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No renters can't reverse mortgage their rental and they definitely aren't into the pokies, in W.A the only pokies we have are in the Crown Casino and that's way out of their stomping grounds.
No renters can't reverse mortgage their rental and they definitely aren't into the pokies, in W.A the only pokies we have are in the Crown Casino and that's way out of their stomping grounds.Are they renters? Or do they enjoy the pokies?
Are they renters? Or do they enjoy the pokies?
Through my work I know quite a few people on a pension, singles get $510 per week plus a load of concessions.
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I have been living with hardly any income lately,we can do.. with roughly 3k to 4k a month so $50k a year..on a big fully owned acreage,2 cars, no power bill.probably would need to add $10k year to cover with emergency hospital,car dying, house repairs etchmmm , i get less than that , but maybe i have a few shares
( just in case Centrelink runs out of money , while i am still alive )
since the Government told me to stop working ... i will take the extra cash while it lasts ( i am betting it won't last forever )I have been living with hardly any income lately,we can do.. with roughly 3k to 4k a month so $50k a year..on a big fully owned acreage,2 cars, no power bill.probably would need to add $10k year to cover with emergency hospital,car dying, house repairs etc
Basically $60k for a couple in 2024 for a good life, $0 benefit , pension, help or discount so full numbers.
But no EV, no overseas travels on these and we are self sufficient in mostly everything.
No renters can't reverse mortgage their rental and they definitely aren't into the pokies, in W.A the only pokies we have are in the Crown Casino and that's way out of their stomping grounds.
I have been living with hardly any income lately,we can do.. with roughly 3k to 4k a month so $50k a year..on a big fully owned acreage,2 cars, no power bill.probably would need to add $10k year to cover with emergency hospital,car dying, house repairs etc
Basically $60k for a couple in 2024 for a good life, $0 benefit , pension, help or discount so full numbers.
But no EV, no overseas travels on these and we are self sufficient in mostly everything.
When was the last time you caught up with her? Maybe the retirement village subsidises her costs eg meals etc.They must have some crazy overheads those 80 year olds to be struggling on a pension when they own their home. Maybe they are asset rich, income poor. If that's the case, they are better off selling something.
My mother in-law had very little in savings, her partner passed away and she sold her modest country home about 10 years ago and moved into a Retirment village, she manages to live comfortably off of her pension. Her only overheads are the cost of the retirment home, internet provider, and utilities, light food for breakfast & lunch, tea and coffee, pet food, car registration and insurance, cigarettes (79 years old and smoke all her life, and healthy as a spring chicken). The village management helps her get all her entitlements from the government.
When was the last time you caught up with her? Maybe the retirement village subsidises her costs eg meals etc.
The women I was talking to don't look high maintenance, more your normal grandma type, apparently they were both nurses when younger.
Who knows, they may have hidden habits, they both had a dog.
@sptrawler And the crap ones stay on just to destroy what is yours.Been there seen that, renting out property is for the young at heart, it isn't an old person's game. Good tenants tend to move onward and upward, crap tenants tend to hang on to the bitter end.
An update on the Australian cruising issue, that was posted recently.P & O Australia to be closed down, due to high operating and regulatory costs and low population density.
Interesting when Australians have really taken to cruising and population density hasn't been a problem before.
P&O Cruises Australia to shut its doors after 90 years, leaving Pacific Explorer to be retired
The Australian travel brand will fold its operations into parent company Carnival Cruise Line from March 2025, leaving passengers with cruises booked on the Pacific Explorer after that date to receive a refund or credit.www.abc.net.au
Historic Regent Cinemas Ballarat announces closure, effective immediately
The historic Regent Cinemas, once the largest "movie palace" in regional Victoria has closed, effective immediately, after almost 100 years of screening films.
- In short: Ballarat's Regent Cinemas has announced its closure, effective immediately.
- Management posted a statement to social media, saying a "number of factors" contributed to the "heart-breaking" decision.
- What's next? The future of the historic cinema is uncertain, but community members have been vocal in their support and disappointment in the closure.
Ballarat's Regent Cinemas, which screened its first film in 1928, shut its doors unexpectedly on Monday night.
Its website is usually filled with movie screenings but instead, this morning it reads "no session times available."
Residents received emails saying their upcoming birthday parties and events would be unable to run.
Ballarat's Regent has six cinemas including the main theatre room. (Supplied: Bronwyn Blaiklock)
yes but i haven't been to one for decades ( more than 20 years if my memory serves me correctly )Sign of the times?
I went to see the new Mad Max film, first film I have seen for a year, and the cinema was mostly empty.yes but i haven't been to one for decades ( more than 20 years if my memory serves me correctly )
but not just inflation , film content etc etc and competition from home entertainment systems
I expect it quite likely is.Sign of the times?
@sptrawler We gave up on cinemas some time ago.We go to the local cinema ocassionally, mid week during the day so it isn't busy, but even so often there are only 6 or so people watching a high budget film e.g the latest Mad Max offering.
That's age related issues, I'm actually starting to notice it, but I still like a great visual show like 'Top gun Maverick' on the big screen it is just amazing.@sptrawler We gave up on cinemas some time ago.
The only reason being we were being blasted out of our seats by the volume.
The last time I took my work ear muffs and She had ear plugs.
The volume was that loud even with these noise restraints on we could still hear the words clearly.
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