Coworking Crazy

I’ve been sceptical of co-working spaces since they started popping up all over town a few years ago. I was like, why would you pay for desk space – in many cases, a hot desk – when you probably have a perfectly good nook at home? Granted, it might be wedged in amongst sundry personal …

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Run a Tight Ship

At this point I’m pretty sure the Skimmer’s Digestive is just making things up. Not only do they always choose competition winners who don’t seem like they deserved it, but now their prizes have just gotten a bit strange, like they can’t find any luxury goods companies to partner with and they’re just choosing to …

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Gardening or Not

Funny how a visit from an actual time traveller has thrown the whole group into a tizzy. You’d think that someone from the actual future would be like Christmas for us. Instead, we called an emergency meeting while Jayne was supposedly recovering from her time travel jet-lag, just so we could discuss whether she’s actually …

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Maybe I’ll Invest

You know, the property market was something I was considering a few years ago. Those were the days…when I could comfortably do an online search for how to buy your first investment property and not feel like it was a total pipe dream. Then the kids came along, I had to quit my job, and …

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Not a Dry Eye

Sometimes it’s worth being on a peak hour train, just for the conversations you overhear. I realise that sounds like a bit of a stretch, but hear me out. This guy sitting across from me this evening was chewing his mate’s ear off about his son having graduated as an osteopath – apparently, this is …

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Full of Self-Discovery

Ever since I’ve seen the greatest movie of all time, ‘A Room’, I’ve been taken with two things: real estate and film-making. Every time I think about that movie, I just feel…things. I feel the struggles of Jimmy, the main character played by Timmy Wisso, the greatest actor/director of our generation. I saw his attempts …

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Home Building Tips

So, you’re thinking of building a house? Let’s just say you are, otherwise you wouldn’t be here. There are a couple of things you might need to know first, though let’s start with the fact that this won’t be an easy or cheap venture. You can’t simply jump at a plot of land with a …

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