{"id":27884,"date":"2020-09-28T10:11:55","date_gmt":"2020-09-27T21:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/?p=27884"},"modified":"2020-09-28T10:11:55","modified_gmt":"2020-09-27T21:11:55","slug":"man-buys-home-living-off-2-50-per-meal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/man-buys-home-living-off-2-50-per-meal\/","title":{"rendered":"Man buys home living off $2.50 per meal"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHOTO: Looking to exit Sydney\u2019s exorbitant rent prices, Mr Bondanza and his partner swapped eating out on $20 plus meals for at home dining Picture: NCA NewsWire\/Flavio Brancaleone Source: News Corp Australia<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

A healthy aversion to paying rent pushed a Sydney man to go to extreme lengths to save up for a home deposit. Now he\u2019s reaping the rewards.<\/p>\n

Mattia Bondanza lived off a diet consisting solely of tuna, rice and salad for five years to gather enough money to put down a deposit on an inner Sydney home.<\/p>\n

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The 30-year-old and his partner spent $2.50 per meal for over half a decade, with the cheap eats paying off in December last year when the couple got the keys to their own apartment in the inner-city suburb Darlinghurst.<\/p>\n

Looking to exit Sydney\u2019s exorbitant rent prices, Mr Bondanza and his partner swapped eating out on $20 plus meals for at home dining, allowing them to gather enough for a deposit on their $1.15 million one-bedroom apartment.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean why, would I pay off someone else\u2019s mortgage?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is outrageous how much money comes out of your bank account to pay for rent.\u201d<\/p>\n

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