So the price of Christmas lunch and dinner is set to rise because we can't find enough oysters, the reserve bank of Australia has come out and apologised for not making things as clear as they should be and we're just two sleeps away from summer and boy oh boy am I glad I'm locked and loaded with a BBQ just in time for it..
BRING SOMETHING, ANYTHING
So if you're thinking of a seafood Xmas this year, you might want to think again especially in Australia. With everything going on including floods and heavy rains, we're just not getting enough oysters like we used to which means the prices are on the up and up because we're not drowning in them atm. Add that to the price of everything on the rise and it's no wonder experts are suggesting that every guest brings a plate of something to the Christmas lunch or dinner table just to help with the rising costs of even the basics.
Which isn't a bad idea really because a) it helps the host from cooking themselves to death on the day and b) the guests feel more involved because they had a hand in creating something, even if it was just a humble salad.
And if you're short on bring a plate ideas - I've come up with a few and they're fairly cheap too (let's be honest, my Black Friday book sales didn't really flood my account with funds as expected.)
SORRY FROM THE RESERVE BANK
'Look, we're sorry we told you we didn't think interest rates would rise until well into 2024 and you rushed out to get a bank loan, only to find that we've had to increase rates a lot right across this year starting from May because we suddenly found ourselves having to..'
-Not officially the word from the reserve bank but my approximation of it.
Cards on the table, I don't currently have a home loan. And it's not because of rising interest rates, more the completely affordability of housing right now. What set me back $227K six years ago would take me more than double to buy now. There's a shortage of properties under the 600K mark and with the rental crisis still causing merry hell for many families across the country, it's not like we can bounce around rentals for a better deal. Nope, it's best to hold onto this rental tightly and weather any and all rent increases the agency deem necessary to keep up with 'market value.'
(I haven't looked at how much I can borrow right now either but even with what I do for a living, with two kids I'm thinking it'd be far less than what was needed for a 600k home loan..)
So this apology doesn't mean much to me and I reckon it wouldn't seem sincere to the majority of home loan owners at the bottom end of the market watching the rate rise continually. With a salary of close to one million dollars when you're the Governor of the reserve bank, I feel it might be a little difficult to understand what the average family and this housing crisis is going through at the moment, not when you can buy 1 and bit houses each year if you chose to.
Still, an apology is a start I guess. A solution would be a much better peace offering though.
SUNSHINE AND COLD BEERS
What's the best part about summer? That's the question we posed on the show this morning and for me it's all about the balmy nights.
With a cold beer in hand.
And the BBQ sizzling.
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| Great work there Jacko! |
And maybe some great company.
Good foods a given.
And a place to crash outside if you celebrate summer a little too much. Like a handy couch for example.
Now that's summer for me!
Bring it on already but keep the mozzies off my skin and the apologies away from my bank account, ta.
Chat tomorrow
-Almigo
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