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> a geography-independent $1K a month is nothing to sneeze at. Right. Also, it's not very obvious, but it looks like the creator is from Australia, likely live

> a geography-independent $1K a month is nothing to sneeze at. Right. Also, it's not very obvious, but it looks like the creator is from Australia, likely lives there (as the address listed in about page is also an Aussie address). Not sure about Cost of Living, but definitely gotta be less than Bay Area / Silicon Valley... James ( Jimmy?), if you are reading this, you might wanna update your about page with some story about you (builds trust), instead of a testimonial from a random user... https://contentsnare.com/about/ https://contentsnare.com/about/

gitgud 8y ago
I also thought that was weird? The about page is not for testimonials, it's generally a place for information about who made the site/business right?
glangdale 8y ago
Agreed on the reaction to the "about" page. Cost of living in Australia isn't always great (real estate close to Sydney is nuts, and there was even a brief period where SF looked like a bargain a few years ago). But Brisbane isn't that bad.
King-Aaron 8y ago
FYI $1k / month in Australia would be extremely difficult to live comfortably on.
- kondro 8y ago
  With mean Average Weekly Earnings (for salary earners) approaching AUD$85k/year[1] before tax (not sure what average household income is), I'd say $1k is basically impossible to live on. And for some context, I currently can't hire any mid-to-senior software developers in Sydney for less than $150k/year package. [1] https://www.businessinsider.com.au/average-australian-weekly-pay-2018-2 https://www.businessinsider.com.au/average-australian-weekly...
jimmyrose 8y ago
It's interesting you guys went straight to the about page. I've basically not updated that because our analytics show that no one is visiting it. But can't ignore this. Removed testimonial and will update on Monday. Cheers guys Oh and yeah, 1k in Australia buys you a couple of pairs of socks and some McDonalds (only half kidding)
kondro 8y ago
You might be interested to learn that average rents in Brisbane/Sydney/Melbourne are about AUD$2600/month (~USD$1900) for a small 2 bedroom apartment. Plus expensive power, fuel, telecommunications, food, etc due to oligopolies in each of those spaces. What I'm getting at, is that $1000/month doesn't go very far in any of our capital cities (and most people here live in or directly around our capital cities).
- roganartu 8y ago
  > average rents in Brisbane/Sydney/Melbourne are about AUD$2600/month (~USD$1900) Melbourne and Sydney maybe, but Brisbane is drastically cheaper. When I was studying in Brisbane a few years ago my rent was in the ballpark of $300-400 AUD per week for 2-3 bedrooms, even at the higher end of $400/w that's only $1700AUD/m. You can even buy a two bedroom apartment for under $300k in Brisbane, compared to the $1m or more the same would run you in Sydney or Melbourne. In contrast, when I graduated and moved to Sydney for work we lived a similar distance from the city as we did in Brisbane and yet were paying $500/w for 1 bed and much less total room. I suspect Darwin, Perth, and Hobart are similarly cheaper. Generalising and saying all our capitals are expensive is incorrect, though I can understand why perceptions are driven by what happens in Melbourne and Sydney since nearly 50% of the population lives in one or the other.
  - kondro 8y ago
    For some context. I live in both Sydney and Brisbane (and commute). There are some slight variances, but if you’re comparing like-for-like in apartments/living, the costs are also very similar. And the populations of the regions around those three cities makes up more than half the population of Australia.

gitgud 8y ago

I also thought that was weird? The about page is not for testimonials, it's generally a place for information about who made the site/business right?

glangdale 8y ago

Agreed on the reaction to the "about" page. Cost of living in Australia isn't always great (real estate close to Sydney is nuts, and there was even a brief period where SF looked like a bargain a few years ago). But Brisbane isn't that bad.

King-Aaron 8y ago

FYI $1k / month in Australia would be extremely difficult to live comfortably on.

kondro 8y ago
With mean Average Weekly Earnings (for salary earners) approaching AUD$85k/year[1] before tax (not sure what average household income is), I'd say $1k is basically impossible to live on. And for some context, I currently can't hire any mid-to-senior software developers in Sydney for less than $150k/year package. [1] https://www.businessinsider.com.au/average-australian-weekly-pay-2018-2 https://www.businessinsider.com.au/average-australian-weekly...

jimmyrose 8y ago

It's interesting you guys went straight to the about page. I've basically not updated that because our analytics show that no one is visiting it. But can't ignore this. Removed testimonial and will update on Monday. Cheers guys Oh and yeah, 1k in Australia buys you a couple of pairs of socks and some McDonalds (only half kidding)

kondro 8y ago

You might be interested to learn that average rents in Brisbane/Sydney/Melbourne are about AUD$2600/month (~USD$1900) for a small 2 bedroom apartment. Plus expensive power, fuel, telecommunications, food, etc due to oligopolies in each of those spaces. What I'm getting at, is that $1000/month doesn't go very far in any of our capital cities (and most people here live in or directly around our capital cities).

roganartu 8y ago
> average rents in Brisbane/Sydney/Melbourne are about AUD$2600/month (~USD$1900) Melbourne and Sydney maybe, but Brisbane is drastically cheaper. When I was studying in Brisbane a few years ago my rent was in the ballpark of $300-400 AUD per week for 2-3 bedrooms, even at the higher end of $400/w that's only $1700AUD/m. You can even buy a two bedroom apartment for under $300k in Brisbane, compared to the $1m or more the same would run you in Sydney or Melbourne. In contrast, when I graduated and moved to Sydney for work we lived a similar distance from the city as we did in Brisbane and yet were paying $500/w for 1 bed and much less total room. I suspect Darwin, Perth, and Hobart are similarly cheaper. Generalising and saying all our capitals are expensive is incorrect, though I can understand why perceptions are driven by what happens in Melbourne and Sydney since nearly 50% of the population lives in one or the other.
- kondro 8y ago
  For some context. I live in both Sydney and Brisbane (and commute). There are some slight variances, but if you’re comparing like-for-like in apartments/living, the costs are also very similar. And the populations of the regions around those three cities makes up more than half the population of Australia.