Young Australians abandon housing hopes to spend on the present
Locked out of skyrocketing property markets and facing persistent inflation, young Australians are giving up on traditional saving goals, The Guardian reports. Many are choosing to spend spare cash on travel and everyday pleasures instead of chasing impossible deposits.
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What Reddit is saying: Readers voiced deep sympathy for younger generations dealing with broken economic promises, noting saving for years can still leave buyers priced out.
Top comments on r/AusFinance
Partner and I have been looking for a house for the last 6 months. A place popped up in a nice suburb that was in budget, needed cosmetic touch ups. Boomer that sold and is downsizing came in and made a cash offer way over asking guide (which hasn’t happened in the last 4-5 months). Can confirm the feeling of despair makes me want to just say fuck it and go out and spend, I won’t, but god I want to say fuck it all
Feel bad for young people, they’re the first generation who have had the social contract broken. More power to them
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