Natalie Ainscough

I have a few too, maybe 5 or so? medium sized

Le Cornu's sale this weekend is looking very good and much better than their last sale (at least for me). Been here for 18 months now and am moving soon into my first unfurnished rental... slowly been buying all the bits I need in various sales since xmas and went yesterday to find the sofa I have been eyeing for 4 months is there, on sale, along with a smaller matching 2 seater. Managed to get both of them on order (perfectly timed for the week of moving house) for the price that the 3 seaters been on at all year. Plus I can pay in installments (without a loan/credit card/formal layby) as it won't arrive for 8 weeks .

Goodlife at Crossroads is awesome, and about to go 24/7, which will help it even more as its weekend hours are a bit short for my taste!

Goodlife do deals a few times a year (so far this year Boxing Day and Valentines they've repeated the same offer I used in Dec 2013) and I got my membership for $13.95 a week (I pay a dollar extra to use any Goodlife gym).

Highly recommend Off Ya Tree, just at the beginning on Hindley Street off King William, their piercer has done a number of mine and I've always been happy.

Hey guys, I hope its ok to come in on this too. I'm based south of the city in Everard Park (on the tramline) but would be keen to get involved in any meetups wherever. Been here nearly 2 months and I'd love to meet more people.

Nat

Am not going to make it to todays meet up, as am picking up my new (not at all new) car! Have fun.

Any room for another to join you next weekend? I'm Nat and I'm 26, recently arrived and keen to meet some new people.

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Is it possible to get a mobile phone pay monthly contract on arrival, or is it impossible without credit?

Not sure. I presumed I wouldnt and therefore I didnt try until this past weekend (almost exactly 1 month since I arrived and a couple of paydays under my belt), and got one without problems. Applied online and even transferred over my mobile number from my pre-pay SIM, so I dont have to learn another number.

So I looked into this alot before arriving last month as I had 1 week between arriving and starting a full-time job. I arrived at 9am Monday and checked into my hotel at about 11.30am by the time I'd cleared customs and got a taxi. Make sure you get a stamp in your passport at customs if its your validation trip as the banks want to see it to complete bank account opening - this bit took the longest at the airport. I then put my head down for a quick nap and proceeded to fall asleep for 9 hours!! I second the concept of chilling out that first day, maybe not quite as chilled as mine but I felt pretty good day 2 and got loads done.

Here's what I ended up doing (in order) over my first 6 days;

- Applied for TFN online (pretty much the only thing I did on day 1 and it arrived after only 7 days at my work address)

- Went to both banks to collect cards and open savings accounts (booked appointments before leaving, for the morning of my 2nd day)

- Got a prepaid SIM card for my phone and a topup and credited it to my card

- Got a normal metrocard ($5) and a 2-section metrocard ($5) as I use both to get the best possible deal for using public transport. Set up autotop up's on both.

- Found a rental property and signed the paperwork

- Updated both address's held with bank - got them to print statements as proof of address

- Medicare card

- Updated my 457 medical insurance with new address and medicare number, able to downgrade insurance to lowest category by doing this

- Sorted electricity for property, switched within 3 days

- Sorted 'naked ADSL' for property, installed 10 days later

- SA Drivers Licence - 4 years cost approx $180

- Found a tax accountant that I will use come next July

- (In my 2nd week) Updated my banks with my TFN

I have to say that I'm very glad I opened 2 bank accounts, as my employer is struggling to credit my "main" account with my salary as they couldnt find the BSB number on their system (not a problem at my end) and as i had another account they credited it to that one for the time being.

It was a mad first week, but nothing majorly went wrong and I have loved it ever since.

Nat

Hey, I'm Natalie and I moved here on my own a month ago for work.

I'm 26 and originally from Hertfordshire. Would definitely be up for meeting up for a drink!

Nat

Hey all!

I'm moving early November and hoping to live in the CBD or the surrounding suburbs. Would definitely be up for drinks and stuff.

N

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