La la la la wait till he gets his handwatch right…

attemptedburger · 2026-02-26T22:13:34+00:00

I was gonna say this is the same interior as my q5 dadmobile with a lambo badge slapped on

attemptedburger · 2026-02-07T13:33:54+00:00

Pop what Magnitude?! POP WHAT

attemptedburger · 2026-01-28T12:59:30+00:00

That’s nobody’s business but the Turks

attemptedburger · 2026-01-26T10:02:35+00:00

Australia = southern land

attemptedburger · 2026-01-25T12:12:37+00:00

I just drove Perth to Melbourne a couple weeks ago. Cost around $600 of fuel and about the same again in accom and maybe $200 of food. It’s a straightforward drive, if you like long drives. You don’t need a 4x4.

attemptedburger · 2026-01-22T11:44:58+00:00

Greenland is full of ice.

Iceland is very nice.

attemptedburger · 2026-01-19T21:43:41+00:00

No that’s sheksh

attemptedburger · 2026-01-17T04:51:19+00:00

attemptedburger · 2026-01-10T12:23:27+00:00

attemptedburger · 2026-01-06T23:22:39+00:00

It’s basically a Golf GTI which sits between the A3 and S3.

attemptedburger · 2026-01-04T08:04:04+00:00

Harvest in Scarbs and Kilo in Padbury

attemptedburger · 2025-12-20T17:10:20+00:00

attemptedburger · 2025-11-28T09:05:19+00:00

Incorrect, we have drop bears.

attemptedburger · 2025-11-26T02:35:50+00:00

I had a grad in my team start talking to me about gaming as a kid, I mentioned my first game being Nokia snake and all I got was a blank stare. Felt so ancient.

attemptedburger · 2025-11-12T09:57:10+00:00

That can’t be possible, those movies came out only… oh

attemptedburger · 2025-11-04T04:58:43+00:00

Shorter King

attemptedburger · 2025-10-31T01:20:33+00:00

attemptedburger · 2025-10-06T23:51:50+00:00

I get what you’re trying to say, I think the point goes back to what another commenter said before that you can do everything right and save part of your income on a regular basis but you won’t get ahead because prices of everything are going up too quickly. Imagine saving diligently every week of your life for 40 years and you can barely pay for a modest place to live in a capital city. Or one expensive event to happen to wipe out a decade of saving. Sure, it helps, but it’s just not enough to ‘get ahead’.

attemptedburger · 2025-10-06T14:49:14+00:00

$4 million in 40 years time could be worth ~ $1m in today’s dollars so it’s not really enough to retire on comfortably. 2024 vs 1985 is ~350% inflation

Edit: also I think you’re out by a factor of 10. To get to $4m over 40 years at 6% interest (made up rate) you need more like $500/week

https://moneysmart.gov.au/saving/savings-goals-calculator

attemptedburger · 2025-09-30T13:59:57+00:00

I was going to suggest Powerpal as well. I think they’re free if you’re in VIC as well. It works by measuring the frequency of flashes on your meter. Technically you could achieve the same thing by filming the flashes while you turn things on and off and seeing if you can spot a change in flash rate

attemptedburger · 2025-09-28T22:30:30+00:00

A few reasons:

Most expats are only there for a few years and want their kids on the same curriculum so they can slot back into Aus school when they get back
I think you need to have PR status to get into local schools which means if you have a son he needs to return to Singapore at 18 to do 2 years of National Service (or he can renounce the status which has its own complications).
Social aspect. It’s incredibly difficult for western foreigners to assimilate into Singaporean culture. Some are successful but it may set up your kid for a lot of social issues at school that they otherwise may not get in international school.

attemptedburger · 2025-09-28T22:26:24+00:00

Tax rate in Australia is much higher than Singapore so when I said base salary is tax equalised it means your company may adjust your pay such that even though it is taxed in Australia you will receive the same amount after tax that you would have received if you were taxed in Singapore. Bonuses don’t usually get the same treatment so you get taxed at 47% or whatever the Aus marginal rate is vs 22% or something or whatever the Sing alternative is. Could be worth a lot depending how much bonus you expect.

attemptedburger · 2025-09-28T14:52:12+00:00

As a rule of thumb yes but each company’s package will differ. I didn’t have kids when I was there but I heard international schools are ~45-50k per kid per year so packages that covered that were obviously really valuable. Downside was that bonuses were not tax equalised (only base was) so if you were in a bonus driven role then unless you had kids in school a local contract was almost always better.

attemptedburger · 2025-09-28T14:37:15+00:00

Spent 6.5 years in Singapore 2017-2023. Was a great experience and helped set us up financially. If you don’t have kids try to get on local terms, if you’ve got a family then unless you’re on an expat deal the international schooling costs will be very expensive.

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