Come off it thatintopen, I was 11 years old before my family could afford a 25 year old motor car, & my father was managing a retail store with 15 employees.

Today the youngest, just out of school, shop assistant can easily afford a car, & one much younger than that.

Just look at the average home 50 years ago. A small fibro 3 bedroom box, lined with hardboard, offering shelter, but not much more. Look at the average McMansion today. Hell the kids today would refuse to live in my first home, & I was bloody well proud of it.

If you eliminated the cost of essentials like the net, mobile contract, Foxtel, a car, gym, personal trainer & such, the average kid would have more disposable income than the average family in the 50s.