SimpliFI

21 and on the cusp of adulthood, I haven’t experienced enough to say I know how to make something of myself. In this ever-changing, dream-stomping, power-seeking world, I can only be certain of 4 things. My love of peanut butter, my interest in science (but not motivated enough to make a career out of it), Norway as my run away destination and Pearler. As a university student, I’ll do “anything” for that experience because GPA won’t keep you alive when you’re out there facing

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I work hard and get fairly remunerated for my effort, in a society that does a pretty good job of looking after most of its people. I’ve seen from my family’s migration and three generations of subsequent hard workers that, in Australia, upward financial mobility can be a reality — one of the reasons we are a lucky country. Over the past few years though, I found myself thinking perhaps my generation and I personally was plateauing — meaning we were working hard but not going

Growing up, my Dad was an electrician. He was your up-at-sunrise, home-at-sunset kind of blue-collar worker — installing ceiling fans, driving a Hilux all around the region, etc. Both of my parents worked extremely hard. They left a strong impression on me of what hard work looks like. I think that when you’re growing up, you look to your parents and view how they work as the baseline for what one needs to do to succeed financially in life. So for me, by the time I hit the en

2 in 3 Australians completely overestimate the monetary value of owning a home, report shows.