Originally Posted by
CharlieM
Dual income Married(partnered) people in their mid fifties up, who no longer have a mortgage, live in their own home and whose children have left home are the ones that are not feeling the pinch as much. I fall into this category and by the odd punter I've bumped into, can only imagine their are heaps of us punters in a similar situation.
Punting is a vice like smoking and gambling. Cigarettes are up to $65 a packet and smokers still smoke. And I guess the same can be said for punters and gamblers. Most of us will keep on punting regardless and that's why the price for a punt keeps increasing. I browse the private adds and the prices are higher than ever and that can be said for shops as well. Most of us will cut back in some way. Some will chose cheaper alternatives. Some will punt less frequently and some will shorten the times of their visit to say from 1hour to 45 or 30 minutes.