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living their best lives, one paycheck at a time.
They don't know why they are broke, they just don't care about money
living their best lives, one paycheck at a time.Just in my small circle of friends I have two families that are perpetually broke despite the fact that they have good jobs.
They know why they are broke, they just don't care about money
Are people that are loading up their credit cards to play the pokies really having a good night?You are thinking like a person who is financially aware and has invested for their future.
We are in the minority, most people prefer to "stimulate the retail economy" and have a "good night out" as often as possible.
Just in my small circle of friends I have two families that are perpetually broke despite the fact that they have good jobs.
They know why they are broke, they just don't care about money
Remember though, the topic isn’t “Banning Gambling” it’s simply “Banning gambling using a credit card”Again you are thinking like we think, many of them literally do not care about money
I have been shown things they have purchased and because of the way I think, I ask how much was that and they answer I can't remember..............
They buy things on their card and do not get a receipt, they pay their credit payment each month without checking the entries on the statement.
I know one person who has had over 30 different cars, over 40 different motor bikes and 6 different boats, in the same time I have had 4 cars, 1 motor bike and no boats
I think they are crazy and struggle to understand their attitude but They only care about having fun.
I am concerned that some of them will end up in a bad financial situation in their later years But at present we live in a free country so they are entitled to live how they choose
glimmers of hope , by the distressed yes that is how i interpret the phenomenon i have watched in the last 60 years ( i grew up on the fringe of a capital city )I actually think it’s a bit more sinister than that, I think the reason lower incomes tend to buy more lotto tickets and play the pokies more is because they often see it as their only hope of financial freedom.
But the odds are not in their favour, and it just keeps them poor, and it’s not fun losing which they always will, so it’s not great entertainment either, it’s short lived hope followed by regret.
you rule out the money laundering angle here , how many are laundering the proceeds of ( somebody else's )criminal activity ??Are people that are loading up their credit cards to play the pokies really having a good night?
I have broke people in my family too, they don’t get why they are broke, they just think the world is rigged against them, then they go and lose on the pokies.
check out this video, these people aren’t having a good time, they are addicted, and many people you think might just be having a good time are just functional addicts, like functional alcoholics it’s had to spot them. Making it at least a little bit harder for them to go into debt is probably a good thing, they will thankyou when the wake up in the morning and havent loaded up their cards.
No doubt it happens, but I don’t think that would represent a large portion of the losses people make at the pokies each year, I would expect there are better ways to launder money Just using small businesses.you rule out the money laundering angle here , how many are laundering the proceeds of ( somebody else's )criminal activity ??
just a suspicion based on where the highest turnover machines are located
Not that I am into laundering cash, but I thought that the casinos were the obvious places and perhaps the racetracks also.No doubt it happens, but I don’t think that would represent a large portion of the losses people make at the pokies each year, I would expect there are better ways to launder money Just using small businesses.
well the money ( per capita ) in certain areas sure raises eyebrows ( compared to what you would expect the average resident to earn )Not that I am into laundering cash, but I thought that the casinos were the obvious places and perhaps the racetracks also.
Plus if they fall in ****, your money will be used to help these battlers .Again you are thinking like we think, many of them literally do not care about money
I have been shown things they have purchased and because of the way I think, I ask how much was that and they answer I can't remember..............
They buy things on their card and do not get a receipt, they pay their credit payment each month without checking the entries on the statement.
I know one person who has had over 30 different cars, over 40 different motor bikes and 6 different boats, in the same time I have had 4 cars, 1 motor bike and no boats
I think they are crazy and struggle to understand their attitude but They only care about having fun.
I am concerned that some of them will end up in a bad financial situation in their later years But at present we live in a free country so they are entitled to live how they choose
The wallet is being closed tight.Plus if they fall in ****, your money will be used to help these battlers .
So who is the idiot ultimately?
I know....
Well the point of laundering cash is to take money that you earned illegally, and make it appear like you earned it legally.Not that I am into laundering cash, but I thought that the casinos were the obvious places and perhaps the racetracks also.
@Value Collector It all boils down to "means and ways"Well the point of laundering cash is to take money that you earned illegally, and make it appear like you earned it legally.
if you are a long term career crook, earning a lot of money in organised crime, it’s going to look weird if every year for a decade you seem to be winning $1 Million at the casino.
But, it doesn’t look weird if you owned a few small of medium legit businesses to run an extra $1M though them each year.
Now maybe if you owned a pub that had pokies in it, you pay some one to sit there all day feeding in your dirty cash until they lost it all (and you won it all) but you also by law have to have video surveillance covering your pokies.
From the RBA on redeeming old bank notes and reads in part:I was browsing in a secondhand book shop, and found these, 4 × $50, good condition but not mint, inside a yellowing, published 1984, book.
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They feel genuine, watermarks, the thread, etc, ... local shop wouldn't take them, though. Any ideas?
Redeeming Old Banknotes
All previous issues of Australian banknotes retain their legal tender status. However, it is a long time since some of these banknotes were issued into circulation in Australia and some retailers or members of the public may be reluctant to accept them. People may be unfamiliar with the designs and may suspect the banknotes to be counterfeit.Most commercial banks will redeem old Australian banknotes at face value.
A commercial bank may require some time to confirm that a banknote from a previous series is genuine or may need to send such banknotes to the Reserve Bank for confirmation.
Go to a bank where you have an account and deposit them, best be sure they are not counterfeit or the bank may get upset.I was browsing in a secondhand book shop, and found these, 4 × $50, good condition but not mint, inside a yellowing, published 1984, book.
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They feel genuine, watermarks, the thread, etc, ... local shop wouldn't take them, though. Any ideas?
Hope you bought the book.I was browsing in a secondhand book shop, and found these, 4 × $50, good condition but not mint, inside a yellowing, published 1984, book.
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They feel genuine, watermarks, the thread, etc, ... local shop wouldn't take them, though. Any ideas?
Hahaha, did you buy the book at least, otherwise it’s theft.I was browsing in a secondhand book shop, and found these, 4 × $50, good condition but not mint, inside a yellowing, published 1984, book.
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They feel genuine, watermarks, the thread, etc, ... local shop wouldn't take them, though. Any ideas?
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