So hear me out, I'm single and make a fairly meh 160k salary for todays Australia. After I pay for necessities: mortgage strata utilities on my 3b1b apartment in a Melbourne CBD tower with a heated pool, concierge, underground parking, conference room and other simple basic amenities; a car loan and insurance on my 2023 Nissan SUV; daily Uber deliveries since I'm a remote tech worker and don't have enough time to cook food between standups and sprint plannings; MacBook and iPhone payments since I'm an iOS Dev; I have barely anything left over. How can people afford life these days? After paying for food, shelter and transportation I struggle to save anything. I cannot imagine what it is like for people with kids if I barely can feed myself as single despite being an educated white collar worker. Has Australian government failed us, simple working folks? I wish we could go back to the good old days where a factory line worker could afford a 4 bedroom house, SAHW and 3 kids on a single income. Are there ways I can increase my income? Thinking of doordashing on weekends.