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• Rise of cashless society sees coin sales plummet for Royal Australian Mint

  04-11-2019 18:00
  The move to eschew cash has come more quickly than the mint expected, with revenue from coin sales down 30%Australia’s embrace of a cashless society has seen coin production at the Royal Australian Mint plummet, with revenues from coin sales down more than 30% compared with last year.While the mint had budgeted for circulating coin revenue of $85m in 2018-19, the mint achieved a result of just $58m, selling 111m coins to the banks, 106m of which were for circulation. Continue reading...
  
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• How a cash-strapped generation fell for the fantasy world of the Modern House

  04-11-2019 13:00
  Why has an estate agency that specialises in design-led properties built such a big online following? Because it offers escapism at a time of towering property pricesThe Drive curves quietly through the green of Maresfield Park, past mature trees, grass verges and tall, polite hedges that offer glimmers of the homes beyond: slate roofs, mullion windows, block-paving, gravel.Once part of a local manor house estate, the land here was requisitioned during the first world war and afterwards parcelle
  
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• PayPal customer service took me to the point of no return

  04-11-2019 08:00
  We’re being chased by debt collectors for a problem not of our makingA bizarre PayPal problem, that is not of my making, has led to me being threatened with debt collectors. In May, Golden Age Empire sent my PayPal account $125 (£118) with the note “Wrought iron four-piece table set”.I had no idea what this was about, as I do not sell this, or any other items. I immediately returned the money and assumed it would be the end of it. However, it has been anything but. Contin
  
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• My boyfriend is moving in to my flat – should I pay the bills?

  04-11-2019 08:00
  I won’t be charging him rent but I’m not sure if I’ll have to pay tax on his share of costsQ I currently own a flat in London and my boyfriend of two years is due to move in with me soon. I won’t be charging him rent but we will split the utility bills and all utility costs.
  It makes sense for me to keep the bills in my name and have him pay me 50% of the bills in total. Is any of this taxable and does this sound like the best method? I’m not sure if it’s bett
  
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