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An open letter to Joe Hockey: I have a good job and I still can’t afford the Sydney housing market

by melanie | Jun 10, 2015 | Life

The starting point for a first home buyer is to get a good job that pays good money. If you’ve got a good job and it pays good money and you have security in relation to that job, then you can go to the bank and you can borrow money and that’s readily affordable. –...
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HELLO, I’m Melanie

I’m an early 30s woman learning to how to adult without being swept up by this world. I love Jesus and seek to glorify him. I work in destination marketing. I love that COVID means I can avoid your hug. It makes it way less awkward.

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