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Discussion Thread 🐬 Thursday 5 June 2025 (aussie.zone)

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[–] PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

My dream is to have an abode in Melbourne, and also a second abode in a regional place I like that serves as a weekender but I will eventually retire there. I'd love to retire early; I don't think my body can handle hard physical labour for another 15 years even though I love it. That's probably it lol. It's only the lottery: when I was a kid a lottery win would set you up for life. Now I feel like it'll pay off your house and your kids education and not much more.

Edit: that's assuming I win something smallish. If I won like 15 million dollars or something that'd be very different.