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Friday Edition
Hello there, members! Happy final Friday of 2022. I am really enjoying having some time out of the office and spending quality time with my beautiful family and friends, and of course, chatting with you lovely members on a daily basis. It’s been such a nice break. I’ve been doing a lot of reading, sleeping, cooking, and eating. Arguably my favourite combination of activities. What have you been up to? Anything special? Or are you like me and are just taking things nice and easy? Whatever you’re doing, I hope you’re enjoying it.
I have so many great stories in store for you today, but before we dive into things, I just wanted to take a moment to ask you all what you’re grateful for this year. Before the team went on their holiday, I asked them to put together a paragraph or two of the things they are grateful for this year. If you’re interested, you can read all about it here. I also encourage you to take a moment to reflect on what you’re grateful for, and if you’d like to, you can share it on our forum here! I’d love to read them all.
Now, what’s happening across Australia and around the world today?
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Urgent Scam Warning: An elaborate scam is targeting Aussies' superannuation. Here’s what you need to know.
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This woman renovated her entire bathroom using budget items from Kmart, and you won’t believe the before and after photos!
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What items do you think are a major waste of money in modern-day Australia? Here’s what a bunch of Aussies think.
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Although we usually read, write and count from ‘left to right’, new research suggests our brains count faster when we do it this way instead!
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Do you have stains on your mattress? Here’s how you can get rid of them with a simple $4.75 tip!
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A retail worker has pleaded to ‘please direct your anger in the right direction’. Is this okay? Or is dealing with angry customers just part of the job?
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Do you use second-hand marketplaces like Gumtree or Facebook Marketplace? Then you need to keep an eye out for this strange scam.
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A skin scientist has revealed the three things they would NEVER do to their skin, and here’s why you shouldn’t do them either.
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This extremely talented bride saved thousands of dollars by knitting her own wedding dress! Wow, how special is this?
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A puzzled woman has asked what this mysterious extra basin next to her friend's sink is for? Do you know?
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Finally, these mouth-watering ricotta-stuffed chicken rolls are a must-try recipe. They are very easy to make and are super filling! A perfect summer dinner if you ask me.
And that’s a wrap of your Friday news, folks! There’s still so much more to enjoy in the rest of this newsletter and on our forum, including an interesting Christmas-themed trivia question, a gorgeous ‘Picture of the Day’ thanks to member @Pamela1950, and a hilarious Grand(dad) joke of the day!
As always, we have all the usual games and puzzles for you to enjoy while the team is on leave, including our 3x3 Word Thread, Word Pairs and Abbreviation Game for some fun brain training? We also have our classic games, including Word Association Game, Rearrange, Add or Subtract Word Game! Keep a Word, Drop a Word Game, and Can you name 5? As well as our Sudoku puzzles, OzGrid and OzWord. And our card games, including Solitaire and Blackjack.
As always, members, stay safe and happy reading!
- Jonathan, Vella, Sean, James, Sethia, April, Jarred, Ally & Maddie.
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