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2021-01-04 at 3:49 AM UTC in Greta is 18.
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2021-01-04 at 3:07 AM UTC in Greta is 18.
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2021-01-04 at 2:19 AM UTC in Greta is 18.
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2021-01-04 at 2:18 AM UTC in The brake indicator light on my dash lit upride a bicycle to work
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2021-01-03 at 8:26 PM UTC in I'm watching 50 year old women argue about whether or not one of them liked a tweet
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2021-01-03 at 9:33 AM UTC in Interesting Coincidences thread
Originally posted by Jesus is king OP what kind of fucking shithole do you live in for getting bullied for being European.
You must be a little bitch to let shitskins take advantage of you like that.
I've seen pictures of you man. You were never winning any fights.
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2021-01-03 at 8:11 AM UTC in I'm going to move somewhere where there's no local jobs
Originally posted by Lanny Part of it is the tax situation, with income tax being what it is, ever rising property values, and the way profit on the sale of real-estate is handled, property is a pretty tax-efficient investment there as long as you can dodge the "purchased with the intent to sale" thing. It's sort of a similar issue in the US with a 250k exemption on gains made from the sale of a primary residence, but our capital gains tax rate is lower for anyone it matters to than personal income so it makes money markets relatively more attractive to individuals. In NZ anyone with two bucks to spare tends to throw it at property and they're usually not dumb for doing it.
Construction quality is pretty shitty tho TBH. Never really understood why other than the cost of construction labor being way higher than in the US. Are there like no building codes or what?
There are building codes it's just lower. It's also very expensive to get building consent - Australian labour is a lot more expensive, but it's actually cheaper to build a house there than here.
https://www.realestate.co.nz/3893908/residential/sale/287-dmillars-road-ponatahi-carterton
This is the cheapest freehold house with no occupancy limits in the entire country. They want offers of $79,000 USD and above.
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2021-01-03 at 6:33 AM UTC in I'm going to move somewhere where there's no local jobs
Originally posted by Sudo I gotta house in the country with hillbilly neighbors and millionaire neighbors. My mortgage is 43% of what my last rent was (although it has electrical heating which is costly this winter) and although one of my vehicles is a gas guzzler, I don't mind it. I can basically sub contract much of the winter and not have to lift a finger unless I feel like it. So I'm just hangin out bein lazy in the country saving money instead of stressing and getting ripped off by a slumlord in the inner city surrounded by people I don't need to know.
Really this is the best thing to do kiwi. Now is a good time to get property. If you get left behind you are a loser
There's a big housing bubble here, and the quality is very low - far below north american standards.
I could buy, but it'd be something expensive & mediocre that would need a lot of work so Fona didn't laugh at me. -
2021-01-03 at 3:47 AM UTC in Interesting Coincidences thread
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2021-01-03 at 3:30 AM UTC in A Biden White HouseI only wish Ghost was here to enjoy this. RIP even though he hated me.
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2021-01-03 at 3:29 AM UTC in Interesting Coincidences threadThe faces of the kids who used to sucker punch me in school for being white look a lot like the faces of the people who now sit outside shops begging me for money. Same flat noses, same brown skin. It's interesting!
Do you guys have any coincidences of your own you'd like to share? -
2021-01-03 at 3:25 AM UTC in I'm going to move somewhere where there's no local jobs
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2021-01-03 at 1:17 AM UTC in I'm going to move somewhere where there's no local jobs
Originally posted by Meikai Didn't you get this shitty tiny place specifically for social connections from trade conventions since it was super close to the convention center or something? As long as covid is happening it probably does make a lot of sense to move somewhere more affordable, if you aren't really reaping the only benefit you intended to reap from living there. Ye.
Could you sublet the place you're at now so you hold onto the lease for when it becomes more sensible to start living there again? I dunno how that'd work but it seems the location was advantageous and it'd suck if the world was back to normal in 6 months and you couldn't conveniently start that plan back up. Even if you couldn't move back in immediately, it'd save you from having to find a similar spot. :/
Yeah I moved to the biggest city as that's where I figured 'the action' was. Meeting the right people, opportunity, money etc.
I'm now coming to realize that all of that isn't even in this country. And if I have to stay here due to coof, why not at least stay somewhere nicer and cheaper.
But yeah not sure how shit will go down when we are all vaccinated. -
2021-01-03 at 12:13 AM UTC in I'm going to move somewhere where there's no local jobs
Originally posted by Lanny I managed to take a big city job remote to one of the least expensive corners of the US and it’s been pretty dope so far. Paying significantly less on a mortgage for a 4 bed 3 bath place than I did in rent for a studio. Will say that my employer did try to fuck me on comp, but I narrowly lucked out of that. If you can make it work it makes a lot of sense.
You went and got a mortgage? Damn you went all in. Reckon you could find more remote work if you got fired?
Originally posted by Lanny You’re freelancing right? How do you acquire clients? If it used to be in person then I’d be worried about the remote thing, but if you usually drum up work via internet then it seems pretty reasonable to move.
I found this client purely online. We've never met. We had some mutual professional acquaintances though, so that helped.
I just wonder if I can pull the same trick if everyone gets vaccinated though.
Ah well fuck it I'll just waste thousands of dollars moving back to the city if worst comes to worst. -
2021-01-03 at 12:10 AM UTC in *ahem*
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2021-01-02 at 11:56 PM UTC in I'm watching 50 year old women argue about whether or not one of them liked a tweetRobert Mugabe = Nonce = Octavian
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2021-01-02 at 11:49 PM UTC in I'm going to move somewhere where there's no local jobsI pay $1450 USD a month to live in a tiny one bedroom place in the middle of the city with a bunch of smoking niggers as neighbours.
I could use that money and live in a nice house in the country with no crime or diversity and just smell cow shit instead.
Of course there's no work out there.
Hopefully the Rona will continue to go from strength to strength so there will be more remote work. -
2021-01-02 at 11:42 PM UTC in I'm going to move somewhere where there's no local jobsI've been working remotely since april, two different clients, I'm sure I'll be fine.
Probably. -
2021-01-02 at 11:36 PM UTC in *ahem*
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2021-01-02 at 10:18 PM UTC in Rabbit Nonce is asking members for CPOctavian is a pedo. Never forget.
