yes, housing is out of control @EternalFlower I know someone who lives a street back from a beach that rich people decided they liked. it used to feature in national newspapers etc. they bought the place early 70s for $2000 which is about what a factory worker would have got a year then. now they are looking to sell for over a million. my parents bought early 70s as inflation was kicking off. after a couple years think father earned the price of the house in 12 months as an unskilled labourer on a local council sewage scheme. by then he had already got a few years rent from tenants before we moved in. Siblings and others I know that are well off have one thing in common. most years of the adult life they did not pay rent. and when they had investment houses the govt subsided them. anyhoo.

yes , cat sleeps indoors during the day mostly. he is inside atm after being away all day today.he is getting fat. think he has another home lol. ie gets fed more than what I give it. which is too much anyways. person I know was in low paid sales job. they always paid lots in rent, like more than half their wage since I knew them. they lost their job recently. life not much fun for them atm. looking at becoming homeless as on centrelink now and that only covers rent, not food or bills.