Fuck me dead how expensive is electricity now?
Can't afford to keep the lights on let alone punt
I haven't punted for close to 6 weeks now. Cost of living and the risk of a dud punt the main factors.
Thank God the last punt
was a decent one!
I'm still across rosters but I'm finding a lack of diversity over the last couple of years.
Still gutted I didn't get to experience Zara i think (Egyptian)? at no5 a few years back...
Fuck me dead how expensive is electricity now?
Can't afford to keep the lights on let alone punt
To me the main sign that punting has slowed down is that I have been able to book K Rebecca on the same day or hours after the roster was published twice in a few days. Or perhaps she is not as popular as she used to be but I don’t think so
REX airlines goes into insolvency, 610 jobs lost.
This should have a significant flow on effect which would affect at least a small amount of punters.
Definitely doing less. And not so much in the high end agencies like I used to as they just got too expensive. Even some Massage places become problematic when they ask for 230 for an hour and you don’t even know what the girl is going to offer as extra or even if she’s on her period.
Similarly I noticed a couple of weeks back that after finishing a session with a well regarded Ginza girl and chatting to the reception guys she walked by reception 10mins later and clearly didn't have a follow-up booking.
Maybe circumstantial or a short break but since I've been seeing her it has always been back to back, go go go, don't leave the room during her 8 hr roster ....
I haven't punted for two and a half months now, to me there isn't the same value to it...I prefer to buy food and alcohol.
I'm waiting to see the inflation figures tonight, if they're above the reserves forecast we're in for another rate hike next Tuesday.
My level of sarcasm depends on your level of stupidity.
I'm kinda out too, have had a difficult year in my business and have tipped a bunch of money back in, and on top of that ATO is all over my ass.
Cutting all sorts of shit to try to keep up with the bills.
Thanks. I own 2 businesses which do OK, but I don't earn enough to really start hiding it. So people below me don't pay the tax, and people above me don't pay the tax, so I pay all the tax.
I had to downsize one of my businesses post-COVID and I was more focussed on recovering the business and I got behind on my BAS.
I caught up a year, put in about $70k worth of tax, paid $38k off, and was going to stick the rest on a payment plan - but I got $27k in fines and penalties on top of my tax payable (which already included a $25k PAYG assessment).
So I gotta get another 3 BAS in and pay them a shitload of money.
so true. i haven’t punt much lately in past 3 months. Least i got some bit savings. even if i punt less i feel senseless, though i plan to use my taks return for my flight ticket to SE asia for a week and use my AL. stay in 3 star hotel near the beach 250week. Punt daily 2x cost 100. local food 100 week. so 1k spent. worth the value haha
The thrill is gone
It's gone away for good
Oh, the thrill is gone, baby
It's gone away for good
Someday, I know I'll be over it all, baby
Just like I know a man should