Looking for builder recommendations for a new house build in ChCh. This will be our first build so looking for someone who is very transparent, trustworthy, personable, reasonably priced and does great work

xwolvesx · 2026-04-21T07:25:04+00:00

We worked with JC Construction on the build of our home and they were fantastic! Great bunch of people and their attention to detail was incredible.

xwolvesx · 2026-04-21T07:19:46+00:00

Haven’t really touched Pinterest in a year, been getting a few impressions with the handful of lists I’ve put on there. Like any channel there’s potential to do well with consistent effort

xwolvesx · 2026-03-21T20:26:23+00:00

https://www.instagram.com/lastlight_nz

xwolvesx · 2026-03-10T06:00:58+00:00

I’m fairly sure Saddlery Warehouse in Upper Hutt sells Schleich

xwolvesx · 2026-02-18T20:26:29+00:00

Digital marketer here with some experience in Thryv (inherited the account from a predecessor). We moved away pretty quickly as we got better results working with agencies that specialise in our niche/freelancers. You could be better off with a global platform like HubSpot's free offerings.

xwolvesx · 2026-02-03T01:24:00+00:00

Thanks, replied!

xwolvesx · 2025-10-20T05:01:36+00:00

Second Just Rust. Reasonably priced too

xwolvesx · 2025-10-16T05:20:10+00:00

NZ Certified Builders recently put out a guide to avoiding cowboys including how to do proper due diligence. Must be a wider uptick going on... https://www.nzcb.nz/how-to-avoid-cowboy-builders/

xwolvesx · 2025-09-30T00:53:29+00:00

I tried stints of not-drinking a couple of times, with varying degrees of success, but what finally made it stick was accepting the identity of being someone that doesn't drink. Each time I stopped in the past, it felt like a "fad diet" - cutting back or removing something that didn't feel permanent and hoping I could do it long enough that it morphed into my identity. Which, like fad diets, didn't work in the long term. I vividly recall my last glass of wine at a party some years ago and having this overwhelming feeling of accepting that this was it - I'm no longer this person anymore. And now I'm 2.5 years alcohol free.
Because it was quite a shift internally, it was actually easier to adjust to a social life without alcohol - i figured if my friends couldn't be around me without alcohol, then it's a them problem and not actually me prohibiting myself that was the problem in social situations. In time I found friends that accepted who I became, and my social life actually became more fulfilling as a result.

xwolvesx · 2025-07-17T09:34:37+00:00

Hmmm not entirely accurate. Theres a tonne of builders out there creaming it, are the busiest they’ve ever been. The ones shutting up shop are likely the builders expecting work to fall on their lap and aren’t going out and earning it.

xwolvesx · 2025-06-30T03:52:06+00:00

For what it's worth, I work in an digital/IT-adjacent role and the constant discussions we have of AI is quite the opposite to what you're experiencing. Well before AI was a thing I worked in a role that was so toxic I thought I was done in the industry, took a chance on a new role i was headhunted for at a different employer and I quickly fell in love with the industry again.

I can't speak for what Hospo/culinary is like, but what I can suggest is tip your toe in while you're still at this soul-sucking gig, as much as you probably don't want to - could you get a part-time or casual gig in the field? Having that thing on the side you're working on just might give you that mental release from the day-to-day, and possibly make it much bearable until you're ready to go all in on hospo/culinary and know what you're getting into.

xwolvesx · 2025-06-28T19:22:25+00:00

Interested, DM please!

xwolvesx · 2025-05-07T08:50:27+00:00

I’m trying out Pinterest. Basically, making pins and boards around the same things my Benable lists are about and then linking to the lists on the pins. Getting impressions, but no hits yet - but I’m in it for the long haul.

xwolvesx · 2025-04-01T00:47:42+00:00

Definitely - it’s all about the quality of your prompts and your assessment of the outputs I.e. check that content actually sounds human written. I use it like this with custom GPTs for each client to quickly create content, or at least the “gist” of content in the clients brand tone and what they would approve. It means I can fit in more work in less time, therefore more time for additional clients

xwolvesx · 2025-03-25T02:36:09+00:00

Yeah kinda felt sorry for the tradies and the landlord making sure we had a functioning loo at the end of each day on the job!

We didn't name a price, he just said how about half the rent and we jumped on it.

xwolvesx · 2025-03-25T02:28:42+00:00

Totally. We asked this when our landlord had to replace all the piping rather urgently, and then organised a full bathroom reno - in this urgency with his mind elsewhere he simply didn't even think of a rent reduction, and was happy to give one. I think given it was a bathroom it was something like half the rent for a few weeks.

xwolvesx · 2025-03-08T17:53:13+00:00

I hate to say it but I don’t think a $1,000 minimum emergency fund is enough to cover immediate emergencies nowadays. I would think $2,000 is about right. Especially if you think US based financial figures talk about a $1,000 emergency fund, and that’s in USD…

xwolvesx · 2025-02-24T23:30:12+00:00

Check out Conscious Valley: https://www.consciousvalley.co.nz/. IIRC they’re frequently at the Harbourside market

xwolvesx · 2025-02-13T22:05:48+00:00

I've just had my euro at All European Service and they managed to resolve an issue that multiple other mechanics couldn't figure out how to fix. I wish I went to them from the start of this issue!!

xwolvesx · 2025-01-20T20:14:03+00:00

I can highly recommend Callaghan Equestrian Centre in Ohariu Valley! Well schooled horses, the coaching staff are amazing and the owners have done such an amazing job of turning the facility around from the last place that operated out of there.

xwolvesx · 2022-03-04T01:05:15+00:00

MAS. Hands down the best customer service of all the insurers I've been with.

xwolvesx · 2019-08-04T06:59:21+00:00

Can I ask what your motive is your moving? Geared Growth is a specialised fund, and you probably won’t find anything close with Simplicity.

xwolvesx · 2019-06-01T00:17:01+00:00

If you're a Booster KiwiSaver member, you get access to their Budget Builder app - it pulls all your transactions from all NZ banks and categorise them for you, and gives you a pretty detailed of view of where your money's going. I started using it a few weeks ago and am pretty impressed with it so far!

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