And you found yourself here in our company. Well the things that obscure our judgements sometimes cloud our vision with what is before our very eyes. I'm not affraid of international investment, I just wish some of our super funds were used to invest in our resource, land rich country, maybe that way they wouldn't have got slugged as hard as they did during the GFC?
We have every other country buying up square kilometre tracts of land dirt cheap when our own superanuation funds cand see the dirt below their own feat is a gold mine waiting to be developed instead choosing international shares and bonds.
The total accomodation was like $5,000+ at $300 night, we were there in peak season apparently. I know the Gordon river cruise cost us $560, the Cog Railway was like $500 with the bus fare to get us there. Add the Spirit of Tas 2 cabins and putting the car on return and things start adding up.
each night was like $300 in a onsite cabin, think Strahan was the most expensive followed by Beauty Point. Then there's the cruise up the Gordon, cog railway from Queenstown, Tree top flying foxes, etc, etc... when there are six to pay for, everything costs more. The difference in Thailand is the accomodation would be in a hotel at $99 instead of $300, the tours and outings all are a fraction of the cost and food for peanuts of what it costs here. It's no wonder our tourist sector is languishing at the moment over pricing itself out of the market.
It's good to live out in my wifes parents place and help them with their veggetable and rice fields, also helping them sell stuff at the local market. Their pigs are lovely, they have unique personalities and let you know when they're hungry. The riverside restaurants in bamboo huts where you sit on the bamboo mats are different, but the food is awesome. Yes the people are all friendly and have the biggest smiles even if they have nothing in our sense of possessions, they have much more - happiness
It cost me like $10,000 for a 3 week holiday in Tassie, $6,000 for a 4 week holiday in NZ and $1,500 for a 3 week holiday in Thailand travelling around and shopping too.
Aldi is my friend, having one across the road helps. I have Woolworths, Coles and IGA in town too, but since Aldi set up, my shopping bill has fallen big time
Not to worry about the marbles, go for the tom bowlers. Let the bullies of the world bash the crap out of you, they will always be losers, get over it and let the experience make you stronger, what doesn't kill you will. Read Rich Dad Poor Dad, The Richest Man In Babylon and The Liver Cleansing Diet. Buy shares in Rio Tinto, Fortesque, Apple and Microsoft Never buy a brand new car, always buy 2nd hand under 100k's on the tacho Buy deceased estates and list them online Get your furniture and whitegoods from garage sales, let some other fool pay the new buyers premium Holiday in Asia, stay away from those overpriced Australian tourist towns Don't get health insurance, Medicare is good enough Business with families and friends don't mix Don't trust anyone Buy a house at the bottom end of the roller coaster - now and offer 20% less than the asking price.
surely the money in the bank is the main worry these days as many other people will be job hunting soon with the building industry going into meltdown, it employs people in so many different sectors, not just the tradies.
There's a beautiful coastline where I live Micky, when out walking into the reserves along it, you'll sometimes happen upon a little picnic in the middle of this peaceful environment, not a mowers or shovel in site
It's no wonder people don't want to employ new workers, too many out to get all their lurks and perks. If sick leave is what you're after, maybe a council or public service job would be suit?
When I was on my own, I could make my dinner out of $1.50 each night. A large supreme pizza from Aldi costs $3 and I used to split it over 3 nights with extra toppings like olives, sundried tomato, onion, capsicum and more mozzarella cheese.
A kilo of mince used to make 7 meals of bolanaise or chow mein to freeze for later on.
We blame the US for the flooding, and droughts in Australia, ie: when it's dry and there are bush fires over in the US, we get flooding rains and then when it's flooding and wet in the US, we are in drought without rain and with huge bush fires. ie: climate change
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