From 1 July 2008, the 1% Medicare Levy threshold for singles will increase from $50 000 to $100 000. The couple threshold will increase from $100 000 to $150 000. This may lead to many people reconsidering their private health insurance cover.

Well well well. Look who was pissing money away for years on the medicare levy, and NOW is in front without having to do anything. I think we can agree, this makes me a genius. And of course, the fact that my portfolio is currently in the red is just a temporary downtown. Of course. (Best performers, BHP up 24.53% and Flight Centre up 10.15%. Worst performers, ABC Learning Centres, down 32% (although that was always a super punt and not a responsible purchase) and Toll, down 30.22%).

Mum and Dad left Thailand this morning at half-past-ass and I think we did a pretty good job at getting them “templed out”. It was great to see them both, but Mum and I caught colds off each other. Mine’s not too bad today - yesterday was a woozy one - and Mum wasn’t real bad anyway. I guess she’s waiting until she gets home to feel like carp. They both thought Mint was great, and she was: she has been soo cute for the last few days, she would be impossible not to like

Oh, we also saw Get Smart at the movies on Saturday. It was great. Funny and clever, and fully deserving it’s 7+/10 rating on IMDB. There’s also a fabulous new version of the Royal Anthem at the cinema before the movie starts, which I’d love to find a clip to post here. It’s such a moving piece, and beautifully performed in a “Jazz” style. If I can find it, you’re in for a treat.

This entry was posted on Monday, June 23rd, 2008 at 3:01 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.