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HolyCheck said:
Need a crazy amount of savings though as fred mentioned. Even if you get a 220k loan (for a 300k house), it's still say $1600 a month in repayments.
Buying a house is a nice idea and all but it's fucking bananas.
As much as I would love to own a house, Have a kick ass backyard and a place for mini cookies to grow up, It's just so damn expensive. I need a better paying job!
Planet_JASE
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My parents ignored any form of tantrum. I'm not going to say that I remember being two, but there is enough of a gap between my sister's and I that they can recall me being young and chucking ineffectual hissyfits. My parents stand by the fact that children will only behave in a certain way if it elicits a desired response. You don't respond in a desirable way the first few times and the child begins to realize that it's not an effective strategy.Fredescu said:
What I'm not a big fan of is the current trend of negotiating with children when they are acting improperly. What I vividly can recall from childhood is Dad's I'm Not Impressed Stare whenever we started to act up. That was the negotiation. Dad stares. Would you like to see what happens after this? No? Negotiation complete.
However, Fred, I do say this from a position of not having children. I do have friends with children and I see the effect that giving in to negative behaviour has. I do not fully know the pressure that having children (and multiple ones, at that) and the temptation that giving them what they want has, especially at the end of a particularly hard or trying day.
roosters93
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Oh you don't have kids? I win this argument.
Planet_JASE
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Foiled again!
roosters93
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It's always* better to pretend you do like I just did!
* probably never
* probably never
reptilescorpio
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As Fred said, the big problem is saving that massive deposit. Would love to have my own place but since we are saving for a wedding that will be at least 5 years away. Unless I get a massive pay rise
Also markot last night has taught me that MP games and me don't get along so I'm not going to pick up Trackmania or Red Orchestra. Space Marine will be mine very soon. Hopefully Arkham City isn't far off.
Also markot last night has taught me that MP games and me don't get along so I'm not going to pick up Trackmania or Red Orchestra. Space Marine will be mine very soon. Hopefully Arkham City isn't far off.
Planet_JASE
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Oh hang on, are we talking about children? Like, humans that I've helped sire?roosters93 said:
Oh, yeah, totally got some of them at home, somewhere.
I love that they're like small adults, just without the self-sufficiency. They also say stuff that amuses me because it comes from an innocent, yet totally ignorant viewpoint of how the world works.
that pretty much confirms that the only ppl that would vote for Gillard are the fanatical laborites.... everyone else have left the fold.
but to be honest.... they should leave the decision till as close to the election as possible.....
to nullify the inevitable backlash after the hype and novelty, hitting just before an election campaign (news limited will be certain to continue their destablising campaign)
Sutton Dagger
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If anyone has today off and wants to play some Dead Island co-op, let me know.
Just read through the last few pages of the thread and my summary:
- Those without children should wait and be careful about judging how those with children act/parent. Or beware the 'I told you so's'. Just a tip.
- The renting / buying discussion seems to have come up again. My only suggestion/recommendation to people wanting to get in, is not to expect too much and be willing to settle for something less than your ideal. We did, got us into the market paying off our own mortgage and should easily be able to 'upgrade' in the near future due to all the capital.
- Deus Ex really is great, still, although I get the feeling some of the augs are a bit superfluous. Anyone used the Typhoon thing for example? Is taking a while to play through due to me being completely anal about hacking everything and exploring everywhere.
Need to finish up so I can start up Dead Island for the first time.
Additional:
- Got around to watching West Ham (4) beat Portsmouth (3) from Sat night. Championship referees are awful.
- Teething + sick child is hard work. Operating on a few hours sleep this morning.
- Those without children should wait and be careful about judging how those with children act/parent. Or beware the 'I told you so's'. Just a tip.
- The renting / buying discussion seems to have come up again. My only suggestion/recommendation to people wanting to get in, is not to expect too much and be willing to settle for something less than your ideal. We did, got us into the market paying off our own mortgage and should easily be able to 'upgrade' in the near future due to all the capital.
- Deus Ex really is great, still, although I get the feeling some of the augs are a bit superfluous. Anyone used the Typhoon thing for example? Is taking a while to play through due to me being completely anal about hacking everything and exploring everywhere.
Need to finish up so I can start up Dead Island for the first time.Additional:
- Got around to watching West Ham (4) beat Portsmouth (3) from Sat night. Championship referees are awful.
- Teething + sick child is hard work. Operating on a few hours sleep this morning.
It's weird, I'm sure I've played MP games with your modem without a hassle. But connection issues aren't the reason I don't play online anymore, it's that the mood for what I want to play changes VERY rapidly and I really can't be fucked playing with people I don't know.reptilescorpio said:
That, and I find games that don't have MP have a far better fleshed out SP experience. Vanquish and (from what I've read) DE3 and Arkham Asylum come to mind. Maybe Space Marine will be like that, too.
BanShunsaku
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Sam Stosur, what a legend.
Also, Dead Island is pretty fun. I don't thinking caving a zombie's skull in with a flaming baseball ball will ever get old.
Also, Dead Island is pretty fun. I don't thinking caving a zombie's skull in with a flaming baseball ball will ever get old.
DualShadow
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BanShunsaku said:
Decapitating zombies with an electrified machete is pretty good as well.
Marshmellow
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Omi said:
Brutally violent yes. but oh so enjoyable (20 hours gametime now)
David Mitchell on (eventually) a carbon tax: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syii9DKnb2M
Marshmellow
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Morning AusGAF.
Now because it is a Monday and i am in a sharing mood i thought i would (hopefully) bless you all with some knowledge this morning.
Subject: TV shows
Suggested interests: mad men/entourage/well crafted tv series with a backbone
If you like the above then click THIS
if you didn't click the link above, something is wrong with you. GO WATCH SUITS.
Now because it is a Monday and i am in a sharing mood i thought i would (hopefully) bless you all with some knowledge this morning.
Subject: TV shows
Suggested interests: mad men/entourage/well crafted tv series with a backbone
If you like the above then click THIS
if you didn't click the link above, something is wrong with you. GO WATCH SUITS.
DeathJr said:
My mortgage is equal to what I would pay in rent for a similar house (at least $250-$300/wk). Rental prices are overpriced in this town though, due to the high percentage of students.
So in this fortnight I have finished (all for the first time, despite having played all of them in some fashion over the years):
- Half Life 2
- Episode 1
- Episode 2
- Portal 1
Episode 1 and 2 were nothing short of incredible, and goddamn I loved Portal 1. Not feeling Portal 2 as much so far, but am only a few hours in. Then my shameful backlog will be nearly finished, and I can get stuck into DEHR without any niggling voices!
BanShunsaku
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Marshmellow said:
You read my mind, was watching Suits last night, I only have about 3 episodes left to watch of the season.
Great show, I also now have a schoolboy crush on Meghan Markle. So damn hot. Am going to make an avatar featuring her some time today when I get a chance to replace Ricky Gervais gurning.
That's one hell of a shameful backlog, but I'm glad you've cleared it.
This weekend I wrapped Chantelise and Driver San Francisco and am nearing the end of Radiant Historia... I think (it might be a 50 hour game and I'm only 25 hours in, but I dunno, they were grinding and shit). It's been a great week for gaming.
BTW guys buy Driver it's really good.
This weekend I wrapped Chantelise and Driver San Francisco and am nearing the end of Radiant Historia... I think (it might be a 50 hour game and I'm only 25 hours in, but I dunno, they were grinding and shit). It's been a great week for gaming.
BTW guys buy Driver it's really good.
http://penta.com.au/index.php?main_...s_id=58801&utm_source=getprice&utm_medium=cpc
psp for $187, anyone heard of this site before? is it reliable..
psp for $187, anyone heard of this site before? is it reliable..
FallbackPants
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Marshmellow said:
Really? Wow, I saw the ads on 7 and just assumed it would be effing terrible.
And Jint, I assume that means you're not a football fan of any kind? I swear that is all I did this weekend. I watched four games of league, one of the RWC (would have been more if 9 didn't hate sport) and flicked onto the AFL during breaks. In sum, the weekend was amazing.
HolyCheck said:
I've heard of them before, but never bought anything from them. $187 doesn't seem that cheap, even for a 3000.
FallbackPants said:
Yeah great weekend for sport. Caught the Swans AFL match, watched a boring ass F1 race, caught plenty of RWC on Saturday night while out at the pub for dinner (had an awesome schnitzel too), then went home and watched the Premier League all night while playing Grand Prix Story. Oh and showed up late to work so I could watch the end of Stosur's match this morning.
Marshmellow
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FallbackPants said:
When my mate 1st told me about it all i could think was. "that sounds really stupid and crap, pass"
Watched 1st episode last night, then 2nd, then wanted 3rd but realised it was 12:30
Cannot wait to get home tonight and watch more. It's ridiculous how clever it is. (smart comedy)
FallbackPants
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Stackboy said:
I can't wait for new Community. Also 30 Rock. And Always Sunny. And Walking Dead. And....that's it off the top of my head.
I still haven't got my goddamn Xbox back. I'm going to go off the handle at this dude if it doesn't show up today.
Edit: Scratch that it just showed up.
midonnay said:and if housing bubble collapses, renters will be on a winning ticket (assuming they have prepared instead of pissing it away
Hmm, not sure I'd agree that renting is ever a winning ticket. Rent may go down, and mortgages may go up but I'd still rather grind toward full ownership than pay for someone elses mortgage.
I'm basically doing the renting-whilst-saving-for-a-deposit thing now, even though I still live at 'home' with the family. We rent our place and it's split between the five of us. We get a 4 bedroom house (turned one of the living spaces into a bedroom) and it costs me $180 a week. It's going to take me about 3-4 years to save up enough to get a deposit.
I was talking to my mum about when she bought her first place, and said when they she got married they were able to buy an apartment in Fairlight for about 1.5/2 times her salary (she was a teacher) and she wasn't even the breadwinner.
So unfair
I was talking to my mum about when she bought her first place, and said when they she got married they were able to buy an apartment in Fairlight for about 1.5/2 times her salary (she was a teacher) and she wasn't even the breadwinner.
So unfair
legend166 said:You forgot the cricket
Oh shi... I only caught a few minutes of it Friday afternoon, hence forgetting it.
My mortgage repayments are equal to what I would pay in rent for the same house, <$350/wk (rental market is ridiculous here due to high relative-to-town-population percentage of Uni students).
Ruthless_Barbarian
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Suits is basically House with lawyers.
Re: Renting/buying... happy to rent. Geelong is cheap enough in that regard (at least, my current place) that I can't see myself wanting to deal with a loan or any of that stuff. If I start a family I may look into it, but it seems like it'd be too much of an anchor and restrict me in the future. I still want to live, damnit!
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