Hai guyz! How’s it all going? Hope you’re weekend’s going great! Doesn’t it always feel like two days is not enough though. We should start a petition for at least a three day weekend. What about seven days! Um, no sir – that would be called unemployment. Anyway all happening this week boys and girls, on Friday my friends and I are heading off to Thailand and Malaysia for a week-long holiday (vacation) which means that whatever pops up at the 9 to 5 this week, will need to be crammed into four days. Throw in a few wedding related meetings in there, and it makes for damn busy schedule.…
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Investing in Real Estate 107A (a House or an Apartment)?
“Our house, in the middle of our street Our house, in the middle of our” Oh, it’s you again – how’s it going! HAY quick question: how much wood can a wood chuck chu… oops, sorry wrong blog, let me start again… How much does it cost to purchase an average house in Sydney? The answer is… a little over $1,000,000. So how much does it cost to purchase an average apartment in Sydney? About $761,000… Holy smokes that’s a fair amount of change. No wonder Sydney is one of the most expensive cities in the world (read here, here and here). But it’s at those levels because someone is…
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Investing in Real Estate 105 (Your Team)
Yo Yo Yo – what’s happening peeps! Not sure why I decided to talk like that – must be because I’ve been watching “Any Given Sunday” again, one of my favourite sports movies. Basically it’s a take on a fictional NFL team with an all-star acting cast. Al Pacino as the old school head coach, Jamie Foxx as the narcissistic rising star QB, Cameron Diaz as the hot-headed young franchise owner. It gives a pretty darn good insight into the trials and tribulations of professional sports. But one key message which I came out of it is that, without a supportive and cohesive team, the individual fails. Exactly how it…
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5 Quotes to Help You With Stock Market Uncertainty
What’s happening people! We live in such exciting times don’t you think? I mean, did you notice what happened in the last couple of days in the global stock market? VOLATILITY. Hell yeah, risk-on, risk-off baby. Why are you so excited TheFrugalSamurai? Because volatility creates excitement! It creates headlines and articles and EYEBALLS PEOPLE. No more slow news day, Huzzah! We live in the information age – so no sooner did the gargantuan point drops in the DJIA and S&P 500 transpire than all sorts of reasons were spouted: “The Machines – Hasta la vista, baby” “Inflation – Rise of the Balloons” “Interest Rates – Return of the Yield King” But…
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Cryptoboom vs Dotcomboom
What’s up guys! Are you staying cool in this Sydney heat? 41 degrees yo – that’s some serious warmth. Not looking forward to heading back to work tomorrow in this weather – but I am pumped to get back into it! Two weeks flew by and so much has happened since the break started. What happened since then? CRYPTOMANIA! We live in exciting times I have to admit, with Cryptocurrency mania well and truly gripping the mainstream. I told you guys last time that this year I’m going to dedicate more time to research Cryptocurrencies and the blockchain, but seems like I didn’t have to go very far. Practically every conversation…
