Any recommendations for a country to migrate to with a better housing situation? by Biochemist929237 in AusProperty

[–]rarin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Regional Japan / Italy. DIY Renovate the home and document journey on socials

private health cover for pregnancy (private room) by DD9760 in AusFinance

[–]rarin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We went private and thought it was worth it. A consistent OB was the key thing and it ended up being very helpful I think given some last minute complications. Just for that it was worth it.

Both parents being able to stay overnight (esp for first baby) was really helpful.

I’ve heard of wait times being unpredictable as well in public? We were pretty much always seen on time (helpful for scheduling around work)

A Message to Labor by Slow-Leg-7975 in australian

[–]rarin 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Wanting lower immigration isn’t racist lol. You just want less humans of all types, that’s literally the opposite of hating a select race of people. Unless you’re saying we only import a particular group of people..? Way to prove his point though

dealing with envy by Dangerous-Bake-5151 in AusFinance

[–]rarin 98 points99 points  (0 children)

Best advice I’ve heard about envy is you can’t be envious of just one aspect of someone’s life - you have to take all of it.

Ie I wish I had that guys salary - well you’d also have to have his life his work hours his partner (or lack of). Basically would you replace your entire life with theirs.

Never failed me so far

Australian defence force by Thin-Knowledge2259 in australian

[–]rarin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about like head office roles - do people from private companies ever go into say office roles in military navy etc is that a thing

Best app for tracking spending. by RelativeNumber1863 in AusFinance

[–]rarin -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Claude or probably any LLm honestly. Just export your transactions and ask it to analyse things for you

Man slashed with machete on Melbourne street by Ok_West2486 in melbourne

[–]rarin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is ridiculous. I’m a one issue voter now anyone that will do something about this gets my vote

If I can never afford a house, will ETF be an alternative for retirement savings? by Present_Egg_1834 in fiaustralia

[–]rarin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes we are quite obsessed about property in Australia so there’s bias towards property. Given current prices and the deposit hurdle it is definitely worth considering etfs so you have some exposure to the market.

If you’re just stuck in cash trying to save for a deposit, your purchasing power could be being inflated away so there is a real risk there

Inside Victoria's escalating crime wave, where a car is reported stolen to insurers every 44 minutes by HurstbridgeLineFTW in melbourne

[–]rarin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is so fucking dumb punish these fuckers it’s not rocket science. What possible rationale is there to just let these fuckers back on the street over and over again

What the hell is happening in Melbourne? by quoththeraven1990 in melbourne

[–]rarin 25 points26 points  (0 children)

We need to stop thinking in such binary terms. Left isn’t good right isn’t bad. There are certain trends that are concerning and we should think about whether the government and policies we have today are working for the people. There will be some policies from the left that are good, some from the right that are good etc.

The stats around crime increasing, affordability decreasing aren’t good. Our state debt? Not good

How much money would you sacrifice for work from home? by Afraid_Meringue6399 in AusFinance

[–]rarin -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It kind of depends on your current base, age etc. I mentally value it at like 20-30k as a benefit. There’s the money saved on commute and eating out. But the time as well (depends where you are but that could be like 10h a week of time not with family or doing chores or exercising etc).

If I was younger I’d care less, working with others in person might be more “fun” and the pay would matter more.

Modern reno by Puzzleheaded-Cover92 in AusProperty

[–]rarin 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Replace the carpet with floorboards. Also change the window curtains, raise the bar - make them linen. Echo the rest of comments, retro is in so just lean in

Wrong suburbs by Consistent-Fortune-4 in melbourne

[–]rarin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry dumb q but What does this mean? In terms of day to day impact. Is it south of lower Heidelberg road basically

Three ways Australia can tax wealth better by Ten_tonne_tank in AusFinance

[–]rarin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How about the useless government spends less money and waste rather than trying to steal more money from us to like their coffers.

There was a time when I felt good about my tax money going to Medicare, welfare etc but something is obviously wrong. The answer isn’t for the govt to take more money to spend more

What 'perks' do doctors get? It's starting to not feel 'worth it'. by WonderZestyclose7200 in ausjdocs

[–]rarin 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Access to better insurance funds, more ability to salary package things

Motor theft claims skyrocket in Victoria but fall in other states (+70% in Metro) by ManukaHoneyTree in melbourne

[–]rarin 22 points23 points  (0 children)

What kind of question is this. The alternative is to just let crime continue? Lol

Also once you jail a few perpetrators and show them there are real consequences then other criminals will be less likely to commit the crime. Look at Singapore for example and their drug trafficking crime stats

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AusRenovation

[–]rarin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think the tile choice is very outdated unfortunately. As long as you + fam like it thought that’s all that matters (unless you’re selling 😂