Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: šļøššš©āš Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Nath@aussie.zone āØ3ā© āØweeksā© agoThe kids and I went to some ladyās house a few weeks ago chasing those Woolies Disney cards. She had loads of spares. It turned out she was a single mum who worked at Woolies. Iāve been thinking about her since. I have no idea how she manages to live on that wage. She has to be on better rent than we are, our rent alone is about what a full-time Woolies worker would be paid.
@Nath @just_kitten there a few compassionate landlords around, but they are few and far between.
Personally I don't get the cards, though I got a stupid amount of the bricks farm bricks a couple of years back and stored them, waiting for my daughter to be old enough to get excited by them, which is finally happening now she is 3, and we've been opening a few a day for a week or so. Much more fun than cards!
just_kitten@aussie.zone āØ3ā© āØweeksā© ago
Inheritance, family support, maybe a little windfall from insuranceā¦
I know someone who will be coming out of 6 years prison soon and his parents will buy him a place so itās okay even if he takes a lower wage jobā¦ Another dude who had a breakdown maybe 12 years ago and never worked for a wage since, his parents have offered to cough up for a deposit after supporting his rent and treatment for years (Iām thinking thereās a workplace payout involved as well)ā¦ Thereās a regular on the reddit DT who seemingly hasnāt worked in many years, gets the DSP, but doesnāt have to worry a cent about rent - presumably gifted the house by familyā¦
Otherwise yeah. Rent is now easily a normal personās entire wage. Impossible on a single income