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Everybody has money problems: Someone is always trying to seperate you from your cash.

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Australian spending is slowing, but inflation remains too high for easy rate cuts.

That is the difficult combination: weak customers and expensive debt.

The risk is another rate rise and carrying a marginal investment for years while waiting for relief that arrives too late.

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If say 5 million Aussies watched his 5 minute air-fest, that is 25 million minutes wasted.

25 million minutes is 416,667 hours.
Based on a 38 hour week, we collectively (conservatively) wasted 10,964 weeks or 211 work-years of time, tonight, watching his waffle.

211 YEARS!

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In 2007 I was paying $1.759 for 98 octane unleaded petrol.

So according to the #RBA inflation calculator, that same litre of fuel should now cost, $2.85.

That is what I am currently paying for PULP 98.

So is our #fuel overpriced or perhaps just reset to where it “should” be?

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Buying because you expect rates to fall is still speculation.

Scotty explains why planning matters more than headlines.

#PropertyThinking #InterestRates #ScottyNorth

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Think your bank relationship gets you the best deal?

Scotty explains why that assumption falls apart.

#MortgageThinking #PropertyTalk #ScottyNorth #Mortgage #Banking

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A "good" property return isn’t just about yield.

That’s the part most people get wrong. Scotty explains why.

#PropertyThinking #PropertyInvesting #ScottyNorth

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Turnkey house and land packages aren’t about convenience.

They’re about time and how you treat property.

Scotty explains the difference.

#PropertyThinking #HouseAndLand #ScottyNorth

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You work in Australia. Your super is invested elsewhere.

That might make sense, but do you know where it’s actually going?

#Superannuation #ScottyNorth #Super #Australiansuper #Retirement

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We've got some exciting topics coming up, but of course we'd love to answer your questions!

Do you have any money, finance, property, investing or life questions you need help with?

#ScottyNorth #AnsweringYourQuestions #AussieFinance #AussieMoney #RealEstate #InvestmentTips

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Off the plan risk isn’t about the build. It’s about what happens when the first valuations come in.

Scotty explains why.

#PropertyThinking #OffThePlan #ScottyNorth #Property #FinanceTalk

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Low income isn’t the only reason people struggle to save a deposit.

Scotty explains why.

#PropertyThinking #MoneyHabits #ScottyNorth

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Does block size really matter?

"Bigger land = better outcome" isn’t always true.

Scotty explains why.

#PropertyThinking #HouseAndLand #ScottyNorth #Property #PropertyTalk #Buying

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Before you make an offer on a property, pause.

Most people skip a few critical steps and feel the impact later.

Scotty explains.

#PropertyThinking #BuyingProperty #ScottyNorth #Finance #BuyingTips

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Residential vs commercial.

They’re not the same asset class, and treating them as such causes confusion.

#PropertyThinking #CommercialProperty #ScottyNorth #CallInShow

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Cash and equity aren’t the same thing.

Treating them as interchangeable is where people get caught out.

Scotty explains why.

#PropertyThinking #PropertyInvesting #ScottyNorth #Equity #Cash #CashVsEquity

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Renovate or sell?

Scotty explains what to think about before choosing.

#PropertyThinking #RenovateOrSell #ScottyNorth #Property

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You sell your house for double. Feels like a win.

But if that money only buys you the same house again, did you actually get ahead?

#Property #AustralianProperty #WealthEffect #ScottyNorth

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We’ve seen streets where one side sells for tens of thousands more than the other, with virtually identical homes, purely because of one overlooked factor.

It matters whether you’re buying, renting, or selling later.

This is something you want to understand before you commit.

#PropertyInsights #AustralianProperty #PropertyValue #ScottyNorth

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Emotional spending feels intuitive. It’s rarely strategic.

Money decisions work better when structure leads and emotion is checked, not celebrated.

#MoneyThinking #BehaviouralFinance #ScottyNorth #FinanceThoughts

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Australia’s superannuation pool is bigger than the ASX. Do you know where your super is invested and are you comfortable with it?

#Superannuation #MoneyTalk #AustralianFinance #ScottyNorth