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Gough said:
It's gentrification too. I lived in a federation era cottage in a share house a block from King William Rd in Hyde Park (Croweater's imagined territory) in the early 90s that hadn't been touched since the 50s, it had a lean to at the back for a kitchen and it still had the out side can in the back yard, it was about $50 a week shared among three at the time. I went past it a while back and someone has bought it, done it up and there'd be no change out of a million bucks for it now.
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Mates of mine piled 9 people into an old place in Kew that had a bungalow out the back, they were the last people to live there.

They had to leave when it got condemned. It was the proper share style house, furniture salvaged from hard rubbish, not a flat bit of floor, wall or roof in the place, things growing in the sink
 
I really couldn't give a shit how big the house is (I'm an advocate for smaller the better because less cleaning and less random junk to store in random rooms.) I'm more focused on decent block size because A) space between neighbours and B) my dog has a decent space to roam around.
 

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Dhoni Dakurri said:
If you’re in a job where you dread going to work and you watch the clock all day waiting for home time then you’re wasting your life.
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Genuine question. What do you actually propose people in that situation do?

Jobs aren't easy to get and even then some just don't have the natural personality to attract work or the attention/recognition to forge ahead.

Some like that are better off doing their own thing but it is hard to find something that contains 3 criteria:
You enjoy, you are good at and it generates an income.
 
Scotland said:
As far as physical labouring vs being a desk jockey goes, working a desk job can be exhausting depending on the hours, how engaged you are and whether you are legitimately just sitting on your arse all day or moving around from place to place. Different kind of exhaustion to lifting heavy shit all day, though. You won't be hunched over after 20 years unable to pick up your kid, but you might have a dodgy posture from a shit office chair.

I think the problem a lot of people have is that they lead an overall sedentary lifestyle. Drive to work, sit a desk for 8 hours filing TPS reports, drive home, sit on the couch watching MAFS or some shit then go to bed. It's not good for your physical or mental well being. Humans are meant to do stuff. I do predominantly white collar work but I try to keep active in my free time and not just become a screen zombie.
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This. When I go on holidays I surprise myself with how much I can do.

There is no pressure to be up so I get up naturally which can be early. Out all day, then onto dinner/drinks then roll on.

A lot of work is mental exhaustion/pressure. It really can be draining. You do need an outlet to switch off rather than just going home. But it can be tiring after a hard day.
 
darcytiger said:
OP needs to live in Afghanistan or Somalia and see how good his shitty life here really is.

Embrace the suck
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You need to go there. You should only be concerned with the country you live in. If you're not then you are subversive
 

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Thegibbsgamble said:
Unadulterated rubbish

Where's the bit about don't push your husband's buttons and then play victim when you can't handle the response ?
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Uh oh, think another one has escaped from the SRP board
 
Thegibbsgamble said:
You need to go there. You should only be concerned with the country you live in. If you're not then you are subversive
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I have, hence why I said it.

Life in Australia is ****ing awesome, even if you’re on the bottom end of the social/economic scale you still have access to health care, education and the ability to walk safely down the street
 
In todays world everyone has the expectation that you should be happy all the time and if you're not then you are "not normal". Your friends/acquaintances buying houses, going on holidays and having families is always there in your face and if you're not doing the same you think something is wrong with you. A lot of people when they get to my age just can't help but talk about property or the holiday they're going on or how their share portfolio is returning 20% growth every year. I was brought up in a family where money was never discussed, it wasn't important how much you're worth it was important how good of a person you are. Even with close friends I love who would never talk about money 5 years ago have fallen into the trap and it drives me mental. Every conversation ends up in talk of some fiscal description.

Couple this with successful people who repeatedly tell you that you can do anything you want to do and to chase your dream and it can leave people feeling like a failure. There's something to be said for having low expectation and being content with mundane existence, I wish that I was able to be happy with doing a 9-5 for the rest of my life in the hope that I can retire and live out my days in peace on the golf course but I'd rather just go all in if I can't afford to live when it comes time to retire I'll just walk out into the bush somewhere with a tent and see how long I can last on a case of scotch and all the prescription meds I can handle.
 
darcytiger said:
I have, hence why I said it.

Life in Australia is ******* awesome, even if you’re on the bottom end of the social/economic scale you still have access to health care, education and the ability to walk safely down the street
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This is delusional arrogance .Australia is a shit hole. One of the most brutal racist nations since ww2

Manus island and that youth detention center in Darwin is a window to our soul
 

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Thegibbsgamble said:
This is delusional arrogance .Australia is a shit hole. One of the most brutal racist nations since ww2

Manus island and that youth detention center in Darwin is a window to our soul
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Do you live on Manus island or in a youth detention centre? How does this make your life worse, day to day?

If Australia is a shithole, where do you think is better?
 
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Catfish Alley said:
True. I don't think it's really something you should worry about in your 20's. You're still building your career and don't have the income for it. I didn't buy an apartment until I was 33. Only bought a house last year at 37.
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I'm 45 and never will be able to even afford to rent somewhere not total shit.
 

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