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The most soaring used car prices - A frustrated Aussie says it made him throw the car away

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More and more Aussies are selling their cars to help ease cost of living pressures, with prices for some used models booming. Since the start of the pandemic, used car prices have risen by a phenomenal 79 percent, and if you own an Audi RS7, Mercedes G, or Toyota Hilux, you could be sitting on a gold mine. The 2021 Hilux has increased in value an incredible 136 percent from $29,000 in June 2021 to $68,500 in June 2022. With Australian inflation now at 6.1 per cent – the highest in two decades – some find the key to financial stability could be in their garage. According to 2021 census data, 55.1 per cent of Australian households own two or more vehicles, and some of them are now abandoning their second car, while others are completely car-free. One of those who decided to sell his one-of-a-kind vehicle was Milli Ogden, who besides facing rising prices was also saving up for his wedding. Milli Ogden (pictured) is selling her car to help cope with rising living costs and saving for

Harry Styles to Brad Pitt: Male stars throw gender fashion rules out the window

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This week, Hollywood sweetheart Brad Pitt showed it’s not just Millennials who can get away with gender-challenging fashion roles when he wore a skirt to the premiere of his latest film in Berlin. Bullet Train . When asked on the red carpet why she chose to wear a skirt, the 58-year-old simply replied: “A breeze. A breeze.” Brad has previously hinted at wanting men to feel more comfortable in skirts Mode in 2004: “Men will wear skirts next summer. That’s my prediction and statement.” Brad Pitt made a fashion statement by wearing a skirt on the red carpet this week. Photo: Getty Images Brad is promoting his film Troy at that time and wearing the clothes of those times had clearly set off something in him. “This film answers both genders. We went for realism and the Greeks wore skirts all the time,” she said. Brad isn’t the first man in Hollywood to wear a skirt. RELATED In 1998, at the height of his football career and after getting engaged to Posh Spice Victoria, David Beckham was r

Throw lettuce, buy avocado: five inflation-busting strategies to try

But deadlines beckon and efforts of journalistic savvy can fall short. And with some extreme trepidation, I’m now trying to offer some avocado-related money-saving advice for everyone looking to tackle the new affordability challenge of, well, everyone. Figures released this week confirmed the cost of purchasing a typical basket of consumer goods and services rose 6.1 percent last financial year. The Ministry of Finance estimates this growth rate will reach 7.75 percent by the end of the year. Ouch. The price increase will be felt by low-income households, for which non-discretionary goods such as gasoline, groceries and housing are already a burden. Am I sensitive to the real cost pressures Australians face? I believe. Worryingly, the price pressures will be felt most by low-income households, where non-discretionary goods such as gasoline, groceries and housing are already a larger part of their budgets. It is also true that many such households are already money-saving ninjas