dplunky.bsky.social
@dplunky.bsky.social
Might be better for a child support payer not to find a new partner, especially one that's unemployed and looking for work...
September 28, 2025 at 12:47 AM
hadn't taken this one for a run for a couple of years:

Almost $7K range with EMTR >100%

Appears one needs to earn extra $32,500 just to get disp inc back to where it was when earning $47,500.

Magnificent stuff.
September 27, 2025 at 1:46 AM
An update to my 1, 5 & 10 year series. This for a 3 child couple. Still looks nasty.

(It's Australia, btw)
July 17, 2025 at 3:25 AM
An attempt to show how much of the minimum wage increase is kept by workers in a few household types...
June 6, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Compared to the Windows version, Excel for Mac has just enough missing features to be annoying ☹️
June 6, 2025 at 12:47 AM
My attempt to show the $ impact of tax-transfer related changes for a sole parent over the course of the current government.
April 30, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Current '14th birthday present' arrangements for sole parents.
April 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
1, 5 & 10 years, this time for a couple with 3 young children.
Just to be clear, this is not the same family, it's the same type of family. Shows what's changed in the tax-transfer treatment of the family type.
January 30, 2025 at 12:35 AM
1, 5 & 10 year tax-transfer impact for 'vanilla' singles
January 29, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Today's CPI figure suggests the March increase in the lower single Jobseeker rate will be $1.55 a week.
January 29, 2025 at 12:45 AM