Ideas & Stories

Passion for a Train Journey?

The Indian Pacific v/s the Rocky Mountaineer Having completed the Australian Indian Pacific in January 2026, and the Canadian Rocky Mountaineer in late 2022, they make an interesting comparison. Especially given my history… 1 The Indian …
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Living with an Electric Car. A few interesting surprises we didn’t expect

1. Good advice. You may recall that we reported that electric vehicles purchased under the Luxury Car Tax Threshold (LCTT currently $91,387 plus OTR costs) would qualify for FBT exemption and could be purchased for any private purpose. For your …
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Frequent Flyer points & the Business Owner (part 2)

In the first part of this series on effective accumulation and use of Frequent Flyer points, we talked about how to earn points more effectively. <recap>. Today, we investigate whether it is worth buying points. Either from the airline or by …
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Frequent Flyer points & the Business Owner (part 1)

Smart business owners may never need to fly economy again! Business Owners have a unique opportunity… they can accumulate points to fly very cheaply… like a pre-tax & deductable cost of $3,471 (plus taxes) for a return Business Class …
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