Live your life on the Central Coast
By Glenn Murray *
Three facts:
1) Most Australians live in and around cities
2) City property prices are at their highest ever
3) Australians are working longer hours than ever before
Coincidence? Definitely not!
Why spend every daylight hour scraping together enough money
to pay a monumental mortgage or to pay off the landlord's
investment property while your dream home slips out of
reach?
Doesn't leave much time for a life. The days grind by, but
still the ten years behind you went awful quick.
The canny ones have found a way out. More and more
Sydney-siders are escaping to the Central Coast. They've
realised there's a big difference between surviving and
living.
It only takes 45 minutes to cruise up the F3 and into a
totally different worldà
Quality of life is the big winner. For less than you're
handing over to your landlord, you can have your own home û
a home that suits the lifestyle of your choice. Cottages on
the Central Coast were built to take full advantage of the
coastal way of life. Open spaces, leafy outlooks, sea
breezes, morning sunshine, magical sunsetsà It's a holiday
every day!
Instead of slaving from dusk `til dawn, you'll be able to
ease off and spend time doing the things you always wanted
to.
Take an early Saturday morning stroll to your local beach
and make fresh tracks while watching the sun rise. (All the
beaches on the Central Coast are un-spoiled. In fact, there
are some where you can make fresh tracks at midday!)
Have a leisurely surf or swim, then wander on home, marinate
the steaks for the night's BBQ, indulge in a cold drink on
the back deck, and doze off watching the kids play in the
back yard. Don your Master Chef apron when the guests arrive
then relax around the outdoor setting without even a hint of
traffic noise or exhaust.
Follow that up the next morning with a stop at your regular
cafÚ, where they don't just know your name, they know your
favourite coffee! Bury your head in the paper, and listen to
the waves roll in and the gulls squawk or just chat to the
locals.
Then spend the afternoon as you please. Movies, videos,
nature walks, wineries, sailing, sportà And talk about
shopping! Choose the good `ole customer service of the
corner shop or the hub-bub of city-style mall shopping.
(Erina Fair is one of the biggest single-level shopping
centres in the southern hemisphere.)
Whether you're into clubbing, pubbing, and the decadent
pleasures of restaurant and cafÚ life, or you'd prefer the
beach, the bush, or simply your own backyard pool, the
Central Coast has it.
And for all of this, you don't even have to leave your job.
The 45 minute commute is probably less than you're already
doing. Of course, if you want a job closer to home, the
local IT industry is racing ahead in leaps and bounds, and
there's always the well established tourism and hospitality
sectors.
But best of all, no matter what employment avenue you
choose, at the end of the day, you can leave work at work
`til tomorrow. There's no pressure. Your living expenses
will be cut by up to 60%, so for the first time, you'll be
able to afford to `work to live', rather than `live to
work'.
And don't worry about your investment. Capital growth rates
of 10%-15% per annum have been commonplace across the entire
Central Coast for at least a decade.
The Central Coast can give you the life you always wanted.
No endless renovations. No sitting in traffic on the way to
work. No money worries. Just your own home. Your own
lifestyle. Your own life.
* Glenn Murray heads copywriting studio Divine Write. He can
be contacted on Sydney +612 4334 6222 or at
glenn@.... Visit www.divinewrite.com for further
details.
