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Amen!!! Tell me about it, I've called at least 6 plumbers and 10 sparkies in the last few weeks, I drove an hour and half each time to meet them on site only to end up being stood up!!! :mad: Look, I don't mind if they call and say "sorry I've been delayed" or "can't get there, something's come...

OA you are pure genius, kudos. :D

Cupcakes, are you Betty Boob under another alias? Because you seem to have missed the point on what everyone is saying here, the numbers were different but the gap between wages and cost of living (between THEN and NOW) were comparable. Where are you not clear on that?? :o

Amen!! :rolleyes: And here it is in poster form for you print off and use as a daily affirmation (if you're out there and reading this Betty Boob) :D

:eek: NO !!!! :eek: Not till I slap it (silly) first !!! :D

As the eldest (I think? But no matter) can I go first, pleeeeeeese!!! Let me at him!!! :D

True, they're cracksmacked, and I know which of the two I'd rather be!!

Heck, I remember opening my very first pay packet (you know those little yellow envelopes with cash in them that were brought around in a huge wooden crate like box) only to be gobsmacked by the phenomenal amount of $63 (for a week's work)!! Cool !!! :D

So is 3 ply toilet paper, but you still gotta wipe right???

CJP you've done well for your age, only wish there were more like you out there! :) Yes I agree, you have to be "realistic" and although those dummy figures were/are a far cry from realism for some, they are indeed an albeit sad REALITY for many others out there!! When you're trying to make...

Oh geez (now to quote a well exercised acronymn in here) FFS !!! It was a bloody numbers exercise to show that it is possible, that's not to say the banks would lend on that kind of commitment level, but again it's not totally out of the question and I have heard some lenders (not the Big 4)...

As I said in the post, these are estimates and although the math is quite daunting (to say the least) it is not impossible and people DO live this close to the edge!! Of course, to make life easier would require making further modifications like introducing a second job. I was trying to make...

Oooooooh geez, and I was really enjoyin playin with him too!! :(

Trust me OA, my care factor is so below zero it's near bloody frozen solid!!! The only reason I responded to Betty Boop is because the boy's belly-aching amused me!!! :D

Shhhhhh VY, don't burst his bubble now, his views are already distorted one more misconception isn't going to hurt!! :p

Nope, can't win when dealing with stupidity, just stating a fact. Reality is I would, you wouldn't, where's the confusion??? :rolleyes: I'm sure you're probably a sweet kid under all that ignorance. :)

Fifth, I haven't had to use PT for many years, and I don't doubt that my estimate was a tad low, however as I said in my post, these figures are merely ESTIMATES and that you'd probably have to rejigg figures up or down depending on your circumstances, including geographical location etc. It...

Sweetie, you can't even spell your mistaken ways (erroneous) :o As for buying and/or living in it...no problem, I've lived and owned far worse so spare me the melodrama sweet-cheeks! Difference between us is that I WOULD if I had to, you WOULDN'T and can't afford not to!!! And as long as...

Yeah that's cool. But hey, here's a tip for you (from a motherly kinda gal that I is :p ) while your on the personal development kick, you might wanna give your eyesight/reading comprehension along with your attitude a bit of going over, they suck!!! :D

Fair call. But in your case, it's the stuff you do before, during (in spending habits only here) and after "getting to work" that will determine your success. Your problem isn't what you do (not that I know, or indeed care for that matter) but what you don't, that tell me you won't get...