Recent content by StarlightScape

So the mortgage is $1,685 a week. That's at 80% LVR when we bought it, and the rate's now 6.19% after yesterday's hike. The property settled less than six months ago, and now the LVR's down to around 73%, with about $150k in equity.

Yeah, that’s nothing new. Happens all the time, for all sorts of reasons. Chase and Citi? They’re pretty notorious for that.

I'd probably run the numbers for both options myself and then just pick whichever one feels right for me.

Yeah, they did the same thing to me too. They lowered my husband's Care Credit limit and just straight up closed my TJX card and that one was already paid off! Honestly, it’s so ridiculous.

Nope, if she's an authorized user, she can just say that's not mine and it'll get taken off her credit report.

Buy a later model Triton or n70 hilux for that money

Remove the number from any google maps business or if its under any abn

I'd be wondering if it's been paid the whole time and she just didn't tell you seems kind of odd that it only shows up in pieces, unless he only works like every seven years.

If you don't have insurance to cover these costs, you can always do the repairs yourself and then take legal action against the other party to try and get your money back in court. There’s a chance you might not get anything, and honestly, it could turn into a big hassle but next time, it’s...

Honestly, if you're trying to snag a low interest credit card, you might just be better off using your debit card instead.

This is brutal, and it actually happened to my mom too. She had an account for 10 years, always paid on time, no issues whatsoever. Then my sister, who was helping manage the account, changed her bank account and totally forgot to update the payment info. When she tried to pay the balance on...