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A young Aussie has revealed she regularly questions whether it is worth owning a house claiming she is working harder than ever just to afford loan repayments.
Maddie Walton, 26, worked 80 hours a week and juggled two jobs for years before she was able to finally to buy her first property in Queensland at the age of 23.
She purchased her home in 2021 and only had to pay an affordable $550 a week in loan repayments - allowing her to drop down to one job.
Now she is forking out $1,000 due to a series of interest rate rises that were passed on by the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Ms Walton has been forced to take drastic measures to keep her property including renting out her spare rooms and making extra money from side hustles.
Maddie Walton (pictured) has revealed she is struggling to pay off her mortgage due to higher interest rates, after the young Aussie bought her home aged just 23
'I would give up anything to be able to continue living in my house. I am getting by but sometimes there are points where you feel like is it worth it?' she told Yahoo.
The 26-year-old, who has a university degree, used to juggle two jobs as a vaccine developer and as a tech support worker at an Apple store.
Ms Walton, who is now a mortgage broker at Loan Market Edge, worked 80
