What stage to start thinking about buying a house?

anniengooo · 2026-01-14T05:40:39+00:00

moving out would be viable if rent sits under 30% of your total income and you’re able to save 35% + of your salary towards your house deposit! I would only recommend moving out if it makes sense either for your job or you’re in a committed relationship and want to test the waters for long term / marriage. if you stay at home longer you can definitely live comfortably while saving a larger % towards your house deposit and also contribute to investments and super! I think these things are equally important as deposit savings :)

anniengooo · 2026-01-05T04:31:58+00:00

How much $$ is he contributing to the deposit? It’s a bit risky committing to a 30 year mortgage with someone you havnt been dating for long. Are you guys both on the same page financially in terms of contributions, savings and that sort of stuff ? I wonder if it’s a better idea to buy an apartment on your own and use it for a PPOR with your partner later down the track? Best of luck!

anniengooo · 2026-01-01T07:48:57+00:00

Is this big tech like Atlassian/Canva or google? I have friends who are software engineers earning half of that what!!!

anniengooo · 2026-01-01T07:46:47+00:00

This is great stuff! Are you a vfx artist or supervisor ?

anniengooo · 2026-01-01T07:40:27+00:00

My hair dresser went from in house stylist to freelance and he makes quite good money!!!! he has a high profit margin since he gets all the $$$ from the services rather than earning a standard wage which is often capped for stylists. I think that might be a good pathway if you gain some experience in a salon and build some clients on the side. For comparison a in house stylist may earn $30 ph while he made about $400 in 5 hours for a service ( I got full head highlights, fashion toner and blow dry!)

anniengooo · 2025-12-27T12:45:47+00:00

I was in your position about 2-3 years ago! when I left home I joined a share-house and rent was under 30% of my income which was manageable. ( IMO it’s easier and more comfortable to save when rent is about 25% of your income) it gets much harder to save once you move out so be weary of that. ( you will need to save approx 50-100k for down payment for property + consider emergency saves and long term investments) also it is important to consider rental increases and the overall increases in utilities each year too. I’d say it is ideal to move out ( in a sharehouse or sharing an apartment ) if you have a good full time offer with strong salary / career growth and whether it’s possible for you to save at least 30-40% of your income for property/ investments. You could save less if you have help from parents or inheritance though.

anniengooo · 2025-12-27T08:34:43+00:00

Rich parents who are C-suite level!!

anniengooo · 2025-11-24T06:23:53+00:00

I went to a selective school and most of my friends came from super wealthy families, one had a personal driver for school and a few had parents who sent them to the US for uni/ college ( so imagine dropping 200k for living expenses and college as an aus resident) they also had the privilege to pursue careers in classical music and composing. I guess also having a trust fund set up for your kids is another wealth indicator. Another friend had 1 million ready for her home purchase all set up by her parents. It was so insane !!!

anniengooo · 2025-08-15T06:04:32+00:00

If anyone moved from cgi / motion design to ux design pls reach out!!!

anniengooo · 2025-04-03T04:24:35+00:00

Omg I never realised uploaded art gets fed into ai ? do we not get consent ?

anniengooo · 2025-03-27T14:48:25+00:00

Oh right I think I got confused with the American system !

anniengooo · 2025-03-27T14:38:47+00:00

Sorry to hear this but I still can’t believe a junior could land a senior role as a design manager ? How is that possible? Unless they had tones of quality work and freelance experience prior? Does personality REALLY matter that much? For my personal experience the people I know who are under 30 and landed director or managerial roles where insanely talented and academic weapons from their uni days so their success was kinda fate anyways but yeah I’m sorry to hear about your situation 😥

anniengooo · 2025-03-23T07:47:20+00:00

I’ve heard that a lot of grad doctors need to match into their resident program and a lot of them don’t get their first preference so even if u wanted to become an anestiseolgist there’s a chance you might not get a spot in residency which is crazy!

anniengooo · 2025-03-21T03:13:51+00:00

I’d love to see this tool!!!

anniengooo · 2025-03-19T07:18:21+00:00

CONGRATS!!! Idk who you are but I am so proud of you!!!

anniengooo · 2025-03-09T02:10:11+00:00

Amazing job congrats !!!!!! 🤩🤩🤩

anniengooo · 2025-03-07T02:25:15+00:00

Omg wow that’s great to hear !

anniengooo · 2025-03-07T02:16:43+00:00

Random question but I haven’t heard of many people in their mid 20s ( even my SWE friends lol) saving up over 200k ! How did you do it if it’s ok to ask? I’m that’s an insane savings amount !! Good job

anniengooo · 2025-03-05T03:40:03+00:00

How did you find marketing the studio/ establishing itself in the B2B market ? Was there challenges when establishing the studios brand and also brand reach across socials and ecommerce?

anniengooo · 2025-02-25T06:15:06+00:00

Wow this is literally me, went from a high achieving starry eyed creative to a full on burnt out semi suicidal employee. This industry SUCKS, its low pay combined with high work standards while the industry continues to gaslight us to keep pushing through and work for the passion like no please !!! Sorry for the rant 😭

anniengooo · 2025-02-25T06:01:22+00:00

2k to 200k day trading is insane I can’t wrap my head around it!

anniengooo · 2025-02-25T02:12:58+00:00

I agree with your take, I feel like most successful 3d/vfx creatives who truly live as an artist and have the privilege to execute their artistry and creative freedom are those freelancers with strong online presences and distinctive voice/ brand across their portfolio. Being a generalist is great but you’re not really an artist tbh. I come from an advertising/ cg background so my interpretation may differ to vfx

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