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Or is it a dying trade?

What are some good beginner tips for someone having their first amateur boxing fight?

Bonus question - how do you get used to getting punched in the face?

Sometimes in life you will come across elderly people in situations like the supermarket, a queue, walking, public transport, wherever it may be. You might have a brief interaction with them for whatever reason, perhaps you hold a door, help them reach for something, read something, help them with directions or they might just be making a comment about something or striking up a conversation. Just a reminder that in those situations if you have the chance, have a quick chat with them. Life can be more difficult for the elderly whether it's financially, physically or mentally, and often they can be on their own too. Those small moments of connection in their daily life can mean so much to them. They might only have a handful of opportunities for connection like that every day.

Edit: Firstly, for the grouchy people saying "don't talk to me" - that's fine, I'm not suggesting someone to force a conversation on someone, am I. I'm saying to use your intuition in the moment. If someone doesn't want to be bothered then that should be pretty clear by their body language anyway. Also, by elderly here I'm more suggesting senior, frail, alone etc. I'm not suggesting to force a conversation on someone who's just going about their day and not wanting to be bothered. Use your common sense obviously.

Secondly, for all the people painting a whole generation with the same negative brush stroke, remember that you'll be in their shoes one day too. And I'm pretty confident you wouldn't want the same judgement when the time comes either.

So obviously the price question is a bit redundant as everyone's situation is different, but I'm wondering how your experience has been with all the other things that go into the insurance experience - customer service, claims process, app and / or online portal, stuff like that.

I just switched from AAMI to Budget Direct as they hiked my price for the renewal. The AAMI call centre were a bit annoying and robotic, but that is to be expected with overseas call centres. Their app seemed pretty good.

What else would you say has set a certain insurer apart, aside from the price?

In NSW, if you want to see a copy of your driving record, you have to pay $27. But then it just downloads a PDF. I'm struggling to see why downloading a PDF (mine was 0.2MB) would cost $27 each time?

Your answer can be in the context of hardest on the body or also hardest on the brain / thinking.

Hey guys I put together a little summary of the job market at the moment from a few sources. Feel free to add or correct anything as needed. Sources are listed at the bottom. Keep in mind this is just very generalised info, your mileage may vary.

Unemployment is at a relatively low point comparative to the last 20-30 years at 4.1%, but finding a job is a bit tougher and underemployment (people wanting more hours) is higher at 6%. Employment growth has slowed a little bit due to multiple pressures like interest rates and AI and costs of goods and fuel and this is where a lot are feeling it. It has gone from 1.8% in 2024 to 1.1% in 2025 and going to an estimated 1.4% in 2026. White collar is looking at picking up a bit more again in 2026. Entry level and graduate jobs are looking tighter at the moment in a lot of areas. As we all know IT has been decimated the most by layoffs, offshoring and AI fears. Economy is slowing a bit generally. Unemployment is staying lower due to people holding jobs longer due to tighter market and so it's getting harder for job seekers.

It is worth remembering that in this sub we are often hearing the voices of a noisy minority. People who got a job quickly and easily are less likely to be posting a story about it in here, and those who have been looking for ages are much more likely to be posting in here and having others echoing their sentiment.

Strong industries and / or shortages:

- healthcare

- aged care

- government and public sector

- teaching

- trades (keeping in mind material / logistics / fuel costs have likely slowed hiring somewhat)

- public infrastructure

- cyber security and cloud / devops (demand but now becoming saturated)

- data engineering

- AI / ML (but getting more competitive)

- logistics and warehousing

- retail ecommerce

Weaker / getting tighter:

- tech / IT (especially entry level / helpdesk)

- software engineering (especially generic mid level developers)

- marketing (especially entry level)

- finance and accounting (entry level)

- retail entry level (being squeezed by consumer spending and interest rates)

- retail management

- retail corporate

Mixed / under pressure

- Residential construction

- White collar construction and management

Source: ABS, Deloitte employment forecast, The Australian, Information Age, Australian Industry Group

Amateur here training boxing just trying to get my skills up. Just wondering if I should train 7 days per week, or is it advised to have 1 day of rest for maximum performance? I am currently in a 5 day per week program and also doing a bit of my own training on the side and just wondering if 7 days would be too much? What does experience and research show is best for performance? Thanks

Seeing as most people in this sub seem to be from USA, I'm curious how would surveying differ over there compared to Australia? (Or other places in the world too).

So Chinese cars are the controversial hot topic in the Australian car space, but how are the Indian cars going? How do they stack up against the Chinese cars? How is the build quality? Will Indian cars grow in the Australian market? Mahindra is Indian made and sells in Australia. We are also missing a HUGE indian brand Tata motors here, not just in passenger vehicles but also in commerical. It's worth noting that Tata does also own Jaguar land Rover group. Also worth noting a few other brands have some of their cars already made in India e.g. Suzuki, Hyundai, Kia.

How can you start to learn about fishing if you've never been before and don't know anyone who goes fishing? Or can you just get a rod and some bait and figure it out as you go?

Hello there. I am very new to understanding property and all of the numbers. I'm slowly moving towards being able to purchase my first property one day, so I've been doing some numbers with chat GPT to start to get a feel for what it might look like. However, as we all know, chat GPT can be an echo chamber and often inaccurate so I want to double check if these figures all look realistic if someone could please lend me their insight. What I'm thinking is an older 2 bedroom apartment in Sydney probably in the hills district or upper north shore fringe which I would then renovate and rent out the second bedroom while living in the other room. It would be a PPOR and I would be a solo first home buyer with a large deposit with extra cash remaining in the bank. The deposit is already sorted. Details are as follows:

- Property type: Older 2 bedroom apartment (Potentially The Hills / Upper North Shore fringe)

- Total purchase price: $625,000

- Deposit: 30% = $187,500

- Loan: $437,500

- Rate: 6.0%

- Costs: $5k

- Renovation: $12k–$18k (family and myself physically helping to keep costs down).

- Total upfront cash: $204,500 – $210,500

- Remaining cash buffer in bank: $89,500 – $95,500

- Mortgage: ~$660/week

- Household income: ~$90k (estimation after I graduate, ideally increasing to $100-120k a few years after)

- Take home: ~$1,250/week

- Other living costs: $430/week (single, living frugally)

- Rent second room at: $300/week

Additional ownership costs (included):

- Strata: ~$80/week

- Insurance: ~$20/week

- Maintenance / levies buffer: ~$40/week

Total property overhead: $140/week

Cashflow BEFORE renting room

Weekly:

- Income: $1,250

- Mortgage: -$660

- Living: -$430

- Strata + insurance + maintenance: -$140

Result:

~$20/week surplus (basically break-even)

Final weekly position AFTER renting second room

- Base surplus: $20

- Rent: +$300

- ~$320/week surplus