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» redback - the Diff

...so one must drive further to work. The cost for petrol can impact any real savings."

We're probably having similar experiences overall it seems although I thought your freeway system and getting from A to B was more efficient than ours. Here, to work in the city, you'd possibly use 2 tollways. One of them...the M7...one entry a few blocks from my home, has a maximum $12.66 per return trip. (plus petrol n wear n tear n parking costs) Cost & time depends on your trip and usual traffic problems.

Some streets are being deliberately blocked off in the newer tollways to funnel traffic to increase revenue but not working seamlessly. The alternative - a combined bus/train weekly ticket my home to city = $50 per week. A good trip = 90 minutes - time to read a book. But working 'across' town can add an extra bus...change trains etc.

"It's going to be extremely difficult for her to find another affordable apartment that fits her needs. She's physically handicapped and on government assistance - which seriously limits her choices, if any."

I wish your sister gets through this OK. As clumsy as I think it is, maybe our public housing program...state by state...IS better. There are long waiting lists BUT well worth the wait. My niece scored a brand new townhouse in a classy suburb because she was not fussy "Anywhere is fine!" What happens here is you get very affordable rent. My mate's paying $60-70pw(?) for a 3-bedroom house. Private housing = up to $105.40 pf for rent assistance which my mate's ineligible for.

Also just up from my home, a charity Habitat For Humanity built a few houses (from a mix of donations/material) which the lucky* person gives free labour in return for getting an interest-free loan. And there's a raffle for deserving families* to get one. Do they operate over there?

That's my goal! I'm working hard on it"

OK...planning vs que sera sera??? I'm getting a feeling that the other topics are moving far away from that sort of faith or 'reality'. A sad truth of tomorrow is really clear if you spend all the money today. Or I could be wrong. ABC

-- posted by redback