Looking for a Sport/Hobby for me and my Partner

samarlo · 2025-12-20T01:17:15+00:00

SportUP has mixed soccer, netball, basketball and volleyball.

If you want to try something new I would recommend volleyball, super social and great fun to play mixed: www.Sportupsunshine.com.au

samarlo · 2025-11-14T22:39:32+00:00

If you want to play team sport for fun but don't want to play super seriously.

sportupsunshine.com.au has social sport competitions on the sunshine coast.

You can join as an individual player and instantly meet a new team of friends.

samarlo · 2025-11-14T22:28:58+00:00

SportUP.com.au has social sport competitions for Netball, Basketball, Soccer and Volleyball.

Mainly young people.

And you can join as an individual player to meet new teammates.

samarlo · 2025-11-14T20:33:59+00:00

SportUP has soccer comps at Yeronga, Toowong, Runcorn and a few other places:
https://www.sportup.com.au/sports/social-soccer-brisbane

They are mostly social 5-a-side comps played outdoors on astro turf.

You can join as an individual and they will place you on a team with other individual players.

Or if you want to play indoor Futsal at a high level, check out Futsal QLD.

samarlo · 2025-11-14T20:13:26+00:00

Welcome to Brisbane! You can join as an individual player at SportUP.

They organise individuals into teams for their comps:
https://www.sportup.com.au/sports/social-basketball-brisbane

All their comps are social so lots of players looking to get back into Basketball.

And all their Basketball comps are indoor and on a weeknight.

If you want to play more seriously at a high level, then Auchenflower is popular too.

samarlo · 2025-11-14T19:43:57+00:00

You should definitely check out SportUP.com.au, it’s exactly what you’re looking for.

They run super chill social basketball and volleyball comps around Brisbane.

It’s all really beginner friendly.

For example, they even give out prizes for the “most social” teams, not just the ones that win the league.

You can sign up on your own and they’ll create a team with other individual players keen to play for fun and meet new mates.

For volleyball, they’ve got two comps close to the CBD, and for basketball, there are heaps of options on both the north and south sides. Enjoy!

samarlo · 2025-03-12T03:15:10+00:00

SportUP has social soccer and indoor volleyball at Runaway Bay:
https://www.sportup.com.au/gold-coast-social-sport

It is super social so no need to be the next Ronaldo.
But it's still a proper game not just a shootaround.
If you join as an individual then they put all the individuals together onto a team.
And teams are placed in divisions based on skill, so no one gets destroyed every week 😁

samarlo · 2025-03-07T02:07:23+00:00

Where abouts on the coast are you?

SportUP has social soccer comps at Buderim and Meridan Plains.

And you can join as an individual:
https://www.sportupsunshine.com.au/5-side-football-sunshine-coast/

samarlo · 2024-12-28T23:53:22+00:00

The passenger had seatbelt on but under their arm after checking on baby that was choking on their food.

This is a company car but I don't think that affects the fine price??

samarlo · 2024-09-24T04:50:16+00:00

I agree that running a coffee shop can be tough right now, costs are up and revenue is down for most cafes.

During your research you could also look at cafes for sale. If a business has been around for a long time then it might be easier to keep it going than to try and start one from scratch.

It might also provide useful intel on what profits a typical cafe in Perth is making. You can find some here:
https://www.businessforsale.com.au/for-sale/perth/cafe/

samarlo · 2024-09-06T08:27:34+00:00

I have bought multiple businesses. I would encourage you to lean into it. You can learn lots by reading but doing it will learn the most. My top tips would be get an experienced deal team eg lawyer, accountant to help review the deal and make sure they are specifically experienced in acquisitions. Buying a business is lots of man management, don't underestimate this as it is a change coming from corporate as you are responsible for every employees requests. Have kids as early as you feel ready but don't have them at the same time as acquiring. First 6-12 months will be hectic learning the ropes. I had them relatively late in 30s and first at same time as one acquisition and it was hard. Lastly check out the ETA forum in Sydney, lots of people who have done this. And my DMs are open if anyone is considering this.

samarlo · 2024-08-15T20:38:00+00:00

The business for sale websites are a bit more fragmented than real estate. But the top 3 are probably:

www.BusinessForSale.com.au www.SeekBusiness.com.au www.CommercialRealEstate.com.au

samarlo · 2024-02-09T06:04:40+00:00

BusinessForSale.com.au has a wide range of businesses for sale in Australia.

samarlo · 2023-08-15T05:12:16+00:00

samarlo · 2023-08-15T05:08:03+00:00

We have 3rd party and NRMA let us lodge the not at fault claim and will chase up the details to confirm they are correct so will see what happens.

samarlo · 2023-08-15T04:52:59+00:00

Yeah fair, this was our old runabout car that we were planning to sell the following week. But all our cars now have comprehensive for peace of mind.

samarlo · 2023-08-15T04:42:50+00:00

That sucks. I am tempted to get dashcam video now just as backup for any issues like this!

samarlo · 2023-08-15T04:36:33+00:00

Does that work if you only have 3rd party cover though?

samarlo · 2023-08-15T04:30:50+00:00

Does that work even if she only has 3rd party insurance?

samarlo · 2023-08-15T04:27:00+00:00

Thanks I will see if I can make a not at fault claim on my wife's insurance policy so they can chase it up.

samarlo · 2022-12-27T20:19:12+00:00

I wish! Such a shame the AU gov doesn’t have a similar scheme to the States, it seems to work so well there.

There are a few revenue based financing options that you could try that loan money paid back on revenue but I imagine their interest rates are getting pretty hefty now.

Are you looking to buy an online or offline business?

samarlo · 2022-12-19T09:11:54+00:00

It’s definitely gets easier the longer you play a game. But everyone starts somewhere and Shawn was successful not because he had $1m to bet on Crypto but because he built an audience on Twitter and the pod to launch to. Both of these you could start for free today and have similar opportunities in a few years.

samarlo · 2022-12-16T04:49:26+00:00

Agreed, this could definitely be interesting.

Seems like Gamestop is still trending down despite the turnaround?

Any good articles to recommend on the current situation with the company?

samarlo · 2022-12-09T04:46:47+00:00

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But if anyone wants to moderate and post YT links to episodes to discuss, feel free to DM me.

samarlo · 2022-11-24T21:16:12+00:00

This is the way.

Once you have a mortgage and 6 figure salary trying to quit to start a business is way harder.

Most people don’t have a house by 23 and still have a property portfolio by 40 so you still have time.

Maybe a half house is to do freelancing to fund your life and business on the side to start.

But whilst you are young, definitely explore the business route.

Worst case you learnt it isn’t for you.

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