child poverty in australia, page-29

I agree with Jantimot
"But I think lifestyle is more an indicator of poverty than money. If you eat takeaways, drink soft drinks, buy coffees, go to restaurants, smoke, drink, take drugs, go to the footy, Bali, drive anything other than an old 4 cyl car etc. on a regular basis, say six times a year - you are not poor"

THis is how my daughter lives- her boyfriend a bricky who was brought up in poverty is working hard out yet my daughter is wasting away his hard earned money.
We gave her a 4 cylinder car and she just traded it in on an overpriced 6 cylinder and now is getting mags and rims for it on time payment. Pointless talking to her about it at least she is not in to drugs!
I wish I knew what made her tick.