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| Thread ID: 138506 | 2014-12-10 20:05:00 | This is New Zealand! | bk T (215) | PC World Chat |
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| 1389898 | 2014-12-11 06:26:00 | Be $50 petrol to drive from Hamilton to Auckland and back not good economics on a $30 food parcel. Dumb and dumber. I would rather shoot myself than queue up for one. | prefect (6291) | ||
| 1389899 | 2014-12-11 06:29:00 | My wife and I own one car, own our own house outright, owe nothing on credit at all and neither of us works full time and we don't claim any benefits of any kind. Its not what you earn or bring in its what you spend it on that counts. We don't have flash cellphones we both have an S3mini. Every purchase is carefully thought out and weighed up as to whether its a want or a need. Sure we could have a bigger flasher TV, car, house etc but then we would have to work full time and wouldn't be able to enjoy life as much. It helps my wife being born to Dutch parents so she has Gorse in her pockets/ purse :lol: I actually agree with Prefect for once. |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 1389900 | 2014-12-11 06:36:00 | :) | CliveM (6007) | ||
| 1389901 | 2014-12-11 06:54:00 | Be $50 petrol to drive from Hamilton to Auckland ~ At least. Round trip, 250km (CBD to CBD). At say 8L / 100km = 28L and assuming $2.00 / L = $56.00 Ignoring that the real cost of operating the vehicle is about $0.77 a km, or $192, the lady needs some serious educating if she thinks she can drive from Hamilton to Auckland and back for $20. I suspect she's never tried it. |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1389902 | 2014-12-11 07:10:00 | ... you can get 5 cans of spaghetti for $2 at the supermarket... What brand and from which supermarket? The cheapest I've ever bought was ~$0.90 per can since I came to NZ 26 years ago. Or maybe, I don't go to the supermarket very often but at least once a fortnight. |
bk T (215) | ||
| 1389903 | 2014-12-11 07:13:00 | ... have no idea what budgets are and how something - a dead fridge, car repair, anything can stuff it for months. Indeed. A friend on the bottom rung (doesn't smoke gamble or take alcohol) came to our place for an op at the hospital and afterwards I took him to a pharmacy to fill the prescription. As I hovered near the back of the shop I caught the strains of a negotiation between him and the pharmacist as to which ONE item on the list was the most important as that's all he could afford. Turned out he was called for his op at short notice and was caught short. He only had enough money for petrol Masterton-Wellington return. That's the sort of thing forced on you when you're living on the bones of your bum |
BBCmicro (15761) | ||
| 1389904 | 2014-12-11 07:16:00 | What brand and from which supermarket? The cheapest I've ever bought was ~$0.90 per can since I came to NZ 26 years ago. Or maybe, I don't go to the supermarket very often but at least once a fortnight. I got 4 x 420g cans of Oak Baked Beans at Pack and Slave for $5 two weeks ago. |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1389905 | 2014-12-11 07:23:00 | At least. Round trip, 250km (CBD to CBD). At say 8L / 100km = 28L and assuming $2.00 / L = $56.00 Ignoring that the real cost of operating the vehicle is about $0.77 a km, or $192, the lady needs some serious educating if she thinks she can drive from Hamilton to Auckland and back for $20. I suspect she's never tried it. Actually, on your figures it comes out at $20 to get from Hamilton to Auckland. (8L x 1.25 = 10 litres x $2 = $20) Then stay with relies until the next benefit payment. So $20 is all you need for an Auckland trip... |
BBCmicro (15761) | ||
| 1389906 | 2014-12-11 07:53:00 | Actually, on your figures it comes out at $20 to get from Hamilton to Auckland. (8L x 1.25 = 10 litres x $2 = $20) Then stay with relies until the next benefit payment. So $20 is all you need for an Auckland trip... Mmmm I'll admit my math is not up to scratch (something to do with MPG vs L/100km) so I'll agree that it would need 10L for an Auckland trip. At an arbitrary cost of $2 a litre, yes that would indeed cost $20 to get the lady from Hamilton to Auckland. But then she needs to return to Hamilton, so the total cost is at least $40. |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1389907 | 2014-12-11 08:33:00 | I got 4 x 420g cans of Oak Baked Beans at Pack and Slave for $5 two weeks ago. That's $1.25 per can - about the average price now. |
bk T (215) | ||
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