There are many ways to achieve your end goal. Keep this in mind and be flexible about the journey that takes you there. Personally I need to remind myself of this on a regular basis and it saves me a lot of stress.

I see university as an insurance policy. If you need to work for an income then it is usually quicker and easier to get a higher paying job if you have a degree. Most universities let you defer for at least a year either before starting your course or during it. Part time study might also suit you. There are also many positions for degree qualified people to work part time – again on a higher hourly rate than positions generally available to people without qualifications.

Also, the higher your income, the quicker you can start saving and investing in whatever you choose. While there are high income earners who do not have a university education, these people are, statistically, a minority. Do your due dillegence and check it out for yourself with the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Another thing to be aware of is that there are plenty of well educated drop-outs. University alone will not be the deciding factor when it comes to achieving your goals.

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Sonja

The valves in my kids drink cups are too small to clean properly with the bristles on the bottle brush so I clean them by soaking in Coke overnight. In the morning they rinse clean without any trouble. Now that I see what I have written it seems very scary indeed.

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Sonja

I grew up with powerlines on our property (two legs of the tower on our side of the fence and two nextdoor on electricity commission land). Personally, now that I’ve left home, I will not live under them again. Once they fell down and smashed the windscreen on my car – lucky we were all inside at the time. Of course the electricity commission paid damages but still a bit scary.

I don’t know if all the cancer, depression etc claims are supported by research but why live there if the possible risk worries you (as it does with me)? Then again I know people who couldn’t care less (my parents for example).

When my parents were looking at selling a few years back, the RE said that the powerlines would have a -ve effect on the price. If you are looking at buying this could be a good tool for negotiating the price down.

All things have good and bad points.

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Sonja

PS If the trees are too close to the powerlines or tower, the electricity commission will cut them down when they come to inspect and do mainainence. The have a right of access to do this but will write and tell you before they come.

I sort of assumed that you all knew each other from the way it read. Mainly it was Peter LonelySingleMan with his 5 posts that threw me. I sort of thought that he sounded like a mad stalker who had developed an infatuation with a photo. Obviously I’m a bit naieve. Once again, very amusing thread… I’m catching on… I hope.

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Sonja

OK, this thread got really deep and heavy but I had a good laugh at the purple bath tangent! I must admit that I also like purple baths – most things purple in fact.

The definiton of success is subjective but, for me, right now, I’d feel pretty successful if I could just remember what it was that I was about to do next…

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Sonja

We’ve only bought one property but our solicitor arranged both the building and pest inspections for us. I felt this was the best option as we lived a long way from the property and it is supposed to be the solicitors job to look after our interests.

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Sonja

I’ve recently moved from Sydney to Leeton NSW.

Sonja