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Ah well - I lived in that little backward country on New Zealand at the time

Was making breaky this morning - and remembered a time before tea bag, tissues and tampons were invented - life is so much easier now

And no one has argued against this. We all agree it has changed ... the majority just don't believe it is harder (having lived through the last 45 - or more - years) - just different

Very true - I have a girlfriend who used to live in China ... her (and her husband's) apartment was so small she had to set up her portable kitchen on the landing ... there being no room inside. The apartment was about the size of the average family bathroom in Australia. She also only ever...

But why would you look at the average for a FHB? Surely an average home is what is affordable as a 2nd or 3rd home - and FHB - only starting out - would be looking at the bottom percentile? My first home - as a divorced single female - was in a very untrendy inner city miners cottage (wow...

But you also can't have density and everyone live on a 500m2 block of land with a park on every corner ... or every unit to be 250m2 ... so the mindset will have to change about what is acceptable as a "family" or "singles" home. As for increasing the population of Australia - we may be low...

I know - I don't agree with this "generation bashing" that we appear to get into ... but I do notice none of us "oldies" are claiming it's easier now - just different - unlike some of the young un's claiming it's harder - and us "oldies" had it easy - and that frustrates me no end. And...

Now - that is just ignorant, arrogant sarcasm ... I wouldn't even rate in the top 100,000 of FHB's of the time. It was just how it was and how people did it. And it certainly wasn't easy. I suspect your parents appeared to have it easy (tho I doubt they would agree), perhaps through shear...

How far "past" are you talking about. Waaaay back in 1988 (gosh - 25 years ago) I certainly had to work so that we could afford a very modest 3 small bedroom - 1 bathroom - 1 garage house on the side of an unlandscaped clay cliff in the outer suburbs. Didn't have my first child until 35...

Try up to 24% when I lived in NZ ... imagine paying 1/5th (after deposit) of the entire cost of your house every year in interest. It wasn't pleasant ... easier then? ... scoff ...

When I made that comment no statistical information ... and ... like Skater ... I get frustrated at this appearance of an entitlement mentality that they should have it all, that has popped up in the last 5-10 years with the advent of whinge forums. When we started out you simply looked for...

Don't feed the troll

I agree - ouchy bc fees - but that's what you pay. My bc on two bedroom 1960's, no lift, brick in Newcastle are over $2k a year. So then again ... what's wrong with this one? A little smaller but still looks pretty good...

I've always wanted to own one of these ... but can only afford a 5yr old Toyota Corolla ... I'm going to the media for a whinge and the government better do something about it! ... Life is so unfair!

What's wrong with this place ... it's right in the middle of the action, in his price range, and similar size http://www.realestate.com.au/property-apartment-nsw-pyrmont-115162319 Oh - it's not Potts Point