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happy
Walrus Stache
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Location: NSW Australia
Aussie family of 5 lives on 23k
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November 12, 2015, 06:05:47 PM »
I was recently delighted to find this post from a blog I visit often:
http://www.debtfreecashedupandlaughing.com.au/2015/11/how-we-are-going-to-live-on-really.html.
, where she explains her budget and references the Australian Moneysmart table re comfortable and modest living requirements (
https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/superannuation-and-retirement/how-super-works/super-contributions/how-much-is-enough
,) and explains that the 5 adults in her family live on 23k, equivalent to a modest sum for a single person. Pretty badass.
Cath at DebtFree Cashed up and Laughing seems to have dedicated her life to what she calls Cheapskating with a lot of what she calls MOOing (Make Our Own), and works at home on her blog/website. So in one sense she's employed full-time saving money for the family, not so easy to reproduce for everyone. She doesn't really spell it out but her 3 "adult" children living at home I guess probably have p/t jobs to buy their own stuff ( since for example there is only costing for 2 mobile phones)…and she's really talking about total cost of living for her hubbie and herself and "board" for the kids. Nevertheless, I had no idea she could get their expenses so low and its definitely inspirational.
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steveo
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Re: Aussie family of 5 lives on 23k
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November 12, 2015, 10:44:41 PM »
Awesomely badass. I assume that they own their house.
I don't believe the figures in relation to groceries though. We consistently hit $200-$250 per week on groceries with a family of 5 and we shop at ALDI.
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happy
Walrus Stache
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Location: NSW Australia
Re: Aussie family of 5 lives on 23k
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November 12, 2015, 11:53:13 PM »
Yes, they own their own house. I got interested in her site because she manages to keep food costs to 320/month.
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HappierAtHome
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Location: Australia
Re: Aussie family of 5 lives on 23k
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November 13, 2015, 01:14:14 AM »
Thanks for the link - I'm picking up tips from her already!
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HappierAtHome
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Re: Aussie family of 5 lives on 23k
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November 13, 2015, 01:14:59 AM »
Quote from: HappierAtHome on November 13, 2015, 01:14:14 AM
Thanks for the link - I'm picking up tips from her already!
As in, within five minutes of opening the link.
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