Slowdown in punting reports due to cost of living crisis?

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Originally Posted by Bakergeoff

Mortgage has gone up so much that I am so poor now, I just come here you read after reports and live vicariously through others...

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All I can suggest is don’t date a ML unless she believes Monopoly money is real. They you’re in with a chance.

Yeah i have drop off my punting for sure. The prices haven't have not reflected the service post covid. Defiantly seeing my regular girls more often and not searching for new girls as a bad punt really hurts these days. I am down to 1 punt ever week and a half to 2 weeks, from 4 to 5 a fortnight.

Just date an ML and promise a PR then you can get buy one get other night free

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Originally Posted by JuneC

i've had to cut back on date night with the wifey to sneak in some punts..even the annual family holiday. I need a
second job!

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Ha, JuneC, I know what you mean

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Originally Posted by Maxxx13

Times are tough for all of us. We are all going to make choices to keep within our comfort zones. I am happy to see my regular, no need to take chances on a potentially dud encounter. However reviews do give information for us to take a calculated risk, so don’t stop with the reviews!

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Yep, its the reason why I have avoided new WL's. A few have been good but have either disappeared off rosters or returned home. Regulars are great because you know what you'll be getting. The WL is happy and your happy so its a win win situation lol.

The cost of living issue is real, also uncertainty of the economy is worrying, I don't think it's getting better. If we have less punters' spending/demand, price might come down.

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Originally Posted by local

Yet, is the real estate boom over ?

I have always stated "never by into a unit building till it reaches it 7th year" as by then the building issues either are in the courts or been there. Nowadays this is extremely relevant.

There is a nasty side effect of the last couple of years booming, the extremely poor quality of renovations which after the 6 years warranty, will create so many more issues not in apartments, but it 95% it will be kept quiet even by the press.

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Well said, local, totally agree with you on the property sector, we will definitely see more buliding issues in the next few years. Plus, the recent heavy rainfall is not helping.

I had a complete reno done on my place last year & it was done by a relative who has his own business. Excellent first class job & great to move back into a "new" home...

Ive been focusing on my watch collection and realized I’m able to pick up many more time pieces from not punting as much.

I am thankful for my disability support pension. Gets me by

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Originally Posted by Coxswain

I am thankful for my disability support pension. Gets me by

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I’d be happy with just the parking sticker. Perhaps when I’m 95 I’ll apply for one, the sticker that is. Though I’m seriously thinking of living right in the CBD. It’s so convenient. After dating that ML and seeing how she has her digs set up, there is no need to drive anywhere except on an adventure.

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Originally Posted by harmsup_jai

Ive been focusing on my watch collection and realized I’m able to pick up many more time pieces from not punting as much.

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I haven’t been able to watch any ads as I just don’t have the time. I’ve tried time and time again but it escapes me.

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Originally Posted by schloong

I had a complete reno done on my place last year & it was done by a relative who has his own business. Excellent first class job & great to move back into a "new" home...

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A reno done by a relo. Is there any recourse?

Dual income Married(partnered) people in their mid fifties up, who no longer have a mortgage, live in their own home and whose children have left home are the ones that are not feeling the pinch as much. I fall into this category and by the odd punter I've bumped into, can only imagine their are heaps of us punters in a similar situation.

Punting is a vice like smoking and gambling. Cigarettes are up to $65 a packet and smokers still smoke. And I guess the same can be said for punters and gamblers. Most of us will keep on punting regardless and that's why the price for a punt keeps increasing. I browse the private adds and the prices are higher than ever and that can be said for shops as well. Most of us will cut back in some way. Some will chose cheaper alternatives. Some will punt less frequently and some will shorten the times of their visit to say from 1hour to 45 or 30 minutes.

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Originally Posted by CharlieM

Dual income Married(partnered) people in their mid fifties up, who no longer have a mortgage, live in their own home and whose children have left home are the ones that are not feeling the pinch as much. I fall into this category and by the odd punter I've bumped into, can only imagine their are heaps of us punters in a similar situation.

Punting is a vice like smoking and gambling. Cigarettes are up to $65 a packet and smokers still smoke. And I guess the same can be said for punters and gamblers. Most of us will keep on punting regardless and that's why the price for a punt keeps increasing. I browse the private adds and the prices are higher than ever and that can be said for shops as well. Most of us will cut back in some way. Some will chose cheaper alternatives. Some will punt less frequently and some will shorten the times of their visit to say from 1hour to 45 or 30 minutes.

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I read somewhere there was a 15 min blow n go. You only have to drop your pants or unzip.

Now that’s gotta be cheaper surely,

I had a successful evening, a gap in the rain. Was gifted with 140 cans bottles, in less than 3 hours.Redeemed them. Got my 6$ aldi special... yum. 1 litre small talk Shiraz. Feeling chirpy. Go find some bumpers. See if I can find Valerie. Have some loving in the Wentworth park showers. Enjoy the portables outside , while they do up the toilet block

Taking the asbestos away. , slowly

If only i can stop punting i could be on a European holiday with the family each year

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Originally Posted by Coxswain

I had a successful evening, a gap in the rain. Was gifted with 140 cans bottles, in less than 3 hours.Redeemed them. Got my 6$ aldi special... yum. 1 litre small talk Shiraz. Feeling chirpy. Go find some bumpers. See if I can find Valerie. Have some loving in the Wentworth park showers. Enjoy the portables outside , while they do up the toilet block

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I want a go at this Valerie whore. Need to experience a homeless gobby.

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Originally Posted by CharlieM

Have been keen to try out Ginza for a while. Did I understand correctly, but do punters all wait in the same waiting room together? If so, this doesn't sound right for top tier Asian shop. This old Italian is definitely not going now. I would stick out like a fly drowning in glass of milk.

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For 310, you may have to wait in the common waiting room. If you turn up right on time at 479 they will usually tell you to go to the room they have allocated and wait for your girl there.