Groceries - Yep, my annual grocery bill at the supermarket is $23,400 so I could buy groceries for 3.4 years.
Cigarettes - I don't smoke, but if I did they'd cost $45 each pack so I could get 1,777 packets.
I knew that Australia is expensive place to live but this is completly insane.
For a while now I have been thinking about buying some HBD. Maybe 300 or 350 eur worth. that 15.00% APR is really tempting. But at the same time 300-350 is quite a lot of money. And I am worried that I may lose it should my account be hacked. I know that this is not likely to happen but it is still scary.
It's a costly place to live; we earn reasonable incomes but it's all relative when the cost of living is considered.
With the buying thing, like any investment there's risk, it comes down to minimising it and your level of comfort. I'm sure you'll make the right decision.