“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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A Friend’s Brave Decision (Depression’s a Bitch)
The camera pans out to a living room, at the corner there is a young man sitting at a dimly lit table. There is guitar music playing from his laptop… His voice starts singing very loudly and very off-key, indeed an observer would even remark that the young man sings “poorly”. The young man is suddenly self-aware and stops abruptly to look into the camera… Oh, hi guys – ahem, excuse me there – for a second I got lost in the music, I was trying to find some inspiration online and stumbled onto some old tunes via Youtube. You know how it is – before long, one song turns…
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Investing in Real Estate 106 (Your Strategy)
Hai guyz! How y’all doing? Unfortunately, it’s a bit wet and miserable at the moment in Old Sydney Town – so what better than to snuggle up to your lover, switch on the mood lighting and play some soft tunes as you… read through the latest from your favourite personal finance blogger! Today, I’m going to continue the real estate series – it’s where the bulk majority of my net worth sits (read about in my numbers revealed) and an asset class which I am continuing to learn, develop and grow. Following on from the last post (here), where we discussed the team to build around you – this post…
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A Taste of My Own Medicine (Poor Customer Service) and 4 Ways to Cure It
What’s up fellow Frugal Samuraities! Oh no, not you again! Yes indeedy – you can’t get away from me even if you tried. Not that you will – because let’s face it, TheFrugalSamurai rocks! Self-congratulatory messages aside, I hope that wherever you are reading this – this blog can bring a little bit of light-heartedness to your life. May it be a light to you in dark places when all other lights go out. “Nods head solemnly”. Tonight’s post is really more of a message to myself than anything, for it is on a topic which every one of us encounters – bad customer service. Having worked in a client-facing role, I’ve been guilty…
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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…
