What should you do when you earn over 90k? - I see people saying to get health insurance bc of the Medicare Levi but anything else? Increasing super? I'm 26 for context

4corners: Dirty deeds - tonight's show is worth a watch

bad guys think they are smart and everyone else inc AFP and ATO not smart

oh boy....

Best tips for deal with real estate agents - So it’s finally time to a buy a house after 20yrs of renting and years of saving.

Like most I don’t enjoy dealing with real estate agents so wondering what the best tips are when looking to buy for the first ... See More time! Other than the old assume everything they say is a lie and set a limit on your price.

I’m thinking best way to open negotiations, or sus out prices when every price is ‘contact agent’ or what info to share/not to share and common dirty little tactics to they play with you!

For reference buying in Brisbane

Apart from growing your wealth and improving your finances, what motivates you to keep going? - I know the usual kids, looking after your belongings and legacy... what else keeps you going and sticking around?

Australian economy fading with full rate rise impact to come

What do you rate the economic situation in Australia at the moment from 0-10 - 0 being as bad as it could get, 10 being absolutely perfect.

There seems to be a very negative view at the moment, I'm wondering what people actually make of it.

Landlords, what do you pay for a real estate to manage your property? - Thinking about leasing my home out.

Just curious of what kind of money I'd have to pay a real estate to look after it.

Housing crisis: Advantages of increasing populations in our cities

Westpac customers will have a default cash withdrawal limit of $1,000

Anyone out there still investing regularly? Anyone had to sell any stocks to pay for things? - Haven’t heard much about stocks on here lately. But surely there’s people out there who have still been buying. And probably some that have been selling as well.

I bought a nice big stack ... See More of NDQ a few months ago and have been loving the growth there, but no one seems to talk about it here. It made sense to get in as AI boomed and after tech dropped so much.

I’ve also been DCA’ing into VDHG every quarter like a good boy. It hasn’t don’t much in a while.

My only single stock I own - CXL - was the darling of my portfolio for a while. Still is by percentage of growth. But it’s now down a good 55% from all time high about a year ago. It started out as only about 10% of my portfolio but soon grew to almost 50%. I first bought it at less than 80c and it did make it all the way up to $8.00, but now it’s below $4. I bought some more at both of their capital raising events, I still believe in the business and think it will do will eventually. I’m holding firm.

Anyone else have anything going on?

Despite recession risk, interest rates must stay high: BIS - There's a club? For bankers?

Is the housing shortage as bad as we're being told? | Alan Kohler [2m:15s]

PwC appoints new CEO and announces it will sell off government business for $1

Minimum wage not enough to get by: Anglicare

What type of renovations add the most & least value to a unit - Looking to get perspectives from people around the types of renovations that add the most value and then also the least value, with a focus on apartment dwellings.

A rule of thumb that I’ve read before ... See More is to try and add $3 of value for every $1 spent which may be difficult to achieve in this kind of environment but nevertheless keen to hear people’s experiences in this space!