I am always surprised at articles like this by a person who has been afforded the most generous social/welfare of any generation along with the greatest economical growth are the first to write such ignorant trash.
How can it be lost on them that it is their generation that encouraged, raised and developed the very generation they now deride. They are also the generation that have profited the most from a this materialistic generation they created and have done so st that generations expense.
This view that 'younger people' need to go without everything to save to buy a house' is always amusing to me and here's why:
Are they that economically defunct they can't even fathom that if this trend of 'saving' and eliminating all expenditure on consumables took off and 'the younger' generation started saving every penny they would be f***ed. Their businesses would faulted or close, the economy would collapse along with their precious house prices, they would be significantly poorer for it.
Are they that dumb?
The smart card would be to invest in the greedy, must have, can't wait, buy now, car loan, payday loan generation they created and encourage them to carry on. Unless they want to be poorer?!
They aren't that dumb, they just are hoping you are, sand that you'll demonstrate out by buying their overpriced hovels so they can collectively f off to the south of France to die.
When you don't see any future in buying their girls, they'll get very angry
WHAT WOULD EDDIE DO? MAAAATE! Share a cot with Milton?
If we're being 'tongue in cheek', I personally think it would be nice if Sydney 'n Melbourne both sank inta tha sea never ta be seen or heard of agin.
Taking all the whinging whiners that live in both those festering shitholes of unhappiness 'n discord inta tha sea as they vanish, never ta be seen or heard from agin either.
'N PS: It would also be nice if they took Canberra wif 'em as they sunk inta tha sea if that can be arranged Ta Please?
Plus PPS: I'm not really being all THAT tongue in cheek at all - But being a somewhat basically humane chap in some ways at least(?), just might settle for tha rest of Oz bein' allowed ta secede from those two festering shitholes ('n their mates in tha ACT) so's tha rest of us can just get on wif livin' our own quiet, boring, uneventful, little lives elsewhere while they sort out all their own problems that they obviously seem ta reckon they have in their own extraordinarily overrated (ta me?) festering shitholes of misery 'n whinging 'n discontent.
If we're being 'tongue in cheek', I personally think it would be nice if Sydney 'n Melbourne both sank inta tha sea never ta be seen or heard of agin.
Taking all the whinging whiners that live in both those festering shitholes of unhappiness 'n discord inta tha sea as they vanish, never ta be seen or heard from agin either.
'N PS: It would also be nice if they took Canberra wif 'em as they sunk inta tha sea if that can be arranged Ta Please?
Plus PPS: I'm not really being all THAT tongue in cheek at all - But being a somewhat basically humane chap in some ways at least(?), just might settle for tha rest of Oz bein' allowed ta secede from those two festering shitholes ('n their mates in tha ACT) so's tha rest of us can just get on wif livin' our own quiet, boring, uneventful, little lives elsewhere while they sort out all their own problems that they obviously seem ta reckon they have in their own extraordinarily overrated (ta me?) festering shitholes of misery 'n whinging 'n discontent.
Plus a few family members ('n others even I guess?) like me 17 yo niece wot's got $47K saved up 'n will most likely have tha best part of $90K saved when she comes out of her time at 19 which when added ta $10K chipped in by her ma 'n pa 'n another $10K chipped in by her ole Unca herbie will be tha best part of $110K ta chuck at a basic little apartment not too far out if tha family gets 'lucky' 'n apartment prices drop by 10 ta 15% in tha interim Tezza - If that's wot she should choose ta do ...
A Professional Demographer to an amateur demographer:"negative natural increase will never outweigh the positive net migration"
Plus a few family members ('n others even I guess?) like me 17 yo niece wot's got $47K saved up 'n will most likely have tha best part of $90K saved when she comes out of her time at 19 which when added ta $10K chipped in by her ma 'n pa 'n another $10K chipped in by her ole Unca herbie will be tha best part of $110K ta chuck at a basic little apartment not too far out if tha family gets 'lucky' 'n apartment prices drop by 10 ta 15% in tha interim Tezza - If that's wot she should choose ta do ...
Let's hope the niece isn't your potential spouse there Jethro
Just picked up the key for my nephews first apartment for which he stumped up $81k of his savings.
Yep, it doesn't seem ta be THAT hard? - For those with a strong work 'n savings ethic - Who don't live in tha festering shitholes called Sydney 'n Melbourne at least perhaps? - Who started early; Like me niece I mentioned wot was out of tha blocks running at 14 - Not earning much - But paying no tax - 'N living at home for free (like who'd charge their hard working highly motivated little 14 yo board?) - So just basically stashing every dollar earned - Being tha snot nosed little 15 yo wot woz serving those smashed avocado thingies 'n coffee lattes to her 25 yo 'betters'.
But Yeah anyway, things seem ta be shapin' up reasonably well for tha herbie family's youngest's home ownership aspirations at this time/for now at least ... Can't count ya chooks before they hatch of course; But anyway, it ain't lookin' three bad ...
A Professional Demographer to an amateur demographer:"negative natural increase will never outweigh the positive net migration"
(like who'd charge their hard working highly motivated little 14 yo board?)
I would.
I think it helps to prevent them becoming entitled shits. Even if you squirrel it away and provide it back as a deposit for a house or car etc. I would much prefer to be offered board than ask for it.
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