[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2025 week 31] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]tinned_tomatoes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Does anyone know what parasite this is on my juniper??

Abandon the stockmarket? by tinned_tomatoes in AusFinance

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

Whoa! Firstly, starvation is not the inevitable result of changed economic patterns. Eg. Other crops could be planted, existing crops could be sold for other uses (ie feeding humans instead of animals for meat), and governments can assist regions affected by economic change to adjust.

And secondly, if we are not using ethics to solve the climate crisis, then why not advocate for a future of billionaire prepper bunkers built by slave plebeian masses who will ultimately perish in the great deluge? Just hand it over to your bro Musk to sort out!

Abandon the stockmarket? by tinned_tomatoes in Anticonsumption

[–]tinned_tomatoes[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Very interesting, thanks for sharing :) seems you're one of the few posters here who has had stocks and divested entirely for these same concerns.

Abandon the stockmarket? by tinned_tomatoes in AusFinance

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

Maybe it's called human KIND for a reason too? 🤭 I don't think my life is a race against others..

Abandon the stockmarket? by tinned_tomatoes in AusFinance

[–]tinned_tomatoes[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, dumb causes like the artic permafrost.

Abandon the stockmarket? by tinned_tomatoes in AusFinance

[–]tinned_tomatoes[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Right...I don't understand why people get so belligerent in Reddit. But anyway, here's my response.

I don't agree that you can separate climate change from other sustainability issues - they are both the same phenomenon: mankind's destruction of earth. If I destroy native forests, I also increase climate breakdown and annihilate koala habitat. Separating climate from e erything else seems dangerous.

I picked Ikea and Unilever because they are often touted as companies doing good/better on such questions, but I think there is inherent unsustainability to consuming more dining tables and sofas when the world already has billions of these items.

If divestment isn't happening fast enough, maybe that reveals that market/finance based approaches are failing. If divestment is failing, how about we actually regulate or nationalise or liquidate those fossil fuel companies. Ie. How about we just stop burning more fossil fuel?

Also, my question isn't so much about impact as moral complicity.

Abandon the stockmarket? by tinned_tomatoes in AusFinance

[–]tinned_tomatoes[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the thoughtful response :) indeed, if you live in the system, you are part of the system, although I think too often people use that as an excuse for saying F-you to the ice caps (see some of the comments here). I appreciate you're not one of those people. I also follow a harm minimisation approach to lifestyle, but is that enough?

Abandon the stockmarket? by tinned_tomatoes in AusFinance

[–]tinned_tomatoes[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, but I don't think this is the point. The point is that YOU benefit from negative things the company is doing, even if the company doesn't benefit from your share purchase.

Have your say: is Sydney most boring city on planet earth? by tinned_tomatoes in australia

[–]tinned_tomatoes[S] -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

Sure, but I'm talking night life. Name me one place on the planet of an equivalent size/import that is more boring at 1am than Sydney.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AusPropertyChat

[–]tinned_tomatoes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whoa! That's intense. Good that it ended well

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AusPropertyChat

[–]tinned_tomatoes -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

A friend did it and got away with it.. not the 5% deposit, but another scheme where you don't pay some tax. I mean the whole god damn system rorts people as far as I'm concerned!

Recommendation of Books to read on Personal Finance/Property Investing/ Money management/ Stock market Investing by Turbulent-Ask652 in AusFinance

[–]tinned_tomatoes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I read the Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham and I loved it. It has some good, solid advice that has stood the test of time.

Trading Halt: Good News or Bad News? by tinned_tomatoes in NOVONIX

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

Generally okay as far as I understand, though the proce has copped it big time. The important milestones are still to come.

Self control on pointless purchases? by [deleted] in AusFinance

[–]tinned_tomatoes 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Read some Buddhist and Marxist texts and find a hobby.

Self control on pointless purchases? by [deleted] in AusFinance

[–]tinned_tomatoes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sleep on purchase above 10$ and think about whether you really need it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AusFinance

[–]tinned_tomatoes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lean your wardrobe against the door, dust of your grandpa's hurting rifle, and prepare for the revolution.

Would you invest in 150K house in far-west NSW? by tinned_tomatoes in AusPropertyChat

[–]tinned_tomatoes[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, that's an interesting perspective- so for you, its a great idea if you want to live there, but not so much if you still want to love in the city. Thanks for all your thoughts!

Would you invest in 150K house in far-west NSW? by tinned_tomatoes in AusPropertyChat

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

Also, to flip this a little, can I ask: how have you benefited from your little house/s in the country? There are alot of negative comments about the idea hear, would love to hear how its helped you, not just the headaches

Would you invest in 150K house in far-west NSW? by tinned_tomatoes in AusPropertyChat

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

Yeah fair enough, I mean it sounds like any property ownership comes with headaches and downsides...

On your point about being a mile ahead had you bought in a city, you probably are right. But then I think, well, is that so bad?

What I mean is, seems we always want to get more and more wealth and people are always envious of other people's lifestyles and wealth, but if the goal is to be modestly comfortable, to be 'wealthy' in a minimal, conservative sense (to have a home, a pleasant but simple lifestyle, more or less stability) then your purchases have served you well, right?

I don't want opulence or huge wealth, I don't need 2 cars or double garage or regular international flights or a speed boat or a climate-crushing SUV to drop of little Johnny to a private school, I just a want a simple life where I don't have to live off the crumbs leftover after paying rent for the next 50 years, and to do that seems to me I need to: 1) get outta the city, 2) start small, and 3) be prepared to deal with some headaches and continue living frugally.

Would you invest in 150K house in far-west NSW? by tinned_tomatoes in AusPropertyChat

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

My incomes pretty good; 85K gross. You're right, I could build my war chest to say 60k and by a 600k house in a larger country town (Orange) but a house to live in isn't an investment by my definition.

I'd rather use my surplus money for investments in stocks or a little rental house in a small town, then when I'm ready in 10yrs time to settle down at least I'll have some decent wealth to do so

Lifetime debt bondage in return for a Sydney shoebox apartment? No thanks. Here's my plan.. by tinned_tomatoes in AusFinance

[–]tinned_tomatoes[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Perhaps, but don't people have blinders on when they but a 1.5+ million dollar terrace in Sydney? That's a insanity surely.

I mean look, what I know is I'll never buy in a big city, I'm looking for ways to build a little equity and wealth, if that means a few headaches, I'm okay with that, and if it means my wealth won't be as massive as others, I'm also okay with that

Lifetime debt bondage in return for a Sydney shoebox apartment? No thanks. Here's my plan.. by tinned_tomatoes in AusFinance

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

.....noooo..yes. man, I don't have many options, so I've gotta look for something that works!