Happy New Year!

[JetDollars]

Dear All,

Happy New Year and good luck with your investing!

[tech/a]

Sat next to a Sri Lanken Stunner last night at a $200/head New Years eve Ball.

Humbling to find out that our ticket price was over 3 mths pay in many cases.
Worked out that my wage bill for the 15 staff I have could have employed me around 350 Sri lankens!!

So as we continue to accumulate our wealth (and so we should ---we have the opportunity so use it!),remember that no matter how poor you are in this country you are richer than 95% of those on this planet!!

Enjoy 2005 its another year in the short visit we have here.

:bier:


tech

[phoenixrising]

And the greenkeeper who prepared one of the wickets
in the recent India/Oz test series gets $30.00 weekly.

I think complacency is our biggest enermy here
Make hay while the sun shines.

All the best for 05
May all your goals come true

PR

[RichKid]

Why don't we just share some of our money? After all you even get tax benefits and this is as good a time as any to share. If someone is particularly tight you can start with as little as $10- it builds character to give to the needy and the opressed, or volunteer your time instead. I have a goal to give away a certain amount of money every year (just as I have a goal to make a certain amount every year). Even George Soros donates so I can't see why we traders don't.

[tech/a]

Many of us do but dont talk about it.

The public of Australia have been fantastic with $50 mill donated thus far.When you have been to places like Indonesia,Thialand youll realise that these people will never have the OPPORTUNITES you and I have.

They will never(well most)be in the position to own a company,Trade the stock market,buy and sell property.Even to travel.

Yet if you need a meal they will be the first to invite you into their home and family.

They are few poor in this country and most of them are by choice!!