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(...) I live in Australia, and of course, I can only write from my observations of other parents in Australia. I am not a Mum in Canada, or the US, or anywhere else so I can't write from that perspective. Lego _is_ hideously expensive here. Many (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) That's incredible. I pay $1120 per month for my 900 sq. ft. one-bedroom home. Maybe I should move to Australia... I'd have more money for Lego. ;^) ~Mark (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) groceries (...) OK I know that this is a little off topic but I am curious...maybe some hints from Dierdre will give me more money for Lego! Wow Dierdre, you have a much healthier budget than mine! I don't know what you guys eat, but I cannot (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) You'd certainly need the extra money for the Lego! :) Seriously, I wonder though how things such as salary compare (not asking personally), what standard that home, location etc etc (I presume that is $1120 US) BTW what's 900sq ft in metric? (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jul-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | The Cost of Living VS Lego (Was Re: A Parental Perspective)
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(I've removed dear-lego from the headers.) (...) Of course it all varies depending on how and where you live! :) I was trying to put those Lego prices into some sort of frame that would let overseas types understand just how expensive Lego is, (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Cost of Lego vs. Cost of Living (was: A Parental Perspective)
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(...) That's about 84 square meters. I don't know where Mark lives, but with rents like that, he probably lives in some place with decent jobs. For comparison, I was renting out a 2 bedroom 2 bath condo of the same size as Mark's house, for $1275 US (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) is (...) Sorry, I meant that $175 a week for a house (or Lego) is a lot to spend if you are an average Australian family on 1 income. The average income per household per week (before tax) across Australia in 97/98 was $658 ($34,216 pa), the (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I'm not sure how salaries compare. I'm a graphic designer, so it's not like I make the big bucks. :^) My home is about 20 miles north of Seattle, WA, and most of the housing prices are severely overinflated here because of all the Microsoft (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jul-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Cost of Lego vs. Cost of Living (was: A Parental Perspective)
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(...) Valley. (...) $1600 (...) Ouch that's pretty pricey. I guess I know why so many people are moving to Atlanta. I have a 3bed/2 bath 1800sq ft home for about $680 a month. I live about 25 miles from my office in Atlanta, closer I get of course (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.au)
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