just_kitten
@just_kitten@aussie.zone
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🧛♂️ Saturday 12 July 2025 4 hours ago:
Oily potatoes are generally really great in the airfryer.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🧛♂️ Saturday 12 July 2025 4 hours ago:
It was enough for me to permanently switch to Firefox. Not being able to add custom blocklists on the so-called uBlock Origin Lite (which I used to block the stupid AI Overview BS) was the last straw
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🧛♂️ Saturday 12 July 2025 4 hours ago:
Didn’t do very well with the curries I made to take to a friend’s place - spice levels were all over the shop and I ran very late and spilled a whole lot in the bag (thankfully in the car). Past me would’ve been agonising over it all day but I’m glad I could get past it, hang out with friend, head to pub and socialise with other friends, and make it back in a good mood 😀
Bonus is I now have plenty of food for the next few days albeit not the best tasting but it’ll do…
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🛼 Friday 11 July 2025 1 day ago:
I hadn’t been following any news about The Pitt for a while but all the allegations coming out now about Tracy Ifeochor (Dr Collins) being asked to leave and not being in s2 are really sad. I can’t believe she is part of a virulently homophobic church that promotes conversion therapy. Like how do you even get into TV and film acting in the modern era with these kinds of strongly held beliefs? Puts a new spin on her portrayal of a character handling some difficult conversations about abortion…
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🛼 Friday 11 July 2025 1 day ago:
For real, if not for the silly situation I put myself in my clearing out all my readily accessible cash last FY, I would’ve put it all straight into super. Since my super is anaemic for my age and I am hoping to use the FHSSS in a couple of years if things go well.
I decided to put about 25% of the bonus in salary sacrifice and the rest paid out, and have my extra hours this pay cycle counted as TOIL which I can use to buffer the unpaid leave time over my break.
At the end of next FY I can always put the rest of the bonus money into super and claim the difference in tax back so if I understand correctly it is essentially the same as salary sacrifice, just at my own pace and with extra steps. I don’t think I’ll do regular salary sacrifice from my pay until I have a much better financial position, I kind of like being able to control the timing of my contributions and have the money on hand in the meantime in case shit hits the fan as a single person without much family support in Melbourne…
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🛼 Friday 11 July 2025 1 day ago:
I called my super fund about why my voluntary contribution wasn’t showing up in my ATO profile and had been changed to $0 in my in-progress tax return - they advised me that it was strange and they definitely notified the ATO about my contribution and to just wait and see if it resolves in the next few days as things could change while the processing is in progress.
They also reassured me that if the ATO finalise the tax return without my contribution, I can get it amended and provide the documentation I received from my super fund, so I WILL get a refund instead of a bill eventually, but that will be annoying because I don’t know how long it will take to process. I’m relieved I have this bonus money coming through because at least I can move on with my life
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🛼 Friday 11 July 2025 1 day ago:
Yay: I’m getting a bonus! I totally forgot they give them out at this time of the year
Nay: not sure how to handle tax vs salary sacrifice into super. Especially with having to wait one whole year to claim any additional tax back.
I kinda really really need the cash so think I’ll take most of it as cash even though it’ll be taxed to all buggery. I swear to god I have not had to think so much about tax rules my whole life until this year.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 💈 Thursday 10 July 2025 2 days ago:
I kind of hope Hungs Bakery doesn’t sell out and go up market because the tofu banh mi is absolutely legit especially for that price and speed. But I’m guessing so long as those commission housing towers are the, Victoria Street won’t gentrify like the rest of Richmond
- Comment on Discussion Thread 💈 Thursday 10 July 2025 2 days ago:
I could do with a wattle bot 🌳 hot or otherwise!
I’ve been living in my oodie all day today. Tomorrow I will Be Productive ™
- Comment on Discussion Thread 💈 Thursday 10 July 2025 2 days ago:
Yeah, I got the letter confirming the NOI and saw the deposit in my super balance minus 15% tax several days before I lodged my tax return. I didn’t enter a value for TFN under my super contributions (just the fund name, fund ABN and amount contributed) because I couldn’t find a TFN for the super fund (I assume that’s for SMSFs or something), so not sure if that was an issue.
But, my ATO account has been a bit weird, random errors when logging in (not a scam) and there’s a new “payments” promlt at the top of my home page even though there’s nothing outstanding - in fact it says I have a debit amount of 2.2k which doesn’t match up to past tax returns (or what I’m expecting to get in this tax return).
So I’m hoping it’s in there somewhere and they’re just splitting things up and it will be added back in. I have no idea how any of this works.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 💈 Thursday 10 July 2025 2 days ago:
I was going to be in that position due to an improperly taxed second job and a taxable cash scholarship, but dumped a load into super to get around it. I really need that tax return and not a tax bill, so it’d be nice to get that processed properly…
- Comment on Discussion Thread 💈 Thursday 10 July 2025 2 days ago:
I decided to check the status of my tax return and my voluntary super contribution has been reset to $0!!! Wtf! However, it’s still being processed (“Balancing accounts”) and I don’t want to slow anything down so I think I’ll just wait until it’s been finalised and maybe it’ll be added back in by then. I’ll be a very unhappy camper if I have to amend the lodgement and delay getting my money back…
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🥪 Wednesday 9 July 2025 3 days ago:
No work for me the next two days, that’s good. The cash would be nice but I need to start planning my break in August and I’m just insanely, madly tired for some reason. The weather forecast is in the absolute toilet - I think I’m going to just blob out tomorrow, have a nice sleep in and watch dumb videos, and get to organising stuff on Friday. Oh it’s soooo glorious being free from the old baggage…
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🥪 Wednesday 9 July 2025 3 days ago:
The weather is making this week drag on so much more than usual. I’m totally done
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🦕 Tuesday 8 July 2025 4 days ago:
Yeah, I could feel the draughts a whole room over 😭
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🦕 Tuesday 8 July 2025 4 days ago:
Woof, I did originally think 600 would be a minimum but an hourly rate of 133 (or real billable rate of 250/hr) is probably on par with what many people running workshops for companies do. I will definitely have a think.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🦕 Tuesday 8 July 2025 4 days ago:
Fair points, I luckily don’t need to learn that much about the app myself as I use it a lot at my current workplace (I was approached precisely because I have experience with it). I was intending on keeping it fairly loose, just a few key points on a whiteboard and then demonstration and troubleshooting/answering questions. I could tie it in with another question they have which I said I didn’t know how to resolve with the current app but I could look into it and charge them for it…
…okay so uh full disclosure it’s actually my former workplace (minus very difficult people who are no longer there) that wants to engage me. Yes, my current bosses are amazingly ok with this idea lol. I think my ex colleagues asked me because they know I’m 100% familiar with their existing setup (I did most of it) and therefore how best to translate that to this app. I won’t actually create the setup for them, apparently they’re most of the way through it, but help them figure it out themselves.
They’re now part of a rather big org and gotten the green light from higher up, so they could afford a chunk, but I also don’t want to work that hard or set up high expectations! That said, everything is inflated these days. I shall have a look at what those pros are charging for similar services and adjust accordingly, great tip.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🦕 Tuesday 8 July 2025 4 days ago:
Aight so it looks like this whole workshop thing is going ahead but now I have no idea what to quote. All sorts of insecurities popping up. It’s a ~3 hr in person workshop with 50km return travel (30-40 mins each way) for about 3-4 professionals. It will be mostly hands on demonstration and troubleshooting, not much prep or materials required. I might need to look into a couple of the app’s functions I haven’t explored much but that would benefit my job as well so I wouldn’t count that time spent.
I’m thinking I should be compensated at least the equivalent of what I get paid for a whole day of regular work (inc. super), since I can’t do my regular job the entire day, and maybe a 25% loading. That’s 600 rounded up, no GST. Hopefully that seems fair?? I don’t feel like enough of a grown up to ask for this, but fuckit. I can try
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🦕 Tuesday 8 July 2025 4 days ago:
Pretty yucky heading outside for a site visit just now, thankfully the rain’s not here yet…
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🦕 Tuesday 8 July 2025 5 days ago:
I had too much coffee… several hours of indigestion and burping later, I’m still wired and tired, deep in rabbit holes over what constitutes an employee vs independent contractor for the purposes of superannuation guarantee… and how to word contracts so as not to hand over IP or be stuck in exclusivity classes…
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🪁 Monday 7 July 2025 5 days ago:
I think that place should be fine without GST but I’ll definitely ask when I chat to my contact tomorrow. Need to ask if professional indemnity insurance is required because I ain’t doing it if so - I really don’t intend to do this for the broader industry, not worth paying monthly insurance…
And I’ve never used an accountant bar the one time years ago when I was on WHV tax rates for half the FY and needed help lodging. I don’t think I’ll earn enough from this one off event to warrant getting an accountant but… if they ask me an additional time, I might get an accountant to help. I do have a family friend who is a CA so I might ask their advice. Lots to think about to do it the right way! Wish I could do it for cashies lol.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🪁 Monday 7 July 2025 5 days ago:
That’s great. The client is definitely going to want an invoice that complies with all their business… accounting… thingos so I was worried I’d have to charge GST, but it looks like I don’t and just stating that will make it work nicely. Thanks!
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🪁 Monday 7 July 2025 5 days ago:
That’s a pretty fast turnaround for going back to work! I used to do things like fly in on Monday morning after a holiday but need an increasing amount of time between flights and work these days. Hope you can fully recharge tonight and the rest of the week is chill. Really gonna need to tap on that stored sunlight with the weather forecast for this week.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🪁 Monday 7 July 2025 5 days ago:
Absolutely no apps involved, it’s just between me and another company I know at this point for some very specific skills. Pretty much like doing a favour and getting paid for it, except I have to issue an invoice and make it all official and shit.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🪁 Monday 7 July 2025 5 days ago:
Some of my colleagues reckon she wanted notoriety. What a way to do it though?? And sound like a total idiot on the stand…
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🪁 Monday 7 July 2025 5 days ago:
Thanks heaps for the advice. Yes I’ve already run this one past my employers and they’re good (actually shockingly good considering the details).
Really don’t intend to do this more than as isolated one offs so I think I’ll find something free. Won’t earn 75k+ a year from it either but I’ll have a look into what services attract GST etc.
So the tax only gets paid at tax time, not progressively… That’s good, I might keep this extra income as a buffer and when it comes to June 2026 I’ll probably throw it into super to reduce marginal tax on it. If it works like that.
Thanks once again, personal experience is really helpful!
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🪁 Monday 7 July 2025 5 days ago:
Does anyone here have tips about doing side gigs on an ABN? I created one for shits and giggles a couple of years ago but never used it. Now an opportunity might have come up where an org wants me to do a sort of training/workshop thing for a few employees. I intend for it to be a once off (maybe a second session at best) - set scope, hours, lump sum - but idk how I should be reporting all of this in terms of tax and what documents to generate and keep.
I guess my ABN should be on the quote and invoice… GST?! and do I issue a receipt… I will Google things after dinner but if anyone has any personal tips (esp anything that’s easy to overlook) I’d be very grateful.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🪁 Monday 7 July 2025 5 days ago:
That’s always a good fact to remind ourselves of during these dark times, I appreciate the positive energy
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🪁 Monday 7 July 2025 5 days ago:
Happy birthday!!! I hope you can treat yourself to some game time at home at least. And the weather today has been gorgeous.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🎒 Sunday 6 July 2025 6 days ago:
It’s a good film even if you know how it turns out. The NTSB is unreasonably villainish though, even the real life people involved disagreed vehemently with that bit