Aussie Dream Not Dead
The Australian dream of owning a home is not dead.
Sure, there are those who are copping it tough, however, the vast majority of Australians are doing incredibly well.
The sad reality is that many Australians are whingers, and want it ALL.
Time and time again I hear complaints that people can't afford houses, and that they're struggling. These annoying 'cries' come from people (often the middle class) who are fortunate enough to own reasonably good cars (often more than one), new TV's, computers, DVD's, Foxtel, etc. They also have mobile phones, mobile phones for the kids, good clothing, and can afford to buy drinks and smokes, and go to the cinema.
Our parents and grandparents didn't have all these things, and they worked hard to achieve what they have.
So many people today have unrealistically high expectations, and want incomes to rise to meet those expectations.
It boils down to a matter of balancing out these expectations. If you want to own a house, then its important to make sacrifices.
None of us can expect society to owe us a living. We have to work hard to get somewhere in life. It doesn't just come to us.
posted by Roobok @ 11:56 pm
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