15-11-2024, 11:11 AM
Good morning - bit of drizzle this morning hoping it’s going to turn into decent rain as forecast - the hikoi is scheduled to be on the motorway at the peak time if the rain does come it will be chaos - they are being bused in - not sure why they want to clog the motorway just as people are coming home from work - they could take the alternate road along the seafront - or set off earlier as the motorway on a normal day is problematic at that time
As pensioners we were much better off in Oz - you pay zero tax on the first 22k - National lowered our tax bracket a little the next change they have in the pipeline is just about the same as Oz - when you think about it it’s ridiculous paying out pensions and benefits then taking some of it back .The old boy worked over there his boss had to contribute 9% into a superfund which he could draw out every 6 months as he was 65 - that was a lovely tax free bonus - plus in NSW we received free rego and car insurance plus glasses and dentist and a $500 power bonus - can’t remember what the rates rebate was but it was good - Oz is a huge mineral rich country NZ will never be able to match them - pensions over there are asset tested .Even though we were Kiwis when my husband got sick all his specialist costs were covered and when he had to go to hospital in Sydney he was paid I think it was about $20 a day to cover expenses and they paid for me to travel down there and accomodation - biggest bonus his drugs were free and we came home to a hell of a shock - spent every dollar we had then lucky the kids were able to help
Robie had all the Easter pricing arrive on his desk this morning - cut his normal order in half - Whittakers have announced a price increase is imminent so enjoy your chocolate fix while you can
As pensioners we were much better off in Oz - you pay zero tax on the first 22k - National lowered our tax bracket a little the next change they have in the pipeline is just about the same as Oz - when you think about it it’s ridiculous paying out pensions and benefits then taking some of it back .The old boy worked over there his boss had to contribute 9% into a superfund which he could draw out every 6 months as he was 65 - that was a lovely tax free bonus - plus in NSW we received free rego and car insurance plus glasses and dentist and a $500 power bonus - can’t remember what the rates rebate was but it was good - Oz is a huge mineral rich country NZ will never be able to match them - pensions over there are asset tested .Even though we were Kiwis when my husband got sick all his specialist costs were covered and when he had to go to hospital in Sydney he was paid I think it was about $20 a day to cover expenses and they paid for me to travel down there and accomodation - biggest bonus his drugs were free and we came home to a hell of a shock - spent every dollar we had then lucky the kids were able to help
Robie had all the Easter pricing arrive on his desk this morning - cut his normal order in half - Whittakers have announced a price increase is imminent so enjoy your chocolate fix while you can