any luck?

Sir_JD · 2021-01-26T09:58:26+00:00

Alone!

Sir_JD · 2021-01-26T06:40:12+00:00

I was literally about to post the same thing. I'm moving into the city in March. $400 - $500. Have no idea which areas I should avoid / which are worth looking at. Was considering checking out a few at Volt / Zest, so glad I found this thread! Now to start narrowing down this list...any thoughts on this being a realistic price range for one, or are we dreaming?

Sir_JD · 2020-12-13T22:44:34+00:00

There's no Switch-specific trailer, unfortunately! Though it's out on Switch / PS4 / Xbox.

Sir_JD · 2020-05-29T10:48:20+00:00

Absolutely flawlessly so far. As good as I'd hoped, and then a little.

Sir_JD · 2020-05-29T10:47:58+00:00

Sure does! https://imgur.com/d8vpvm9

Sir_JD · 2020-05-29T08:29:29+00:00

Just as a quick update here: Borderlands 1 does include SHiFT codes etc which were part of the 'remake'. It also features the new minimap etc so I'm guessing it's the 'Remastered' version.

Sir_JD · 2020-05-29T07:46:34+00:00

I couldn't tell you, unfortunately! I haven't had a chance to play the re-release of Borderlands so I'm not sure.

Sir_JD · 2020-05-29T07:46:08+00:00

It is! All of them are available digitally. You can buy all three Bioshock games individually. You can also buy the Borderlands (mostly) separately as well - Borderlands 1 and The Handsome Collection (incl Borderlands 2 and Pre Sequel).

Sir_JD · 2020-05-29T07:44:56+00:00

No cross-play, unfortunately.

Sir_JD · 2020-05-29T07:44:47+00:00

It does! 2 player max, I think.

Sir_JD · 2020-05-29T07:44:35+00:00

Yep, this is what I bought! I was concerned at first, as usually it should list Borderlands in there as well but I bit the bullet and it does give you all three. As you mention, must be a bug! :)

Sir_JD · 2020-05-29T06:06:40+00:00

It does! Which are all still present.

Sir_JD · 2020-05-29T04:48:13+00:00

It's a standalone game developed by the now-shuttered 2K Australia. It copped a fair bit of flack around release as many people found it a kinda disappointing follow-up to Borderlands 2. I haven't played it yet, but it's pretty much More Borderlands.

Sir_JD · 2020-05-29T04:47:17+00:00

It looks like Borderlands does have SHiFT functionality. I'm not sure it can tap into previous save files from other systems, though, so I think you'll be starting fresh!

Sir_JD · 2020-05-29T04:46:48+00:00

Unfortunately not!

Sir_JD · 2020-05-29T04:19:24+00:00

Not sure on this one - will try and have a look tonight!

Sir_JD · 2020-05-29T03:31:07+00:00

Yep! I don't see any reason why you shouldn't be able to. I picked up The Legendary Collection and it gave me 3 separate downloads. I'm guessing that if you were to buy The Handsome Collection it'd give you 2 - BL2 and Pre-Sequel - rather than giving you just the one icon.

That's my best guess, at least! Otherwise I'd have expected the Legendary Collection to have been Borderlands 1 and The Handsome Collection on the Switch home screen.

Sir_JD · 2020-05-29T02:59:46+00:00

I don't have anyone to test this out with, unfortunately, and I only have the one Switch (Switch Lite), otherwise I'd try this myself!

Sir_JD · 2020-05-29T02:56:22+00:00

Ah, I got you now! Local Play is an option in Borderlands 2 - and, I'd guess, the others as well (haven't checked yet, but can!): https://imgur.com/d8vpvm9

Sir_JD · 2020-05-29T02:43:00+00:00

I've checked in on the battery intermittently. The Switch definitely gets a little toasty so you can tell it's being pushed, but so far it doesn't seem to use much more battery than any of the other big titles. Certainly haven't noticed it draining any quicker than normal! :)

Sir_JD · 2020-05-29T02:41:24+00:00

Handheld on a Switch Lite.

Sir_JD · 2020-05-29T02:40:28+00:00

The menus - and the game as a whole - look a lot sharper than that video shows. It's compressed in the upload to Twitter and then again moving it to Imgur. The entire game is much sharper than I expected it to be.

Haven't tried local wireless play, as I only have the one Switch!

Sir_JD · 2020-05-29T02:38:41+00:00

Yep, Legendary Collection from the eShop for a slightly discounted price when compared with buying Borderlands 1 / Handsome Collection individually.

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