Young Aussie gives her generation a brutal wake-up call over the single mistake many are making - and she thinks it's why they can't afford a house

Young Aussie gives her generation a brutal wake-up call over the single mistake many are making - and she thinks it's why they can't afford a house By Olivia Day For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:13, 22 August 2024 | Updated: 00:28, 22 August 2024 e-mail 14 View comments A young Australian woman says people who want to save for a house deposit need to stop spending money on dining out, beauty treatments and vapes. Zali Gillings , 24, said people should quit complaining about not being able to buy a house or start a business if they couldn't adopt stricter saving habits. 'You know what's f***** me off lately? The amount of people that complain about the cost of living and [say] "I'll never be able to save for a house" or "I'll never have money to start a business" but then they'll still get their nails done every week, get their hair done, lashes, all these types of things,' she said in a video posted to social media.

'Go out for dinner, vaping, smoking...

They want to complain about the cost of living. Babe. I really don't think you understand how much money you could be saving.

' The South Australian woman shared one of the money-saving hacks she had used to save enough for a house deposit. 'When I was saving for a house, a question I would ask myself when I would go to buy something is would I rather be gifted the amount of money that it's worth,' she said. 'For instance, if I would want my lashes done, I would think, would I rather someone gift me a lash set or would I.