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[โ€“] just_kitten@aussie.zone 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

As a single person with no chance of an inheritance and no family support in Vic, and who probably can't ever maintain a 5-day full time job for more than a few months at a stretch without burning out, I'm seriously wondering if I can afford to exist beyond being a financial conduit from my employer to the landlord

Not saving that much moving to the outermost suburbs as there's less stock for singles and a jump in commuting costs and time. The only real future I have is to move interstate to live with family

[โ€“] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Iโ€™m so sorry. This shit shouldnโ€™t be happening.

. . .

[โ€“] Taleya@aussie.zone 5 points 1 month ago

Lol that dude's had a hapsburg or two in his tree

[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hugs.

Yes. Family is now one our most important assets. Hate to describe it like that but that's what it is.

[โ€“] just_kitten@aussie.zone 6 points 1 month ago

It honestly is. Financially and emotionally (isolation can be expensive). Which is all the more heartbreaking when you draw the short straw on that front.