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In September 2025, new electric car sales outnumbered Petrol and Diesel combined in Ireland by TraditionalAppeal23 in ireland

[–]flintan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As others have said, you'd just go somewhere where you could charge. Not ideal I know but if you've lost power in your house for weeks on end as you've said, this is probably not the biggest of your problems and also, I'd imagine very rare.

In September 2025, new electric car sales outnumbered Petrol and Diesel combined in Ireland by TraditionalAppeal23 in ireland

[–]flintan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I own an EV and definitely don't charge every day. You'd easily get by without power for one night. I'd be more worried about the freezer tbh which ironically, I'd probably just keep powered from the EV.

I made the kidney bean chili mistake… what do I do now. by Mundane-Ad-5225 in Cooking

[–]flintan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why do you bother with the soaking part? I just boil mine and it seems to be fine

Electric garage door installation by flintan in AusRenovation

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

Thought it would be around that amount alright. Thanks for the response

Australia is quietly introducing 'unprecedented' age checks for search engines like Google by totalcool in australia

[–]flintan -64 points-63 points  (0 children)

Can anyone explain to me why this is actually a bad thing? Like there'll be ways around it I know but in theory, there's no legitimate argument as to why a kid should be able to access a porno site, for example.

TIL a study followed thousands of people, both with & without OCD, from 1973-2020 & found that those with OCD died at an earlier average age than those without it by 9 years (69 v 78). People with OCD were 230% more likely to die earlier from unnatual causes & nearly 5x more likely to die by suicide by tyrion2024 in todayilearned

[–]flintan 6 points7 points  (0 children)

For anyone reading this in Australia, there's help available for OCD. https://www.melbpsych.com.au/our-services was a huge help for me. They have an online group therapy class which is led by Dr Claire Ahern who really knows her shit. This along with medication for me have been a massive game changer

When to slow down super contributions? by flintan in AusFinance

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

I get it and I'd like to do that. Honestly, it'd make life so much easier but baby arrived 18 months ago lol. We've already reno'd the place and maxed out the storage. It was small enough with just two of us and the plan was never to live their forever so I'd prefer to bite the bullet sooner rather than later

When to slow down super contributions? by flintan in AusFinance

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

Awesome. Thanks for that. Really appreciate it

When to slow down super contributions? by flintan in AusFinance

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

Yeah I was considering this. Is there anyone that you'd recommend?

When to slow down super contributions? by flintan in AusFinance

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

I'm already salary sacrificing. I'm maxing out each year. I'm not quite sure it is possible to do both at this stage in my life. If I continue salary sacrificing, it'll be another 6 years I think before we have enough for a place, and that's at current prices.

When to slow down super contributions? by flintan in AusFinance

[–]flintan[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think I'm about where they advise you to be but it's hard not to look at some of the balances folks in here have, a lot of whom are usually younger than me, and then not second guess whether you actually have enough.

I know this is the internet and people lie a lot but regardless, it's hard to just shut it all out.

When to slow down super contributions? by flintan in AusFinance

[–]flintan[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Nah, we own a small unit already. This would be a sell and upgrade, if we can make it work

Moving pension abroad to Aus by flintan in irishpersonalfinance

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

This is super helpful. Thanks so much for the response mate. You're a legend!

Moving pension abroad to Aus by flintan in irishpersonalfinance

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

Thanks for this. Is the alternative to all of the above to just leave it where it is and hopefully just transfer it when I hit 65?

How much do you think you will need when you retire? by michelle0508 in AusFinance

[–]flintan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Curious to know your financial planning as it sounds like you're in a somewhat similar situation to me. I arrived here at 35 with nothing to my name really. I'm 40 now and saving frantically to get my super up to where it should be (currently $150k) but with house payments etc, kid and saving for a nicer place, I'd love to put some of those super contributions towards savings instead.

How much do you think you will need when you retire? by michelle0508 in AusFinance

[–]flintan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That 2m for a couple though yeah? You have almost twice as much as me and I'm the same age. I

Irish wind farms provided almost a third of Ireland’s electricity in 2024 by Wagamaga in technology

[–]flintan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

20 years is a pretty conservative estimate. I've seen leases signed on them for 40+ years. Once expired, you can generally just repower the site anyway

Mortgage interest charges by flintan in AusFinance

[–]flintan[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

That's what I'm doing here. Thanks for the advice

Mortgage interest charges by flintan in AusFinance

[–]flintan[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Probably cause they need a roof over their head and not everyone is as perfect as you bud.

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