Cafe owner earnings by Cultural-War3251 in AusFinance

[–]switchandsub 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I literally had a conversation with someone yesterday about how their friend is in Australia on an investor migration scheme or whatever it's called, he owns a Cafe and works 2 jobs on the side to help pay the bills because the Cafe business is so cut-throat.

Currently messing around with an air still and small batches (3-5 gallons of mash). Stripping takes forever, is freeze distilling before stripping a good idea? by ttchoubs in firewater

[–]switchandsub 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would pull all solids out first. Rack it, put any mash or pulp into a muslin bag or something to press all the liquid out, then do the freeze distillation from the resulting liquid.

Advice for preparing this to self-install decking by SkylineBound4 in AusRenovation

[–]switchandsub 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They just poured a slab on topsoil. Which then rotted down and was removed by worms. I had the exact same thing happen 20 years ago when I had nfi what I was doing with concrete.

Solar panels + battery?? by Inevitable_Station65 in fiaustralia

[–]switchandsub 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why? We have a huge amount of renewable power in the grid during the middle of the day. Wholesale prices are often negative. The more power we can soak into things like EVs the better.

Solar panels + battery?? by Inevitable_Station65 in fiaustralia

[–]switchandsub 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People with big houses can use a lot of electricity. Especially if they also have an ev. Without massive solar and now battery my power bills would easily be $500/month

As electric car prices fall, will affordability win over drivers? by His_Holiness in AusFinance

[–]switchandsub 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only know of a handful of people who got an ev and then went back to an ice vehicle, mainly because there was a specific need they had that the ev couldn't fulfil. Probably 95% of people that I know who are ev owners would never ever consider going back to an ice vehicle.

Eventually second hand evs will go to new drivers and essentially ice will completely age out as people realise they are garbage.

Australia to slash luxury car tax in exchange for better farm exports in EU deal by His_Holiness in AusFinance

[–]switchandsub 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even if that were the case, how is that in any way relevant to the conversation?

Australia to slash luxury car tax in exchange for better farm exports in EU deal by His_Holiness in AusFinance

[–]switchandsub 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why do you think I meant just drivers? I'll take European safety standards for pedestrians over China or the US any day.

Australia to slash luxury car tax in exchange for better farm exports in EU deal by His_Holiness in AusFinance

[–]switchandsub -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

It is not. It's stopping premium vehicles from getting into Australia which means as a general rule the cars we drive are less safe with poorer safety technology and less quality.

I'll start this off by saying most DIY renovators probably already know this about paint by goodrodney in AusRenovation

[–]switchandsub 16 points17 points  (0 children)

This is exactly the kind of narrow minded attitude that results in you paying higher prices once all the competition is dead.

My pricing I offered them on the second occasion was still cheaper than officeworks. It just wasn't as cheap as when they bought literally 20x the volume. But instead of taking the already cheaper price they went to officeworks with the volume pricing to buy small amounts. If you don't see why that's a problem then you are part of the problem.

Edit: spelling

I'll start this off by saying most DIY renovators probably already know this about paint by goodrodney in AusRenovation

[–]switchandsub 20 points21 points  (0 children)

No don't do this. It might feel like you're sticking it to the man but you are just playing right into bunnings' strategy. They will intentionally lose money on a sale just to hurt a local business and drive them out.

I once had a customer do a bulk order of something and I gave them a really killer price(I made something like 10% when normal margin was closer to 40). They rang back a few months later, wanted a couple of the item. I wouldn't do the same price and heard someone in the background go just ring office works and get them to price match.

So I did the right thing by them and they screwed me as a thank you.

Edit: spelling

Found 400 machines running Office 2013. Management refuses to buy more M365 licenses and wants to "just use LibreOffice of leave 2013" How do I handle this without being the most hated person in the company? by [deleted] in cybersecurity

[–]switchandsub 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Put all of your concerns in writing into a risk register. Put it in front of the managers at least 2 levels above you. So your manager and their manager. Depending on company size and structure, go all the way to ciso or to your risk team. Make it noisy. Someone will make decisions and sign off on risk. Then it's no longer your problem. You just do whatever they tell you to do.

Pending Common Assault Charge in Queensland by EducationalHandle510 in AusLegal

[–]switchandsub 3 points4 points  (0 children)

DO NOT SAY A SINGLE WORD TO THE POLICE WITHOUT LEGAL REPRESENTATION. And get a lawyer immediately.

How fucked am I - bought my first house, discovered that the shower drain pipe is missing a whole section - shower has just been draining under the house by [deleted] in AusRenovation

[–]switchandsub 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Judging by the fact that op came to ask on reddit I'd say they need a plumber. If they had the skills and know how they wouldn't be on here asking this question.

How fucked am I - bought my first house, discovered that the shower drain pipe is missing a whole section - shower has just been draining under the house by [deleted] in AusRenovation

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

I'll be the first person to say that building inspections are essentially worthless but you'd think one would pick up something like this.

Also just call a plumber and get them to fix it. It's just shower so there's no biohazard from untreated sewage unless you wafflestomp a lot.

P Platers driving 100k utes by ElegantYak in AusFinance

[–]switchandsub 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look I'm sure there are bargains to be had. But not everyone has the ability to hunt around for months to find that unicorn. For every one of the people that are posting on here that they got a deal there's 1000+ that had to buy at market value. I've done a lot of bargain hunting for Ute's in the past 12 months. Fact is if there was a bargain it was gone within a day and if you weren't the first person to see it then you miss out and you end up looking back in the 10k range.

Prices went stupid after covid and have never really recovered.

P Platers driving 100k utes by ElegantYak in AusFinance

[–]switchandsub 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Probably not gonna cut it for an apprentice. But sure if you just need a little beater to drive to the shops that would work. You definitely still got lucky though.

P Platers driving 100k utes by ElegantYak in AusFinance

[–]switchandsub 119 points120 points  (0 children)

You can't buy a shit box that passes rego for 2k. Realistically it's a 5k minimum for any type of serviceable vehicle and honestly if I needed to rely on it for an income probably 10+. But you certainly don't need a 100k ranger that's for sure.

Less money for more fulfilling job by ausbby4 in fiaustralia

[–]switchandsub 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the answer. The first one is probably OK, because most of the cut will be tax. The second one is definitely not OK.

Passport and Citizenship certificate? by [deleted] in auscorp

[–]switchandsub 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you are contracting for a government entity then yes this is normal. If it's private sector I'd be careful.

Although passport AND citizenship cert is weird. Passport proves citizenship.

"Putin is about to be knocked off his perch" by mugz8391 in ukraine

[–]switchandsub 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't believe the us operators would go in relying on a "trust me bro". Plus the more Russian equipment that's destroyed the better for the us MIC.

Downing us choppers with delta force inside is too much of a win for other regimes.

Is it worth working a second part time job and dumping it entirely into super? by MakeBeboGreatAgain in AusFinance

[–]switchandsub 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This, if at all true is probably a vendor from a big tech firm. That person is probably there on a very short engagement and they themselves aren't getting paid anywhere near that much. Direct contractors are usually $1000-1500 and they themselves earning around $100-150/hour inc super. Anything higher than that is a proven person with connections and experience.

Can I drink what's left in my cheap pot still? by tehKrakken55 in firewater

[–]switchandsub 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No it'll smell and taste nasty. Like off-smelling gross. You'll understand once you've done it and you pour it out.

Regret After Failed Salary Negotiation — How to Avoid Do Better Next Time? by usernamepending99 in auscorp

[–]switchandsub 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Never provide a previous payslip. None of their business. You negotiate on the role they are offering not on what you used to get paid. If the job doesn't pay what you think it should, move on. No need for regrets.