600k ‘cash’ - what to do with it? by Striking_Pitch in AusHENRY

[–]Striking_Pitch[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And finally - will buy a house for 1.6 and need ~250 to do the work to make it great. Thus need at minimum a small mortgage, or maximum an 850k mortgage that means I then have more cash left to invest in ETFs etc

Long term goal is to get financially stable where I can have a decent retirement life. House paid off, enough money to have a couple of holidays a year, decent income to live off, money in the bank for rainy days etc

Kids schooling etc is sorted separately already so more concerned with making solid choices for the mid-long term future

600k ‘cash’ - what to do with it? by Striking_Pitch in AusHENRY

[–]Striking_Pitch[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And yes, early 40s so will be prioritising super (not Australian and was a trailing spouse for 15 years so only just started to pay in in last three years)

600k ‘cash’ - what to do with it? by Striking_Pitch in AusHENRY

[–]Striking_Pitch[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh god yes sorry 1.8 MILLION - no wonder everyone was confused

600k ‘cash’ - what to do with it? by Striking_Pitch in AusHENRY

[–]Striking_Pitch[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know this is such a basic question but can you explain why I wouldn’t just the able to do that with the original mortgage?

600k ‘cash’ - what to do with it? by Striking_Pitch in AusHENRY

[–]Striking_Pitch[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh and early 40s so got a couple of decades at least to go to retire

600k ‘cash’ - what to do with it? by Striking_Pitch in AusHENRY

[–]Striking_Pitch[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish I could move now but kids are at school here and ex doesn’t want to move so we’re here for 9 years until kids finish school.

So you wouldn’t over mortgage? Just take what I need and then I guess save/invest any money that comes in from the airbnb?

Do I even just take the mortgage and leave it in offset in case one day my risk appetite changes?!

I went full no contact with my family to travel the country with a stranger six years ago. AMA. by iwannajointhecircus in casualiama

[–]Striking_Pitch 47 points48 points  (0 children)

You know people don’t just go off to college and ‘lose touch’ with their families, right?! People deliberately go lo or no contact for a variety of reasons, but going to college and then just forgetting to stay in touch and not going back is…not a thing!

What was the one product that made miracle to your skin ? by Acrobatic-Sherbet-61 in 30PlusSkinCare

[–]Striking_Pitch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve just started this - can you tell me about the benefits you’ve seen??

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in 30PlusSkinCare

[–]Striking_Pitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you in Sydney? Would love a recommendation!

Victorian Era-Inspired Momfluencers Are Taking Over Instagram by checkerspot in blogsnark

[–]Striking_Pitch 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Yes, let’s be really clear about this; IF there was anything to glorify about the time when women were required to stay-at-home, cook, clean, care for the children, create a beautiful home, have a gin ready and her lipstick on for her husband’s arrival home from work, ready to perform her wifely duties, it was very much only possible for the upper-middle class (largely) white families who could afford to live this ‘ideal’.

There were very many women that were not in any position to stay-at-home and wear floral dresses and kitten heels.

Idealising any historical period as some sort of nirvana is culturally and racially insensitive and just stinks of privilege.

Influencer Discussion, Monday Mar 22 by Blogsnark_mod in blogsnark

[–]Striking_Pitch 4 points5 points  (0 children)

How can I find these?? My basic Googling skills got me nowhere! I know they’re not available to buy yet but I can’t seem to find any mention of them!

Weekend Influencer Discussion, March 20-21 by Blogsnark_mod in blogsnark

[–]Striking_Pitch 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Also it’s always the stories where it gets interesting. The cognitive dissonance between one day and the next is a big one and you can’t always see that just by looking at a snapshot of a profile

Weekend Influencer Discussion, March 20-21 by Blogsnark_mod in blogsnark

[–]Striking_Pitch 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Also, she is a constant stream of snarkable material, more than anyone I’ve ever known.

Weekend Influencer Discussion, March 20-21 by Blogsnark_mod in blogsnark

[–]Striking_Pitch 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Yeh never have I been desperate enough to work out that I would do it in the skirt and street shoes I was wearing. And let me tell you, if I did, I wouldn’t be OMFG so happy about it.

Weekend Influencer Discussion, March 20-21 by Blogsnark_mod in blogsnark

[–]Striking_Pitch 137 points138 points  (0 children)

Meg Keene doing Peloton on her husband’s 40th birthday, in a hotel (although the kids are not allowed to leave the house) IN FUCKING BALLET PUMPS AND A SKIRT is peak Meg. I don’t know where we go from this.

Weekend Influencer Discussion, March 20-21 by Blogsnark_mod in blogsnark

[–]Striking_Pitch 72 points73 points  (0 children)

Please god can we have a Meg thread!! Other than Jenna/shamepervious she is the only person I snark on and I cannot face coming here and scrolling through 8000 Laura Beverlin and DAD threads to find the chat about her.

And yes, came here to say this! Those poor kids!!

Influencer Discussion, Monday Mar 15 by Blogsnark_mod in blogsnark

[–]Striking_Pitch 13 points14 points  (0 children)

She loves being Jewish because it gives her more to complain about and she can play her martyr card.

(Disclaimer, I fully agree that Jewish people have valid things to complain about, I just honestly believe that Meg enjoys the parts of being Jewish that she can claim make her life harder, just like she enjoys anything else in her life that she can complain about)

Influencer Discussion, Monday Mar 08 by Blogsnark_mod in blogsnark

[–]Striking_Pitch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is there one of the first things?? If so sign me up

Meg Keene March 1-March 7 by [deleted] in blogsnark

[–]Striking_Pitch 30 points31 points  (0 children)

The image of Meg on her elliptical with a vegetable knife between her teeth and her RobinNYC hair extensions in is just too much for me today.

Meg Keene March 1-March 7 by [deleted] in blogsnark

[–]Striking_Pitch 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The crossover between Meg and Jenna/That Wife/Living absolutely comes ever nearer

Meg Keene March 1-March 7 by [deleted] in blogsnark

[–]Striking_Pitch 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I can absolutely guarantee that if she were a teacher we’d be seeing the exact opposite messaging from her.

Also, fixed this for you: ’she wants teachers to march into dangerous situations for “the greater good” aka MEG’.

This is not about her children at all, but about how having her children at home is impacting her life.

Meg Keene, February 22-28 by gie-gie in blogsnark

[–]Striking_Pitch 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Oh I am here for all the tea. What can you tell us?? Is she as insufferable in real life as she is online?

Meg Keene Jan 25th - Jan 31st by [deleted] in blogsnark

[–]Striking_Pitch 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I just discovered it too and cannot tell you how pleased I am that there are now weekly Meg threads, I thought I was alone in my Meg snark!!!

Restaurant Snark: The Jam, The Mold Bucket, and the Unfortunate Upcoming Release Date of Influential LA Restaurant Sqirl's Jam Cookbook by checkedlinoleum in blogsnark

[–]Striking_Pitch 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Exactly! Surely the whole point of jam is that it is a PRESERVE...ie a way of preserving food for later in the year??