Home truths: 'Ditch the Sky and start saving'
"Modern young people do not necessarily want the homes like we did 'in the old days'. They want to go to Bali twice a year; they want to drive a BMW on lease; they want a 42" plasma TV; they want to spend $200 at the bar on Friday night and they want to enjoy their two substantial incomes whilst they are childfree."
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/personal-f...ectid=11626666
It's easy to tell when the NZ Herald is short on advertising revenue and page views - they resort to a Rent an Arsehole. I don't know what decade their latest self-pious commentators are in, but it's not this one. Talking about the "good old days" indicates John Bolton (etc) is keeping mute about his own backyard. The pair of them should get with the times.
Firstly, I don't know of anyone in the age group they are referring to who has Sky. There may be a few but Online streaming and Torrent sites are the predominate entertainment medium of choice. Additionally, who the hell buys a 42" plasma TV these days? Such a thing is budget and years out of date if it's even available new. Ditto for the brand new BMW. That car screams "upper class snob".
Clearly, their litany of stereotypical complaints is more indicative of their own back yard - which I figure explains why they are so personally familiar with the issue at hand. I suggest they should 'fess up and tell us what they drive, watch and own? I'd bet to a "T" they own a house (or several which they rent out at exorbitant rates), drive a late model BMW and pay Sky a ransom every month for dross reruns.
I will leave the last word to a more realistic source:
"We cannot think about affording the luxury car and Sky TV," said 27-year-old Lovely Garg, who is searching with her husband Bharat, 31, for a $630,000 property on their combined annual income of about $110,000.
"We are driving a normal Bluebird Sylphy car (working in good condition) - keeping in mind if we are buying the $3000 car, the maintenance will be too high and we cannot afford it if the car breaks down."
She said the couple spent 65 per cent of their after-tax income on rent and utility bills and the rest went on basics such as food and clothing.
"We need to think twice if we want to buy something. Money is always an issue for us."
"Modern young people do not necessarily want the homes like we did 'in the old days'. They want to go to Bali twice a year; they want to drive a BMW on lease; they want a 42" plasma TV; they want to spend $200 at the bar on Friday night and they want to enjoy their two substantial incomes whilst they are childfree."
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/personal-f...ectid=11626666
It's easy to tell when the NZ Herald is short on advertising revenue and page views - they resort to a Rent an Arsehole. I don't know what decade their latest self-pious commentators are in, but it's not this one. Talking about the "good old days" indicates John Bolton (etc) is keeping mute about his own backyard. The pair of them should get with the times.
Firstly, I don't know of anyone in the age group they are referring to who has Sky. There may be a few but Online streaming and Torrent sites are the predominate entertainment medium of choice. Additionally, who the hell buys a 42" plasma TV these days? Such a thing is budget and years out of date if it's even available new. Ditto for the brand new BMW. That car screams "upper class snob".
Clearly, their litany of stereotypical complaints is more indicative of their own back yard - which I figure explains why they are so personally familiar with the issue at hand. I suggest they should 'fess up and tell us what they drive, watch and own? I'd bet to a "T" they own a house (or several which they rent out at exorbitant rates), drive a late model BMW and pay Sky a ransom every month for dross reruns.
I will leave the last word to a more realistic source:
"We cannot think about affording the luxury car and Sky TV," said 27-year-old Lovely Garg, who is searching with her husband Bharat, 31, for a $630,000 property on their combined annual income of about $110,000.
"We are driving a normal Bluebird Sylphy car (working in good condition) - keeping in mind if we are buying the $3000 car, the maintenance will be too high and we cannot afford it if the car breaks down."
She said the couple spent 65 per cent of their after-tax income on rent and utility bills and the rest went on basics such as food and clothing.
"We need to think twice if we want to buy something. Money is always an issue for us."
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