1) Dad reckon’s he’s semi-retired, working 70-odd hours a week. He loves his work, and it’s one way to make money, but it’s not for me…

2) So far, a lot of planning and very little action. I have a step-by-step plan of what I want to achieve, by when, and how i plan to acheive it. Rating? probably too early to tell, will depend on how well this…[Read more]

I love those little games, my best streak so far in freecell is 392… long way off 1000 yet.

Managed to get 63 seconds on expert setting of minesweeper tho []

Cheers,
J.

*****

“…in spite of my confusion, up above all my pain, got a death-grip on this vision so here I go again…”

Dogma has to be my favourite movie, ranks that little bit higher than Holy Grail.

Fav part I reckon has gotta be when it turns out Alanis Morissette is God. Rather, well, ironic, don’t ya think?

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Meow,
J.

*****

“…in spite of my confusion, up above all my pain, got a death-grip on this vision so here I go again…”

Seems to be a few leos here… and strangely enough I’m one of em too [8D]

Born in ’85, I think thats year of the bull… also fitting…[]

Meow,
J.

*****

“…in spite of my confusion, up above all my pain, got a death-grip on this vision so here I go again…”

And of course, when said Queenslander got to Kilsyth, Dale (well, “Dad” to me… [] ) would have told him that the trip qualifies as a tax deduction!

Seriously though, if you don’t want to make an anuual pilgrimage to see an accountant/financial advisor type person, make sure that whoever you do choose to listen to has experience in dealing with…[Read more]

i spend at least 23 hours every day listening to music, mostly cds at uni and my playlist at home.

my taste in music kinda varies, but i’m big on 90’s and newish rock/alt stuff, especially +LiVE+ (can’t wait til 13/12!!)

Bon Jovi, Matchbox 20, The Angels, Garbage, Fleetwood Mac, Goo Goo Dolls, Foo Fighters, U2, Alanis, Midnight Oil, Metallica…[Read more]

David,

Just curious, do you know if the same applies to hybrid trusts, and whether the rulings are consistent throughout all states?

Thanks,
J.

As far as i know (and i stand to be corrected), the only disadvantages with trusts, in relation to land tax, is that every time you approach the cap you need to create another trust and put any more properties you purchase into there.

All this means is you incur the costs of setting up a new trust structure again, which is neglible when compared…[Read more]

Hiya Powmow!

i’m doing a commerce/economics double at la trobe in melbourne, and its gotta be about as good as your course was [|)] Gonna transfer to a different uni next year and drop the economics component altogether…

Good to see one of us enjoying tertiary ed!!

Cheers,
J.

im a fulltime uni student (commerce/economics, hopefully to be commerce/law next yr…), but im only there 2 days a week.

i work part-time at dads accountancy for 2-3 hours a week, cleaning toilets and sweeping floors, so i can keep petrol in my car (paid cash for it, didnt cost me much – its a bomb!)

most of my time is spent either with kylie…[Read more]

Generally, I’d recommend putting any properties you buy into a trust, as this maximises your control over the investment without any risks if you or your partner are sued.

Also, with a trust you can all but eliminate paying taxes on any profits made by claiming many otherwise unclaimable expenses. Then, the profits can be distributed to whoever…[Read more]

G’day!

I’m also new here, thought it might be an idea to introduce myself…

I’ve been interested in the idea of positive cashflow IP’s for about the last 5 years, but I’ve only just turned 18 so I’m yet to buy anything. I’ve spent a lot of time researching and learning as much as I possibly can, so all going well I should be well on my way to…[Read more]