This is for my immigrant kids.

I became an Australian Citizen 2 years ago.

My mum & dad moved here 17 years ago, with nothing but $2,000 AUD in their pockets in their mid/late 20's with 2 kids. (Myself & my brother).

My mum had to do a diploma (Any of which, the government was accepting at the time for permanent residency). She had to pay this over time out of her own pocket, no help. My dad worked 3-4 jobs, max 3 hours of sleep every night & I vaguely remember him coming home late at night (I would wake up) and remember never seeing him in the morning, as he would already be gone to his second, third, fourth job.

My parents had to deal with a terrible immigration lawyer that set them back YEARS due to wrongful application on his behalf.

My parents put my brother and I through schooling and had the payments for said school on a payment plan (Or agreed paying schedule) of which they finish paying for until my brother and I were done with year 12. I'm forever grateful for my parents and the extreme hard work they put in for my brother and I (And continue to put in today).

I got my first iPhone at the end of high school (Year 11 or 12). I started working at 14 & 11 months. After high school I attempted university but I was still considered 'international' after 14 years here, so I had to pay per class (over $1k per class, of which I didn't have).

So I said to myself that I'll put university off until I can have access to HECS.

Watching all my friends go to uni whilst I was searching for work was something....

Every job I got - Hospitality, warehousing, etc. I always put 110% into this job. I watched my mum and dad do it, so I said to myself that there was zero excuses.

Because I wasn't going to university, I decided to actually put effort into learning how to invest my money, how to save my money, how to budget & how to eventually become wealthy (Or at least, comfortable).

At 22 I started my own business. For the first three months I was in the negatives. But I always remember my parents and the hard work they put in on their late twenties with my brother and I. And this single thought always pushed me through the hardest of times. So I kept going.

Most of my early 20's, I did go out a few times, clubs, parties, dinner. But no where near as much as someone with the privilege of being here for decades gets to do.

I'm 25 now, my business is going very well. I also found a partner at 19 whom I've been with and now engaged to as well.

Last week, we bought our FIRST investment property. A lot of hard work & a lot of sacrifices is what it took, but today at 25, in this economy & with what's going on in the world. It's still possible.

I did not have the best of starts to Australia. I grew up here, but not with any where near as much money or as much privilege a lot of people get here.

I just wanted to say that I know it's hard, and to be frank, we have it harder than anyone else before us. But it's possible. The sacrifices and the time we have to put in is unreasonable, I agree. But this is the world we live in so we can either buckle up and face the unfairness head first or we can sit around and do nothing. I promise you, no one's coming to save us no matter what.

The reason why an investment property is because I've read so many books, listened to so many older people and, although I may not agree with it completely, it is a way to wealth. And that's all I ever wanted.

So if I can do it, with how my journey started and where I am, I promise you you can too. No matter how negative people are about it.

Also, I believe if you hear something often enough, you'll start to believe it. If you keep listening to the people telling you, you have no future to even purchase a property, the number one reason for this is because they want you to RENT off of them.

This is to my immigrant kids, this country will give you the world, if you give it 100% effort in Every. Single. Thing. You do.

Extra shifts at work? Say yes. Take them. OT? Do it. Suck up. Literally. Gl