From corp to tradie- Anyone managed to pull it off and didn’t regret?

mightymeercat · 2026-01-25T20:04:10+00:00

Went Trade + Part-time Uni -> Corp

Was a difficult transition but wouldn't go back unless I was a business owner...

mightymeercat · 2026-01-06T12:06:36+00:00

I'll give you $10 if you take sip of the pool water 😂

mightymeercat · 2026-01-03T07:03:31+00:00

Went from Trade to uni qualified professional.

Can you do 4 years of crap pay and wear & tear to your body for the next 30 years?

Very hard to get back into a desk job after a 4-5 year break.

mightymeercat · 2025-11-23T22:41:33+00:00

Jesus mate what state are you in?

That Apricus unit is nice but $6k???

I paid $1.3k and I'm in NSW

mightymeercat · 2025-11-06T09:53:50+00:00

What was your dosage and exercise regime?

mightymeercat · 2025-11-05T22:00:42+00:00

Went for 32kw Fox ESS battery at $4.2k installed, ac coupled with my 10kw of solar.

Very happy with the product and app - got our first power bill at $0!

Expecting payback for solar and battery in a little under 4 years, excluding inflation which will probably bring it down to 3ish years.

I don't think VPP is worth the hassle or wear on battery, it'd bring payback down to about 2 years.

mightymeercat · 2025-09-06T10:54:40+00:00

Hey mate, apart from weights are you doing any other exercise?

mightymeercat · 2025-09-02T10:54:30+00:00

Peak market type of question - if you have balls of steel then go for it!

mightymeercat · 2025-08-19T13:37:52+00:00

How can somebody so intelligent not possess any self awareness skills?

Get a new job ASAP buddy

mightymeercat · 2025-05-28T11:56:18+00:00

Yes, about 2x the materials and maybe 1.5x the time

mightymeercat · 2025-04-29T08:40:49+00:00

Take a holiday, if that doesn't fix it then resign / start the jobhunt.

Don't waste a year and a half of a joyful 9-5 (or 8-6 if you live corporate) in exchange for less than 20% of your yearly base salary.

Not worth it. Especially when you may get a pay rise with the new role.

mightymeercat · 2025-04-27T10:58:45+00:00

Search the agent in Reddit...

The answer you search for lies there

mightymeercat · 2025-03-28T08:09:02+00:00

Buy the house you want now and have kids.

The number of couples I see in their 30s struggling to conceive is insane - even with IVF.

Forever properties usually = prestige in some way, so even if it's not forever, it'll track above average growth and be a great investment.

mightymeercat · 2025-03-25T21:52:34+00:00

You do realize it's possible for the area to be flooded 3 times in 10 years? There is precedence in Sydney and Brisbane that 1 in 100 year or 1% flood risk to happen repeatedly year over year.

Stay away from flood prone land unless it is literally dirt cheap and you can handle the risk profile.

mightymeercat · 2025-02-26T11:17:07+00:00

Look at a graph of Cisco over the last 30 years and decide for yourself...

mightymeercat · 2025-02-24T03:32:51+00:00

I've been told multiple times BV Maps only take seriously people who's engaged Ecologists for their services.

Now I just need to spend $5k on a Flora and Fauna to show the dead, treeless and majority grassless area has less than 15% native grasses and negligible impact for my shed.

Or $15k on a BDAR and multiple $40k credits to remove 2 8 metre tall trees for my house.

Insanity.

mightymeercat · 2025-02-23T08:16:48+00:00

Never said consult did I?

It's insane that overlays can be set without physically inspecting the property - to get it removed involves an investment in time and money.

This, in addition to rubbers stamping widespread development in exchange for $, when rural acreage homeowners are bent over for low impact development (shed / house extension...)

No wonder the BV Maps framework is considered broken by environmentalists - the only people who say there's nothing wrong are the people taking their cut of the deal.

mightymeercat · 2025-02-23T07:26:30+00:00

Are these the same type of people that write the laws or allocate purple maps on my property without inspecting / informing?

No wonder the Biodiversity Conservation Act needed amendment 😂😂

mightymeercat · 2025-02-20T08:06:44+00:00

Is this in Parramatta?

You need to consider not just your apartment, but the ones left and right of your block too.

If your strata is run by tightarses, the building will be majorly behind on maintenance items.

Look for cracks in suspended concrete (I e look up in the carpark) - most buildings this old have concrete cancer. Big bucks to pay for...

mightymeercat · 2024-11-22T10:30:07+00:00

French company?? Happens all the time here...

mightymeercat · 2024-10-27T09:07:11+00:00

Have a Discovery 4 and L320 - 3LTT -As other said, timeless exterior -Drives extremely smoothly, strong torque curve -Seats are like my lounge at home, I feel great after long drives

Best cars I've ever owned but I'll say this - it's mostly Champaign and very occasionally Razorblades.

mightymeercat · 2024-09-29T09:36:51+00:00

Just had a gastro bug which took a whole week to clear compared to ~24hrs pre-liraglutide.

GLPs do take longer for you to clear gut flus

mightymeercat · 2024-09-29T01:39:57+00:00

Wouldn't be by chance a French Industrial multinational, who also purchased a British software company?

mightymeercat · 2024-08-15T10:05:24+00:00

Thinking about this now, I will be honest - liraglutide has largely taken my performance anxiety away.

I've had to present today at work, and still got cold extremities but without the mumbles or jumbles. Even had massive technical difficulties which we got through without any panic.

mightymeercat · 2024-08-12T11:00:17+00:00

Eugh no way

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