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I won $16 on Lotto last night.
Mah bloods came back fine, well apart from higher cholesterol which is always the case. Not super high though, and she tried to get me on medication for it. I have heard bad things about that medication so for now I have opted out of that suggestion.
I showed her the photos of what happened to my face after that recent change of cream that she prescribed me. She reassured me that it works for other people.
I have been inquiring about a mortgage for a fantastic block of land and talking to the broker yesterday has left me very excited and hopeful.
Humpty Doo Day. Cheers.
That's exciting. Beware of brokers though, they do have a habit of looking after their own interests. Mostly by selectively approaching lenders that provide the best kick backs, as opposed to who provides you with the best deal.
We got up CUA (now Great Southern Bank - no idea why the name change) and at the time they offered a way better deal than the broker offered up. When quizzed about why GSB was so much better he said he can't compete with credit unions... Erm, then why are you promoting yourself as the best way to get a good mortgage? Best of what, the shit ones? You find the shit with the most intact pieces of corn or something?
Anyway, check out GSB and other credit unions independently of the broker and see how you go. In our experience it saved thousands of dollars just in the interest, let alone the benefits of allowing offset against every account, offset that worked with fixed rate, no fees for extra payoff etc etc
Hey thanks for all of that. My issue is that it's a block of land on Russell Island and it's tricky to get loans for that.