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reasonable person in my shoes would. >> Two jobs, seven days. This is the kind of life I imagined. I had enough borrowing capacity to buy an apartment,
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And the pay was No, that's okay. Like, I'm just starting out, so it'll be fine after a couple of years. Nope. Still a lot lower than I expected. I did everything by the book. study hard in school, get a good degree,
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443
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In February 2025, [music] I started working full-time. Like most university students in their final year, the biggest priority was to find a job. The market was bad and people were desperate. Countless rounds and months of interviews. My name
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In February 2025, [music] I started working full-time. Like most university students in their final year, the biggest priority was to find a job. The market was bad and people were desperate. Countless rounds and months of interviews. My name is Se. Then the offer landed. And the pay was No, that's okay. Like, I'm just starting out, so it'll be fine after a couple of years. Nope. Still a lot lower than I expected. I did everything by the book. study hard in school, get a good degree, and when it's finally my turn to be an adult, >> Australia's housing crisis ded on an average salary [music] is priced out of 99 Australians times Australia's unemployment rate jumped to 4.3 of Australia.
I say that this >> Sydney is now the second least affordable city [music] right across the world. So I decided to do what any other reasonable person in my shoes would. >> Two jobs, seven days. This is the kind of life I imagined. I had enough borrowing capacity to buy an apartment, >> own my dream car, >> and even with the mortgage, I had enough fun money left over to buy something nice every once in a while. >> I guess this is just the new strategy to get ahead.
What do I even do all year? Is this what they mean [music] when they say your 20s fly by so quickly? I started to resent tomorrow. started to budget what would happen if I quit. I'd just break even after all the expenses. So, no savings, no nothing. I'd get a lot of time back and maybe I could start making videos again. The second job I was working at went through some structural changes. My team got offshored and it was inevitable that I was next.
I [music] resigned. It t the season to spend. If Black Friday's November deals didn't bend your bank account, December and Christmas likely will. If you go into a store, you have certain rights. The government says retail. Despite working for almost a year, this was my first time experiencing the standard 9 to5. Sure, money was tied up and not seeing my savings or investments grow is not ideal, but eventually I got used to ition, >> accepted it >> that it was okay to be stagnant for the next couple of years as I built up a foundation. >> I slept better, felt calmer.
Maybe I'm giving up. Accepting my place as another cog in the machine. [music] But [music] it was nice to finally have a more interesting answer to How was your week? [music]
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