"For me it's everything, it's part of my identity. I want to own my own home and not end up in the insecurity of the rental market,"she said.
"It's not living pay to pay anymore, we don't even reach the next pay before we have to really watch what we are spending."
"Any type of saving would be a God-given gift at the moment for us."
"They say they are helping by giving you a discount on your power but then … the power goes up."
"Many Tasmanians who entered their mortgage for the first time during a period when house costs were rising but interest rates were low have seen a massive hit on their household budgets,"Ms Goodes said.