The Smashed Avo Idiot Tries To Clarify Controversial Housing Opinion, Fails

Remember Tim Gurner? The 34-year-old property developer that gained worldwide notoriety for suggesting we could afford to buy a home if we all stopped eating smashed avo?

Well, he’s back. And in an attempt to clarify his amazingly daft comments on the housing market, he’s instead doubled down on the stupid.

Speaking with Domain during the unveiling of his latest apartment project in Brisbane, Gurner’s recap of his famed 60 Minutes comments has to be seen to be believed. He doesn’t just double down, he says it was our fault for not listening to everything he had to say.

I don’t regret it because it’s a big issue that we need to talk about, but it’s a bigger issue than avocados and coffee… What I was saying at the time was you can’t go on a European holiday, lease an Audi or a BMW, spend a fortune each week on alcohol, drinks, bars, coffee and avocado and they cut that last section and used that

Okay, first off, who are Gurner’s friends? Who are these mythical people who can casually lease Audis and Beemers? How do they afford to spend a fortune on drinks AND go on holidays? Because, honestly, anyone who has ever saved for an overseas trip can tell you that it’s always one or the other. Based on my purely anecdotal experience, there is no viable way to try and save for a European trip and still spend on bar-priced drinks on the reg.

Secondly, even if you did cut out all of those expenses – get ready for this one – you still wouldn’t be able to afford a deposit on a home in metropolitan Australia. Amazing, I know!

Credit where it’s due, he does make one good point: that baby boomers are holding onto too much of the housing market. Too bad he immediately follows it by saying government’s can’t do much. “I think the government should be encouraging them to do it… [but] it’s hard for the government to know what to do in this climate.”

“Hard for the government to know what to do in this climate,” when every decision they currently make seems to spite young potential home owners. Yes. Hmm.

I should also note that later in the interview he brags about flipping apartments for profit. But my doctors have recommended that I avoid anything that may dangerously raise my blood pressure.

Gurner also laments at the media frenzy that he caused, saying he received “over 1000 media requests in a week.” It’s almost like he just wanted the attention.

Well, Tim, you got the attention you crave so much. Too bad your financial and housing advice still absolutely sucks?

The above article does not constitute financial product advice. You should consider obtaining independent financial advice before making any financial decisions.


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