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The plastering of the walls and ceiling under the house is now complete.
It took the plasterer 5-days to plaster the walls and ceiling instead of the usual 2 and a half to get it done because of all the rain that we have been getting. The plaster was taking a lot longer to dry than [...]

There is a great discussion going on right now at Get Rich Slowly about how to handle a door-to-door salesman.
Here are my favourite 7 suggestions of how to handle a door-to-door salesman:

Don’t Answer the Door and Definitely Don’t let them Inside
No Soliciting and No Trespassing Signs
Just tell them “No, not interested” and close the door
Tell [...]

The Federal Government has once again put home ownership further out of reach for the typical Australian owner / occupier.
In a move meant to increase the availability of affordable housing in Australia the government has provided tax incentives to investors to build 100,000 low-rent properties over the next 10-years. Investors will be able to claim [...]

I posted an article a little while ago about 10 Advantages of Curtains over Blinds. It was written by someone else and had some good points about why curtains are a a better window covering than blinds. As we slowly get closer to finishing under the house we wanted to look at more options for [...]