Hi jonbren,
Firstly, I am by far no expert for advice but I would like to add for a start. The fact you and your wife are both committed to the ‘same goal’ means that you are both opening up lots of opportunities. If you work as a team you will double up on everything and can half the work load at the same time. The only minefield you can get…[Read more]

Dear Byronet,
Again many thanks!
Cheers,
Gatsby.

To everyone who has replied I just want to give you a huge hug and thank you for your support and offers of advise. I’ve just got back from work (which felt like I was just going through the motions in a daze). However, my union rep phoned me this morning. She told me that she had spoken to the area manager of our region (Eastern Melbourne) and…[Read more]

Dear landt,
Thanks for your concern. I work in a residential setting with 5 people with psych/intellectual disabilities on my own. You are right and I am recording any conversation and the time, date, etc with my boss. My problem is that I cannot leave my residents on their own if (when!) my boss comes in to abuse me. I phoned my union rep today…[Read more]

Aussierogue,
I saw a doco titled ‘The Corporation’ a couple of months ago at an Indy arthouse cinema. Not sure if it’s what you are referring to on SBS however it was very enlightning.
Cheers,
Gatsby!

Hi JackHu,
Is Kesslerskeystosuccess, etc ‘Ernie Kessler’ by any chance? A friend and I saw him at a conference about 4 years ago in Melbourne. He’s now dead. No disrespect to the dearly departed but I always remembered him because my friend and I who saw him always had an in joke about Ernie. He had the EXACT SAME VOICE of ‘Ernie’ from Sesame…[Read more]

Rob,
That’s a great point you’ve raised. It’s a bit like ‘save the children’ syndrome. I’ve never understood that. What does that mean? You reach a certain age and then you’re off the ‘love list?’ I think we should love people of all ages or forget it. I mean think about it! What if you die and you’re not a child?
Picture people locking arms…[Read more]

Hi Rebecca2,
The tablets are called Alcodol. I’ve tried them. You take them before you start drinking, then 2 while your drinking and 2 the next morning. They were great. No hangover! Now I go to Alcodol’s Anonymous!
Rob,
I tried drinking the next day but eventually the hangover catches up with you. Now I just limit my drinking to weekends. I…[Read more]

Speaking of ‘marks’, my armpits have healed up quite nicely!
Cheers,
Gatsby!

I received in the mail a flyer for a practicaly free mobile phone provider. The only thing was that you can’t use the no.5 button. So I got scammed into signing up. A week later some of my friends started phoning me and wondered why I never phoned them anymore. “I can’t phone just anyone I want, my phone has no 5’s”. Then I was asked how long have…[Read more]

Sonja,
I’m finding applying the Lamisal cream on my tongue to treat the affected areas the most challenging.
Cheers,
Gatsby!

Ditto what Property Guru said.
Cheers,
Gatsby.

Hi femaleage 20,
I like ‘Your Mortgage’as it doesn’t just cover ‘the best mortgage’, etc, but many aspects relating to property and property investing.
Cheers,
Gatsby!

Hi Brisbane 04,
I’m very sorry to hear about your situation as it becomes even more intense and distressing the longer it goes on. I wish you well. I had a bad experience a couple of years ago which held me back. In the end, I decided whether ‘right or wrong’ there is no point throwing good money (and time) after bad. In the end the solicitors are…[Read more]

Hi HR,
Both Rob and MMM raise the biggest pitfall re: your post. In my experience I was faced with the same problem. By separating the titles you also eliminate an even bigger problem. Pronounciating the term ‘cross collateralisation’!
Cheers,
Gatsby!

If they really did offer a mortgage with your meal, what would be the best loan type though. Eat in or take away? With McDonald’s turn over your port folio could really super size in no time.
Cheers,
Gatsby!

Anubis,
Many thanks for your reply.
Cheers,
Gatsby!

Yeah but they don’t sell hamburgers, so personally I don’t see how it could work.
Gatsby.

Rob,
All along, for years people were buying hamburgers at Maccas. Then I read Robert Kiyosaki who stated that McDonalds were ‘really in the business of owning real estate’. What you’ve said just confirms it.
Cheers,
Gatsby!

What about when you’re a kid and your dad get’s to a stage in life where he just says “Screw it, I don’t care what people think of me anymore! I’m gonna wait for the kid doin the paper round in my jocks! I’m gonna walk around the house in a dressing gown that doesn’t quite close! I’m gonna make breakfast? Who wants sausage for breakfast?” When…[Read more]