I must admit I am terribly glad I got my place in Perth 4 years ago. The thought of having to start buying now is scary. And no I don't have a 1/4 acre block. Strata unit - middle floor. I've got a couple of pot plants on the balcony and a ficus indoors and that's about it. My thumbs are not green so I wasn't interested in an actual garden.
I do agree that the banks even then were willing to lend a lot more than I was interested in, and I had been lucky in previous years that I'd managed to save a significant deposit.
My place isn't tiny, but it isn't huge either, it's a good size for me (2 bedroom 1 bath) and possibly could fit another person in it theoretically. It's also got low energy requirements which I am glad of from both an environmental and financial viewpoint.
I have no interest in getting a bigger place. But then I do acknowledge that I'm not exactly mainstream in a lot of my views.
As to the East/West divide, I can't really complain about the Eastern fans not coming over as the only Eastern con I've gone to is Worldcon in Melbourne.
And yes, I've liked what I've seen of Mitch, and I'd say that even if I didn't share a birthday with him (26th yes?)
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I do agree that the banks even then were willing to lend a lot more than I was interested in, and I had been lucky in previous years that I'd managed to save a significant deposit.
My place isn't tiny, but it isn't huge either, it's a good size for me (2 bedroom 1 bath) and possibly could fit another person in it theoretically. It's also got low energy requirements which I am glad of from both an environmental and financial viewpoint.
I have no interest in getting a bigger place. But then I do acknowledge that I'm not exactly mainstream in a lot of my views.
As to the East/West divide, I can't really complain about the Eastern fans not coming over as the only Eastern con I've gone to is Worldcon in Melbourne.
And yes, I've liked what I've seen of Mitch, and I'd say that even if I didn't share a birthday with him (26th yes?)