Last night friends of ours came over to see the new house. The first thing one of them said to us when they came through the door was that we were “lucky bitches†because we were going to get a sum of money from the government and they weren’t.
If you don’t know, the Australian government is handing out a bit of money (10.4 million) to help with the “economic crisis†in December. They’ll be giving low income family’s/earner’s some money, pensioner’s some money and some other people some money. About $1000. Apparently it’s a per child sort of thing for people with kids. Not to mention doubling or tripling the first home owner’s grant for $7 grand to 14 or 21 grand.
So these friends of ours collectively earn double what Tim and I earn and they live with their parents to save money for a home loan, they probably pay a quarter the amount that we pay in bill’s per fortnight. Let’s not talk about “rent†they pay. They don’t have kids.
This is not specifically a bitch about them or what they said…but seriously. If you’re not having to figure out what dietary item you can go without so that you can put petrol in your car just to get to work to earn your pittance, quit your bitching.
If you can afford to go to the movies more than once a year AND go to dinner without having to reorganize your weekly budget on a regular basis….quit your bitching.
If going for a two hour drive for no reason other than to get out of the house is something that you do without batting an eye…quit your bitching.
If you have kids and can buy them a full new outfit ALL AT ONCE, not one item a week, quit your bitching.
If you answered yes to any of those scenario’s, quit your bitching. You don’t need help, you’re just being greedy.
I could maybe understand your rant if we were going to get this money simply because our name started with a “P†and yours didn’t. But thinking that we’re LUCKY to be getting this money because we’re low income earner’s is just not on.
I’d rather count myself luckier not be on that list, thank you very much.