To my fellow twentysomethings,
Brought up in the privilege of wealth, education, stability.
An endless array of possibility, a flood of choice, experience, excitement just brimming at our feet...
This one's for you (and me).
Mo money, mo problems.
I dreamt about moving out next year.
So I went to look at properties. Looking at rent prices, I asked myself, is that expensive or cheap? Can I afford this on my intern pay? How much of your salary should go towards rent? How much does an intern get paid anyway?
Then I thought, isn't rent money supposed to be dead money? Am I just hindering myself from getting my own place five years down the track by prematurely moving out? Would I be better off diligently saving up for a deposit? How much should you save for a deposit anyway? How much is a unit in Sydney? That depends on where I live; but where in Sydney do I want to live?
I guess I would want to live somewhere close to where I work - so where am I going to apply to for my internship next year? Well I guess that depends on whether I move out or not next year...
My head hurts.
