Couple Trying To Buy A House About To Realise That ‘2’ Is Actually A Fuck Load Of Money

TRACEY BENDINGER | Society | Contact

The Australian property market has hit fever pitch of late, and one young couple are about to realise just how fucked it really is.

Sarah and Mick Green are in Sydney’s affluent Eastern Suburbs and have been scrolling through the domain app religiously for the past few months trying to find their dream first home.

The couple, who earn a combined income of over $350,000, are still in the optimistic phase of their search, where they haven’t done the calculations on monthly repayments on what they thought was a normal and reasonable amount to spend on an apartment.

“Babe! Omg this one is only $2m.. It’s perfect!”

It’s understood Mick then used an online mortgage repayment calculator, and it was at this point they realised just how much money ‘2m’ actually is.

“What the hell? The monthly repayments would be $11,964. If we split that it’s $5,982 each. That’s over half of what I make in a month!” From here the penny really started to drop for the couple, with a barrage of rhetoric questions spilling from both.

“Who can afford this?”

“What is going on?”

“Where is everyone getting this money from?”

“How do people afford holidays if they’re paying a mortgage?”

“What the actual fuck!”

The couple went on spiralling, and started to realise why intergenerational wealth is such a hot topic at the moment, and wondering whether either of their parents felt like letting go of the super they’ve been saving for their whole life.

More to come.