I'm 29 Years Old, But I Live In A Granny Flat (And My Cat Likes It Too) | Money Mind

[@heribertosarmiento1265]

Another plus of a "Granny Flat" no upstairs or downstairs neighbors that would complain about anything you do.

[@anon6116]

It’s nicer than a studio apartment.

[@Trgn]

True. Apartment you have to worry about other tenants, share lift entrance, share parking lot, noise at nights etc...

[@Matty06001]

But you’re still dependent on the whims of someone else. I can understand living with your parents in a situation like this, but I sure wish there was a small house, not tiny house crap, alternative.

[@InsoIence]

@@Matty06001 Uh.. This is a small house, not a tiny one. :,)

[@thirdcoast6513]

My studio apt in the cheapwr side of austin tx was like $1k a month and had 1 less room. Im jealous of sydney

[@kiwigirljacks]

I lived in a granny flat for years in my 20’s and I loved it! I’m thinking of going to a tiny house now I’m in my 50’s and my larger home is a lot to take care of.

[@rrain3375]

You will be sorry. Tiny Homes will never hold the value of a full size home. And it will depend where you live in the country too. It is very hard to get insurance. My friend got a block construction garage. Insurance was cheap.

[@kiwigirljacks]

@@rrain3375I agree to a point. Though it won’t be something I need to add value on. I will stay there till I die or get put in a home lol. I will have a stack of money in the bank from the sale of my larger home. And I will situate it on my brothers land. I’m not really looking for it to be an investment, more an easy retirement. Here in New Zealand there are a few companies that insure tiny homes. I do know it’s a depreciating asset though.

[@DoNotFollowM3]

@@rrain3375 But if you're saving a good amount of money probably that house won't' increase in value 1-2k per month lol.

[@TheVeggiekat]

Same here. It’s just me and the dog now in a big colonial. Just being in a house built for a large family makes the place feel lonely

[@Matty06001]

I just so wish that builders would build like a 700 square-foot building on maybe an eighth of a acre of land, that would be so wonderful. It’s the TOWNS that don’t want it, I kind of understand it, but it’s horribly frustrating.

[@notsure5955]

My roommate is a cat, the best decision I've made.

[@Kalani_Saiko]

There is literally an anime about that, title and everything

[@anitacardona8976]

And it's good too

[@JEANNEHUNTER-q5t]

I have a granny flat on my property and rented it out for additional income when my children were young. My daughter lived in it when she started working, and then we switched houses when her partner joined her. I would have loved a tiny second bedroom for guests, but otherwise I have more than enough space for myself, my three cats and one dog. I enjoy looking after the garden now that I am retired. It has been a win all around.

[@carronalee]

Billions of people throughout the world live in much smaller spaces. I live in the UK….that guy’s ‘granny’ flat is what a family of 2 adults and 2 kids often live in for many years quite contentedly!

[@aliannarodriguez1581]

I won’t lie, that’s depressing to hear. Especially since constraints like that spread, and it’s likely the future everywhere as we approach 8 billion.

[@inthesparklingsky]

@@aliannarodriguez1581It’s not depressing at all. I’ve grown up in a 70 square meters apartment in Italy with my parents and my brother. I’ve shared my room with my brother since when I was born. Of course we had time when we fought over things and space, but we were family and we were happy together. When I was a student, I used to study and make my homework in the living room while my mother was watching her favorite TV shows, sometimes I would take breaks to join her, sometimes she would offer to listen to me repeating what I had studied to better prepare for my oral tests at school. Now that I live by myself I miss those times a lot. We didn’t need a room for each person so that we could just go and isolate ourselves from the others. We were always together supporting each other. It had been a great experience that helped me and my brother getting used to share our space with other people, solving problems by communicating and feeling the warm and love of a family. There’s nothing depressing about that. We just felt we didn’t need much other than that.

[@mirjam3553]

Growing up, it was 63m2 for our family the whole time - two kids, our parents and granny. I was the first to leave (at 18). My current is 36m2 - all for me. Both of these situations would be better if they had one extra room, but not much more - my parents are in a 160m2 house these days and that's too much for two, there's rooms that nobody goes in for days. The 'normal' amounts of space per person/family seem absurdly huge in the US and Australia.

[@justynawisniewska1213]

​​@@aliannarodriguez1581Is it really depressing though? For most of history most people lived in way smaller places ,whole multi-generational families would live in a one small common space kind of houses in the countryside for centuries. A layout like his is standard for families in cities in Europe. It is a comfy space. Maybe the case is that in places like the US and Australia houses are actually overscaled for what people need? It causes problems like sprawl, higher energy consumption, traffic.

[@junemorkin6336]

I live in Wisconsin USA and we have the same high rent problems here. Home prices have also skyrocketed.

[@goudagirl6095]

I feel you my fellow Cheesehead! 2 years ago, my sister was telling me about rents for $700 for entire houses in Sheboygan....fast forward I moved up here from TX to get away from the horrible high rents down there....only to be met with the same high rent issue up here. I'm LIVID.

[@infiniterecursion9550]

Go Pack Go!

[@joesmith8701]

from london its the same hear thank god i live in a council flat i told everyone to get on the list when they hit 18 but they did not listen i live in a studio flat in inner london rent £135 pw on the privet market on my road same type of flat 300pw happy days

[@rustyshackleford7200]

@@matthewmoore7447 please go back to California, thanks.

[@GameFuMaster]

Sydney prices are insane. $650 a week for a granny flat...

[@AbdalMalik-ye1df]

i pay $1200 per week so he is like half price special

[@monicap5071]

The rental price for granny flats depends on what part of Sydney your willing to live in. E.g. general price for granny flats 2bedrm granny flat in the MacArthur area is $450pw. Of course it's more expensive if you want to live closer to the city.

[@TessaYoung33]

​@AbdalMalik-ye SO expensive

[@AbdalMalik-ye1df]

@@TessaYoung33 it's a good apartment with harbour and city views, I dont live cheap. that is for losers lol

[@Beresunablle]

that is insane

[@lindamarie6574]

Cool flat and adorable cat!

[@nancyomalley6286]

IKR? Tuxedo cats are so cute!

[@LeticiaSarabia-yb8dm]

@@nancyomalley6286 And, Kitty Cat watches TV!! 😂🤗😊🐈

[@Thomas63r2]

For those wondering, 60 meter2 is ~ 635 sq. ft.

[@beckysnyder4591]

I live in an apartment that is 570 sq. ft. 1 bedroom. Love it. Of course not enough storage but I manage with my cat & bird.

[@paxundpeace9970]

A very common size for most flats.

[@opuntian]

I think it's more enough for an educated Indian.

[@Ciara1594]

Thanks. I was about to ask what that is in American. 😏 🏡

[@Arkelk2010]

Thank you.

[@emms6724]

I’m currently trying to find a place for my mom to live with this design and it’s been impossible. It’s nice to see a country that has options for its seniors.

[@joannabusinessaccount7293]

I love granny flats. I’ve lived in apartments. High rises. Condos. Single family homes. With people and without people. My favorite residence is a granny flat!

[@jessicaaudate]

$436.15 USD a week?! Wow

[@jessicaaudate]

@blackbelt2000 Yeah, I googled it and then converted it

[@alifalimazlan181]

@@blackbelt2000650 Aud/week = 436.15 usd/week

[@Foambubble]

$650 AUD a week. Rent in Sydney is very expensive

[@jasxteo]

@@Foambubblemy goodness 😮 and pp kept complaining about Singapore rental prices….

[@HSGG_]

​@@jasxteoYou have no idea how much apartment rental costs in singapore then. A 3 room apartment rental in singapore about the same size (60sqm/650sqft) from propertyguru costs roughly ~SGD3000 a month, in AUS its ~AUD2600 (SGD2285). When it comes to earnings, AUS earn more with a median income of USD4.4k while in SG its lower at USD3.9k.

[@raularrioja3385]

Good decision, especially because of the cat. Sydney rental prices have been sky rocketing.

[@Pickle_Panther]

My partner and I moved into a granny flat with our cats. Cheaper than most other options which allows us to actually live a life outside of paying the bills. Is it fancy? No. But it doesn’t need to be fancy. It’s got everything we need, we’ve decorated it nicely, and now we have a little extra cash for fun stuff. Granny flats are awesome

[@maifrank6048]

A granny flat and your furbaby that is the best life to live because it is quiet, peaceful, you have the freedom to do what you want, you dont have to interact to a lot of people, you can choose who to interact with, no pressure to deal with because you own your own time, less clutter, house more organized, you can cook and eat what you want.

[@Tailionis]

And it cost 2k a month

[@tinytt854]

He's renting.

[@mgalvez8219]

This is better than an apartment! and in Canada we have something like this but it is in the basement. It is on the ground floor or can be basement of the owner’s or another tenant who lives upstairs. The entrance most of them are separate. Downside is you can hear the noise upstairs and if they smoke cigarettes or cannabis you can smell it. Also sometimes you can’t control the heat in winter and washer/dryer is shared.

[@ayela562]

In Canada we can have Accessory Dwelling Units that are just like granny flats and not attached to the main house.

[@lcwathome821]

What are granny flats called in USA? I'm 71 I need small space but separate. I hate smoke..

[@Zariel_999]

@@lcwathome821 mother-in-law suites

[@j134679]

laneway house is the term if it's separate & at the back

[@livedsolutions6409]

I don't know any other Australian student that spends so much on rent!

[@damnjae2256]

Rhod-Lee, I have the same automatic cat food dispenser. You can remove the plastic splitter and the extra bowl.. the food will go straight into one bowl when placed underneath…

[@SailorHush]

i live in a granny flat with my husband, i live out west in sydney, we pay $360AUD weekly. We love it. Edit: $360AUD per week = $240USD per week ☺️ bills included (electricity, water). In our previous rental, we paid $480 per week AUD. We started $340 in the old house. That was also all inclusive (+free internet)

[@TessaYoung33]

Omg SO expensive

[@DesiDivaDish-v4l]

per week right?

[@SailorHush]

@@DesiDivaDish-v4l yes per week including all utilities

[@InquisitiveLu]

How much is that in the USA?

[@SailorHush]

@@InquisitiveLu $360AUD per week = $240USD per week ☺️ bills included (electricity, water)

[@galegrazutis964]

This has always been my dream. No neighbours next to you or beneath it above!

[@brettpitman3718]

Your landlord will probs live in front of u

[@billybob1511]

@@brettpitman3718 If you're a good tenant that shouldn't be an issue at all.

[@galegrazutis964]

@@brettpitman3718 l am out!!😊

[@davidwright873]

@@brettpitman3718 a bit 2 close

[@judithdesrosiers-qm9wt]

In UK neighbours everywhere

[@themsdwallace]

In the USA these are call in-law suites. But they are jusy like awesome little appartments. They can be hard to find at good rent in the US, but usually a good deal.

[@racheljones1634]

Thank you. I was trying to figure out if that was the same thing.

[@tarabooartarmy3654]

I was going to say this, but I was looking to see if anyone else did first. 😊 An in-law suite or basement apartment around my area is $1,500 USD per month. In 2015 I was renting a 4 bedroom 2.5 bathroom 2 story house for $1,200. 😢

[@kittyanya]

My neighbor has an inlaw suite, but it's a tiny living room, a shelf for a kitchen, barely a bathroom, and small bedroom that can't fit a king. My friend's brother used it mostly to sleep and play video games. He went to the main house for dinner and doing his laundry.

[@tinytt854]

​@@tarabooartarmy3654 Prices are ridiculous. I am in a 1 bedroom. 1 pay $1800 a month (US) everything is included but in 1987 I paid $450 for a one bedroom and it was much bigger. Older buildings with no garbage disposal or automatic dishwasher.

[@trekkie-cat]

Gorgeous kitty!! 🐱💖🐱💖🐱💖

[@AmyC28713]

He pays roughly USA $1320 per month - the same as a studio apartment in the USA

[@LuckyLisaTee]

At $650 a week, he's paying closer to $1,700 USD per month, more like the cost of a 2-bed in the US

[@truepeacenik]

In Denver, Colo., that will get you a sketchy 1 bedroom, if you are brave.

[@LuckyLisaTee]

@@hannesRSA You're right. 4 weeks is actually less than one month by a few days,--if we're talking Earth days/months. So he actually pays a little more than my 4-week calculation in each "month" -- except maybe February. 🙂

[@jillschaefer1360]

​@@LuckyLisaTee$650x52=$33,800÷12=$2,817/mo (rounding) is what I got.

[@tinytt854]

​@@LuckyLisaTee I'm in Colorado. Denver. I pay $1800 for a 1 bedroom. All inclusive but no amenities.

[@almacarter7968]

it looks like a nice home and affordable

[@michan5467]

What they call Granny flat in Sydney . Is an Normal family home here in my Country 🤣

[@judithdesrosiers-qm9wt]

UK??

[@samartz]

Live in one myself with my wife, perfect size with a small yard for the dog

[@soopahfly6692]

As an older single guy, that granny flat looks just the perfect size for me. Having parking would make it a must have.

[@estherkimnz]

That's exactly why I moved into a granny flat the first time! It's always less stress when it's just the two of us, he is pretty anxious around strangers. Now we live in a standalone 1 bedroom house. Bliss

[@penitent2401]

Granny flat is like a studio apartment but as a house. Don't mind the "granny" in the name, very nice choice for those wanting small place by themselves.

[@oaxaca1948]

look at his cat he is watching tv too.

[@LeticiaSarabia-yb8dm]

Oh yeah!! How cute!! 😂🤗😊🐈

[@suhokim0522]

cat loaf detected haha

[@pattimessenger6214]

We have a granny flat on our house. Separate entrance. Quite private. We currently have rented to a couple in their 20’s. They are happy there. We got some nice income. They have been renting from us for nearly 2 years. We are in California.

[@tinytt854]

How much a month and what's included in the rent?

[@heatherwhite2788]

I lived temporarily in a studio, and my dogs loved being able to survey everything all the time!

[@Mmdmade]

I actually found a granny flat in 1998 at age 26 by going door to door in an old neighborhood in San Leandro Ca and leaving my name and number. Found one upstairs of a 2 story home: 2 bd - full kitchen, bathroom and living room for $575 per month. He even put in new carpet for me. Them were the days.

[@tinytt854]

I believe you. I got my first place in 1987. $450 a month.

[@minimaladjacent]

we rented a tinyhome for 5 yrs till we got our house ( a lot of housing deals fell through)... living expenses were dirt cheap, and we didn't waste money on rent in a reg apt that would have depleted funds. our monthly expenses were about 2 grand canadian. including a ft commute half hr each way. it wasn't a granny flat but a "hired hand house" that was about 500 sq ft. rarely used AC and cheap to heat. IF we get kids...we plan on doing some granny flats here.

[@YuiAdventure]

I have heard. Sydney pay rent once a week… instead of once a month. Granny flat I thought the grandmother’s house 😂😂😂

[@AbdalMalik-ye1df]

because you don't have brain like most woman

[@MikeyInThailand]

It’s normally monthly being 650 x 52 divide by 12, maybe this guy has a special arrangement?

[@TessaYoung33]

Yes a week sadly

[@Bitbit3427]

Wow, that’s a lot of money for living a week. I live in the United States in Alabama and I don’t even pay that a month and I own my own mobile home and I pay a lot rent if I had to pay that I’ll be on the street. God bless you, son.

[@nogames8982]

I live in a house almost exactly that same size and I love it. It’s good enough for one person, maybe two. It’s just fine with me.

[@waza987]

I have a much smaller granny flat in my back yard we have rented out to many people. Mostly in their 20s, a wide variety of students, apprentices and workers. Some became close friends, we went to their weddings and visited them afterwards, some we barely saw or heard and no idea where they went after.

[@s.e.n3264]

That's stupid expensive. My old apartment was twice that size for the same price

[@YAWSSSSSS]

That's great for you but people still need a roof over their head buddy.

[@kati-ana]

I'd love to find a granny flat. Seems like a great way to go.

[@jilljones9804]

In CA USA that would go for 2500 USD a month and up

[@Bob-l7m2g]

I live in a granny flat, my grandma's room is just down the hall from me. Free groceries, free internet. $0 bi-weekly.

[@bespokeoriginaldesign761]

and not investing in her or the flat. :(

[@Bob-l7m2g]

@@bespokeoriginaldesign761 just waiting on my inheritance. Then I will sell everything and blow it on the most amazing week end known to man, on Vegas.

[@okaycola2]

Rude

[@mmp495]

Time to help grandma. It will be good for and her.

[@hellobot67]

you cant pay her for anything?

[@rrain3375]

From Toronto Canada. My Grandson is living in the city centre where rent is higher. He and the wife live in a Studio corner suite of a newer condo apartment 75sq. m. One room kitchen, bedroom, closet, bathroom. Cost $2350.00 CDN$ per month. They have no car. Which is great public transit is wonderful. But he work from home and only needs to go to the office once a month to visit.

[@wendybutler1681]

And it's fresh and clean. I was always hoping one of my nephews would build me a cabin out back by the CEment pond but the only one with a CEment pond lives in Chicago. Brrrrr! I prefer my Oregon temperate rainforest and an super low income for disabled poor folks. By the Granny reference you know I've been hoping for a long, long time I wouldn't end up warehoused like most disabled seniors. A very bleak existence.

[@wendybutler1681]

This looks like heaven to me.

[@LeticiaSarabia-yb8dm]

Im So Sorry Wendy!! A lot of Us feel bad also. Rents Are So High!! But You're Right! That Flat that Guy lives in with his kitty cat is very nice!! Take Care and God Bless!! 🤗😊😂🙋🙏🐈

[@tinytt854]

I'm gonna end up in a home too. 3 sons. The only one who contacts me is my oldest. 34. The middle one lives with me. 30. Almost a year come January. My youngest -25-is married with a baby due next month. Hope I get a decent nursing home.

[@rosielynmurphy892]

Granny flats are a luxury because in my day you started the family while renting and living in someone's garage! 😅❤

[@noexcuses5524]

It's spacious for granny flat and quite area too

[@Thomas63r2]

Is there some kind of stigma in Sydney, or Australia in general, to living in an ADU? Its a decent size for one person or possibly a couple to live in. After granny moves to the great beyond I would expect it to become a rental.

[@daddyraffles7083]

Wowww...very comfortable ❤

[@beejls]

I guess in America we call these in-laws. It's just another version of an apartment.

[@Jaiysful]

$650.. a wekk for a granny flat? WHAT?? Either Sydney is just crazy or dis dude is getting ripped off.... full size units in Melb in inner metro is only between $350-500 a week.

[@katbar6066]

Sydney is and always has been crazy for rental prices. he doesn't live city centre though or he would pay a whole lot more.

[@jimclarence5441]

Gotta think it's gonna be a new wave of housing. My 70 year sister had a granny suite build .....called laneway house, in her backyard for her son. Even that 960 square foot house cost 400,000 to build when all the connections and everything else were made. That's in New Westminster BC. My cousin in north of Toronto had one build for her son also.

[@idrathernot_2]

I love how they always phrase these videos as choosing, rather than the inevitable consequences of the destructed economy

[@SuperMosesfly]

Why are Kiwis kept saying Living in Aus is cheaper???? We got a 1 bedroom apartment with a full kitchen, a huge garage and a small garden for 500 NZD per week, and this is in Auckland East

[@tamaraking8259]

Minimum wage in Australia is higher than New Zealand, food and petrol are cheaper in Australia and outside of Sydney accommodation is generally cheaper too. You need to remember also that Sydney is our extremely expensive city. Rents are cheaper in the other cities. I’ve got family in New Zealand, we compare costs.

[@MadCatLady28]

Earnings are better in Oz and rents have been dropping in auck... first they dropped substantially when the borders were closed, then they recovered as they reopened, but over the last year cost of living is sending us into negative immigration for the first time in a long time. Auckland rents are taking the biggest hit as its market has always been heavily reliant on that influx of new immigrants and international students to drive the prices up. The apartment market is the most volatile because of this. In 2022 some flats were advertising free first weeks rent and $300/week in the CBD. Trying to find a place with some grass that's not in an apartment is the real trick in auckland. I'm lucky to have done so after 10 years in apartments.

[@aliannarodriguez1581]

I remember when the cost of living in Australia was much lower than in the US, apparently that’s no longer true. A lot of population growth has occurred in both places but I suspect it’s been even higher in Australia.

[@mrbaker1739]

I think all standalone houses should include a separate granny flat. When your young buy a house with a granny flat. Move into the granny flat and rent the house. When you have a family move into the house and rent the granny flat. When you’re older and the kids have left home, move into the granny flat and rent the house. Helps pay the mortgage and then gives you a retirement income.

[@snow0over0sahara]

60 - 90 sqm, in Europe, is a house / apartment for a familly, and I mean 2 parents, 2 children.... Being single you are lucky to find a 30-40 sqm house for a reasonable rent.

[@SaraBlu]

Yes! Really big for one student - not common where I live either.

[@turkizno]

Western European here - 30-35 is considered luxury for a single person as well, anything above is also a fully fledged family home. We had 60sqm for 2 parents and 2 kids which was comfortable enough for privacy.

[@Tammissa]

With the cost of housing it looks great! I wouldn’t complain.

[@WhatBeDaPointMon]

You'll live in a pod, you'll own nothing, you'll rent everything, and you'll eat the bugs. *One step closer everyday.*

[@meganhopkins1497]

“Choosing” is a strong word.

[@WanieB]

Wonderful idea to help keep costs down. less spending on utilities is always good.

[@S.RMarigold]

What about the homeless grannies living in their cars who cannot afford high rents?

[@AbdalMalik-ye1df]

and they doing prostitutuion granny style with no teeth .. lot of moneys

[@MikeyInThailand]

They normally build for parent to move into so doubt that

[@cc1k435]

That may be all of us one day soon. 😂😮

[@westernnut8407]

Weird coincidence. I, too, have a tuxedo cat named Milo, and he doesn't tolerate other animals in his space! The granny flat would be perfect for the two of us.

[@rebeltheharem7028]

I'm 34 years old and I live at home with my parents because rent and homes here are too expensive. I would love to have a granny flat.

[@tanthaman]

Do u root

[@7SideWays]

So an ADU about 1/4 the size of the main house. We have one attached as part of our home for rental income and call it a MIL or mother-in-law apt/ suite. Granny flat is a new term for me, thank you.

[@janicecoulson5388]

That's roughly £360 a week, no youngster in UK could afford that.

[@juanitasullivan3372]

$650 a week!!!!! Holy crap!!! Why is it so expensive in Australia?

[@danettewelborn5577]

I never heard of a granny flat

[@Travel_plus_adventure]

This is called s mother in law house in the US

[@obelus5985]

We call them Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU).

[@DRventura333]

You did well young man; don't need more than that amount of space; more peaceful as well.

[@asahel980]

A studio apartment size is all I need or a trailer and most of all quiet and very good neighbors

[@innageorgievadoychinova578]

I'm sorry but the tittle is pure clickbait. I'm from Spain and I can tell you a true ''granny flat'' has furniture from a couple of centuries ago, pictures of all your kids, grand kids and grand grand kids from their weddings and first communions, multiple Jesus and Virgin Mary icons and at least 3 crucifixes in case of a sudden vampire attack!

[@sidneyvandykeii3169]

We would call that a mother in law house here in the states.

[@praxisfurnaturheilkunde5394]

Are there no windows in the flat?

[@rmdebora]

His cat watching TV with him❤❤❤❤😊

[@baranjan4172]

I never knew they called that a granny flat. We call it a small house 🙂Perfect for a single or a 2 person household.

[@rodentcafeteria]

I've never heard of it referred to as a "granny" flat; it was always just a flat. Usually, a two-family flat, upstairs and downstairs.

[@Lacehairwigs]

Thats a big space for 1 person.

[@siusaidhchaimbeul5499]

Nice little house. I'd be happy to live there.

[@tinytt854]

Me too.

[@NaneelQueenOfDarknes]

I wish we had such things where I live, more places should have them.

[@NextNate03]

I live in USA. Stupid questions. Weekly rent? Is that normal for Australia? Over here in USA, we have monthly rent. The only places that does weekly rents are some hotels/motels.

[@gulsenaksu5786]

The rentals are advertised weekly, but we pay monthly.

[@aliannarodriguez1581]

Have they always advertised rates by the week? It kind of sounds like a way to make things sound cheaper so the price can be raised. Like when flooring companies began pricing by the square foot instead of square yard. Costs exploded in that advertising transition.

[@Fiftynine414]

I couldn’t afford a home until I was 39 years old. Then I could only afford a 2/1 fixer-upper. I rented a room in other people’s houses and years.

[@tinytt854]

Story of lots of folks. I'm 55. If I'd known in the 80's, what I know now, maybe I'd have a house now.

[@debbieframpton3857]

That's all the room a single person needs

[@tinytt854]

A married couple with a child could do that for a while. Or Just a married couple.

[@ListedInTheSouth]

That's a good looking granny flat.

[@MamaK3255]

I pay only $325. per month and we still struggle to get by. It scares me honestly. How can anyone afford to live anywhere?😢

[@estherstephens1858]

It’s ALWAYS about making sacrifices. I agree with this young man’s decision.

[@BrokenSoulConfession]

Granny flat or not, that is my ideal homespace. Can I rent one already?! 😳

[@AbdalMalik-ye1df]

how much money u got

[@jacijune]

$650 per week! Is that right? Wow housing is expensive over there. I thought my country was bad.

[@LURLINE_]

in Texas a one bedroom smaller than this is getting close to 1k a month

[@starman1994]

Not much better than Singapore, the amount he paid was almost exactly the same as a fully furnished 3 bedroom HDB rental in the heartland areas. Only difference is he has a small yard and less neighbours.

[@menangal]

sydney is becoming like hong kong or singapore. so, what's the point of moving to australia? no more better standard of living here. they would also not have better jobs than in their home countries.

[@GameFuMaster]

exchange rate. Some people go overseas because the exchange rate is really good, so even though the pay isn't good (to the locals), they can actually save up enough to buy a house back home. Often the case for people like Filipinos.

[@l_ifeefi_l1998]

Better education, living condition, future for children.

[@SaCyner]

I don’t want to work 10+ hours a day like in most Asian cities like Singapore.

[@samartz]

Everyone thinks australia is just sydney and melbourne… there are so many more cheaper regional areas to live in

[@GameFuMaster]

@@samartz and have a 3 hour 1 way commute?

[@egl3369]

Place is huge

[@marissa._]

Had it been $650/monthly that would've been better but $650/WEEKLY??? I couldn't do it.

[@inthesparklingsky]

As a European, a 60 square meters house is more than appropriate for a person and his cat. I’ll never understand the need for a 200 square meters house. A family of 4 can live a good life in a house of 80-90 square meters too. If we want to solve the house crisis all over the word we need to make more smaller houses, mixed zones and keep the big businesses out from the house market.

[@catclark9488]

Aw, cute cat sitting on your bench top where you prepare your food. Don't forget he's been scratching around in his poo box with those feet before he jumped up there probably ha ha!

[@aliannarodriguez1581]

Ahh, but we cat lovers employ a form of positive thinking that forces the universe to ensure that kitty is 100% hygienic. Works fairly well. Either that or we just have well developed immune systems. 😅

[@tinytt854]

😂😂😂😂😂. True, but it licked its paws first. After it licked its exit holes. 😂😂😂

[@squirrelcovers6340]

It looks perfect. Just big enough.

[@Azurta1221]

And you stop buying junk food in microwaveable packages and start cooking your meals from scratch, you can save even more. Good work, keep it up.

[@katbar6066]

My comment was that the kitchen was so good that people would kill for one like that and yet he was cooking ready meals! smh.

[@AlexanderAnco]

Mira televisión con su gatito :)

[@JaneCurtis-vk7fq]

Love the cat ❤❤❤

[@rbuddy4765]

Beautiful !

[@greapper1]

that's nicer than my $600,000 house in Massachusetts....