The outbound TR11 was a clean run. Hand luggage only, Scoot to Gate, row 40, no dramas. The return had more wrinkles. Nothing went seriously wrong. But there were speed bumps — some self-inflicted, some structural to flying out of…
I lived in Singapore for six months before “retiring,” and I fell in love with the place by getting under the hood. I now travel back annually for regular stopovers. Recently, I booked a $400 return Scoot flight that I…
The last time I flew Scoot was when they launched in Australia in 2012. I vowed I wouldn’t do it again. Then a return fare to Singapore came up for $400 and it would have been impolite to refuse. This…
We booked a $400 return to Singapore with Scoot. Hand luggage only. I had used up every lounge pass I had — Amex, CommBank, St George — all gone. So when I reached out to the LoungePair team while building…
Nearly twenty years ago I was part of the team at CommBank that made SMS verification mandatory for all customers. We were the first major bank in Australia to do it. At the time we thought about security. We didn’t…
I did this so you don’t have to guess. Velocity is running a transfer bonus through May and June 2026 — 10% extra points when you manually move credit card rewards across. Sounds like easy money. But I warehouse my…
I wasn’t nervous at the start of the flight. Not because I’m a nervous flyer — I’m not — but because every time I left the Amex lounge and headed to the gate, I kept getting sent back. The inbound…
I’m a big believer in knowing two numbers: how much you own, and how much you owe. For over twenty years I’ve updated a spreadsheet every six months — more recently a Google Sheet — with exactly that. Assets, liabilities,…
Last updated: May 2026 — caught both buses this week to check the details. Most people know you can walk to Sydney Airport from Mascot station to avoid the train access fee. Fewer people know you can also just catch…