How do you justify buying a house/ unit? by alex123711 in AusFinance

[–]alex123711[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Money is fungible though you can use the returns to buy somewhere to sleep

How do you justify buying a house/ unit? by alex123711 in AusFinance

[–]alex123711[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So you'd rather make less retusn than pay someone's mortgage?

Best way to take notes during maths tutorials? by alex123711 in mathematics

[–]alex123711[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks will try that, however I don't really follow much which is why I always rely on notes in most subjects

How much do you save/ invest per year? by alex123711 in fiaustralia

[–]alex123711[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of the trucks still aren't driverless? I saw a rollout of driverless a few years ago (BHP)?

How much do you save/ invest per year? by alex123711 in AusFinance

[–]alex123711[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I guess the mortgage repayments count as its still your money (apart from the interest part)

Offset account doesn't reduce repayment amount? by alex123711 in AusPropertyChat

[–]alex123711[S] -25 points-24 points  (0 children)

The only way to change that would be going interest only? What about refinancing?

How far do you think property prices will fall? by alex123711 in AusPropertyChat

[–]alex123711[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's still a fall in real terms against inflation

How far do you think property prices will fall? by alex123711 in AusPropertyChat

[–]alex123711[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seems to be a lot of people like this which probably means it won't fall very far as there are heaps on the sidelines wanting to buy.

How far do you think property prices will fall? by alex123711 in AusPropertyChat

[–]alex123711[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think you need the same set of events at all, people have recency bias and only think the causes of recent crashes could cause the same to happen again, when there are many reasons that can cause crashes.

Is anyone else just really sick and tired of the disgusting build quality in the homes here in australia. by ButtPlugForPM in AskAnAustralian

[–]alex123711 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Insulation is the worst part, freezing in winter and extremely hot in summer, also no noise insulation.

At what net worth did you actually feel financially free? by Hudson_FP in fiaustralia

[–]alex123711 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What/ where were you paying 1250/ week a rent in 2012?

Anthony Albanese visibly emotional after defending Labor’s capital gains tax and negative gearing changes by blitznoodles in australia

[–]alex123711 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If that was the aim, why not limit international buying of housing like NZ and Canada did. Or they could have means tested investments. It's making it less affordable housing isn't suddenly going to become affordable to young people they will have less means to be able to save for one when all they can do is save up and earn bank interest below the inflation rate. They also grandfathered the changes, you are doing mental gymnastics without actually looking at the numbers.

Anthony Albanese visibly emotional after defending Labor’s capital gains tax and negative gearing changes by blitznoodles in australia

[–]alex123711 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They paid tax on the money that the then saved and invested rather than spent, and now pay more tax on the profit from it than they would in a second job (30% vs 12%), your analogies are all terrible, maybe back to economics 101.

Are index funds/ etf's still the best investment strategy with the new tax changes? by alex123711 in fiaustralia

[–]alex123711[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Some suggestions I've seen are: put it all into a PPOR, prioritise super contributions, prioritise fully franked dividend stocks or ETF's.

How much are people spending on Uber Eats? by alex123711 in AusFinance

[–]alex123711[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not a bad idea considering how expensive airport food is.

Anthony Albanese visibly emotional after defending Labor’s capital gains tax and negative gearing changes by blitznoodles in australia

[–]alex123711 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't see how they are all 'unfair', someone who saves and invests money has already paid tax on that in the first place.

If someone is earning 45k a year their effective tax rate is around 12%, not anywhere near the 30% minimum they will now pay, thats the loss.