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for older individuals living in family homes Finally, a less drastic, but effective measure
with empty rooms as opposed to downsizing. that can be adopted by young people is to read
Furthermore, higher stamp duty was up and study economics. As advised by
introduced in the previous financial year and it economist Eliza Owens, this could be studying
made no major differences to the crisis. economics at school or university or
Between January and March, there was a $315 something as simple as reading economic
million increase on the first quarter of the last journals regularly. This would help young
financial year, and this made little difference people understand the market and can make
to affordable crisis. appropriate financial decisions. Hopefully, in
the short-term, this would result in less people
experiencing disappointment as Tegan did.
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