Which I do - both a blessing and a curse!
THIS! (Except the living off rent part - wouldn't quite be there.) And would only pay off the PPOR debt, which would still be a great place to be.
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THIS! (Except the living off rent part - wouldn't quite be there.) And would only pay off the PPOR debt, which would still be a great place to be.
Good points. And competion for entry into uni's is a big driver for better results.
If you have 10,000 students competing for 1 seat at a uni VS
1,000 students for a seat - guess where the students need to work harder?
This is the difference between education in Aus and in Asia.
I know, I know, everyone here (but me) hates Today Tonight
Since you probably didn't see it (or will own up to it)
you missed a great segment.
Feeding your family lots of great food...fruits and veggies ..etc
for about $50 week
Here's the link
http://au.news.yahoo.com/today-tonight/consumer/article/-/15541364/weeks-family-feed-for-50/
Here is a snippet: "The aim is to keep every family member happy and healthier for less.
Putting even the most basic of food items on the table has become a daily struggle for a growing number of families and it's often thought that to eat healthy food is more expensive.
But nutritionist Sally Boyer and her husband Derek - the world's strongest man over 40 and a former Gladiator - have come to the rescue with an e-book titled 'How to Feed a Family of Four on $50 a Week'.
"There is a misconception out there that it costs a lot to eat healthy, but we're proving that you can eat healthily on a budget," Sally said.
Sally and Derek's book was born out of concern for a client who had a dilemma.
"She was spending (money) on frozen meat pies and two minute noodles. I was really concerned but understood there were many families out there in the same situation, so I made a promise to her to come up with a solution," Sally said."
We eat healthily on a food budget of $50 per week, although we probably average about $60. Mainly by avoiding processed foods and buying fruit and veg in season. also having a big freezer helps.
All great stuff. Peter
I'm trying to "train" my family to eat more economically, down from $250 a week for three of us
. It's the last bastion of frivolous spending in my household, entrenched from years of no food budget restrictions and hedonic adaption to such spoils. Even though I could afford to spend on food at the same level in my impending early retirement, it is a gross waste of money and just serves to make us fatter than we need to be. Biggest changes I will make are: more fruit and veges, less meat, dessert is an occasional treat not a nightly right, no food from the chips/lollies isle whatsoever, weekly not two-daily food shop, and avoid processed food. I might even invest in a big freezer to take advantage of bulk food purchase savings.
Our kids are 2 and 5 months, so it helps that they don’t know what lollies, chips, pop tarts are yet. We eat rice at least twice a day, which works out fairly cheap when bought in bulk. Took a little getting used to but our breakfast consists of rice, miso soup and generally some kind of marinated radish, seaweed and carrot thing (wife’s recipe). Don’t think i could go back to wheet-bix now
Good q
India, China, Malaysia, Singapore - was what I had in mind.
They seem to be churning out more engineers and doctors than the developed countries.
Competition and a high regard for education is a key driver of the quality of graduates that come out of uni’s.
Thank god I was raised and educated in Australia. This gave me the tools and the confidence to solve problems on my own and ask for help when I get stuck and most importantly, learn from my mistakes… unlike my Asian coworkers that take on work they can’t do (because they cant say no) and then sit in a corner quietly for days and then everything falls over… no offense to anybody, just my experience as an expat
Our kids are 2 and 5 months, so it helps that they don’t know what lollies, chips, pop tarts are yet. We eat rice at least twice a day, which works out fairly cheap when bought in bulk. Took a little getting used to but our breakfast consists of rice, miso soup and generally some kind of marinated radish, seaweed and carrot thing (wife’s recipe). Don’t think i could go back to wheet-bix now
Is this healthy? I hope you are getting enough iron and other essential vitamins and minerals.
Probably not acording to some diets. But we still eat plenty of meat and veg, just that rice is the main staple.
That's because most Asian young people continue living at home with their folks until they are mid-30s. Many reasons for this, culturally it is acceptable/encouraged, but also in terms of housing affordability it is just simply unfeasible to move out as house prices / wage ratios are simply astronomical. The trend for Australian-born Asians is similar but not as pronounced due to the different upbringing here.
It's strange, but when I shop, I find fruit and veges more expensive than meat....
The Y-man
It's strange, but when I shop, I find fruit and veges more expensive than meat....
Best place to buy fruit and veg is at the local markets like Victoria Market. Meat is also cheaper there somewhat but the quality isn't as good as your Safeway/Coles as they expire much faster.
Sound like pretty standard Japanese brekky to me.
Should make you own pickles without nitrates/nitrites tho - the package stuff might be what was causing Japan to have the one of the highest incidents of stomach cancer.
The miso soup if done properly is a brilliant nutitional source.
If more proteins the go, then nome natto and raw egg, a drop of soy and mustard.... droool..... (I am told only a Japanese palate can love this stuff.... )
Iron? In the katsuo-bushi / kezuri-bushi (dried bonito) that should be used in the stock for the miso soup.
The Y-man
Oh yeah, forgot to say I only buy certified organic (or biodynamic if available). The vic market has an ok selection for organic vegies, but the coles and woolie brands are actually now getting very competitive in pricing (especially if I start putting travel km into the equation etc
).The Y-man
If more proteins the go, then nome natto and raw egg, a drop of soy and mustard.... droool..... (I am told only a Japanese palate can love this stuff.... )
The Y-man
I consider natto to be the Japanese equivalent to Vegemite. One either loves it or hate it, but to love it you would have to be Japanese. Me I can’t stand the smell of the stuff.
Back on topic..
Four years ago this guy sold everything he owned on ebay for £192,000 after his wife left him. Since then he has ticked off 93 out of 100 things on his bucket list including diving with sharks, learning French, meeting Richard Branson, learning how to fly a plane and scoring a bit part in a Hollywood movie.
I've read up about this guy and apparently he decided on Panama because its one of the cheapest places in the world to live.
In my eyes this guy is living the dream.
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Four years ago this guy sold everything he owned on ebay for £192,000 after his wife left him. Since then he has ticked off 93 out of 100 things on his bucket list including diving with sharks, learning French, meeting Richard Branson, learning how to fly a plane and scoring a bit part in a Hollywood movie.
I've read up about this guy and apparently he decided on Panama because its one of the cheapest places in the world to live.
In my eyes this guy is living the dream.
Ian-Usher-sold-life-eBay-wife-left-buys-Caribbean-island-AND-finds-love-again.html
