Reading Time: 9 minutes Wow! What a difference a day or two makes eh! Looks like the Australian politicians were reading the latest post (here) from TheFrugalSamurai and decided (again) to change the leadership of our nation. So for the seventh time in a decade, we now have a Prime Minister in office unelected by the people. Our new PM ScoMo (Scott Morrison) won’t even get a chance to stay long, because the Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten is odds on favourite to get in come the federal election next year. Which means once Bill comes in – he’s going to be backstabbed by some other candidate from HIS…
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Amusing Timeline of (Recent) Australian Prime Ministers
Reading Time: 7 minutes Hey y’all! How’s it all going? Hope you’ve had a great week so far! I’m here in old Melbourne town actually, on a national work conference for a couple of days. As much as I would love to see the sights and catch up with old friends, frankly the schedule and activities which work has placed on us doesn’t allow for much, if any, free time (I’m writing this at 4am as we speak). Still! Looking forward to a couple of days out of the office with everyone from around the country – should be exciting! I was going to continue writing on the previous post…
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Investing in Real Estate 109 (How to Start a Property Portfolio)
Reading Time: 7 minutes RnB music pumping: “….She’s so dangerous That girl is so dangerous, That girl is a bad girl, yeah” Oh! Hi there – how’s it going? Sorry for being distracted, you see – I’ve had an old school RnB binge this weekend. Poor MrsFrugalSamurai had to put up with my dance moves and random bursts of song. She doesn’t mind, tests our marriage she says, makes it stronger. Today’s article is in response to a question from one of her good friends Bane-san, a well-renowned medical physician based in Melbourne, who originates from the Indian sub-continent but has a Japanese name. #Winning! Bane-san asks: How to start a…
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Snapshot of the Oz Economy
Reading Time: 5 minutes Hey YOU! (Points finger in your direction). “M…me?” YES YOU! Have you ever wondered how the Australian economy is going right now? What our GDP growth rate and headline figures are? WELL?! HAVE YOU??? “N…no…no” Well today’s your day to find out! “Oh…O…OK” The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA aka Oz Central Bank) kindly released an economic snapshot (great info-graphics) of how our Australian economy is tracking right now. Given the negativity recently in the media and pundits stating we are overdue for a recession – it’s a prudent time to see just how we are doing. Courtesy of the RBA: Some solid numbers reported, with…
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Which Financial Level Are You?
Reading Time: 9 minutes Hey guys! How y’all doing? Hope you been enjoying the weekend – plenty of glorious sunshine out there! MrsFrugalSamurai certainly did, for she went out for a hike with friends to the famous Wedding Cake Rock whilst I ran around throwing my weight around on the field (as a referee). During one of our breaks, I sat down to have a chat with a couple of my fellow refs. Soon enough, the conversation gravitated towards our normal day jobs – one was a doctor, another a self-employed jeweler and the youngest of us, still a student. “You guys are all level 99’s!” said the student at the end…
