Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living
Nov 1st 2011, 7:42 pm
#2296
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Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living
Think if you want to make it here everyone has to work. So while 65k is not a lot here if 2 people are earning it in 1 household you'll be fine.
Nov 1st 2011, 7:45 pm
#2297
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Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living
I think you'll find that over the years the historical exchange rate balances out around 2 dollars = 1 Pound... the largest anomaly was when it was +2.40 to 1 pound. That was historically unprecedented... whereas we have been close to the current situation before back in 1973.
Nov 1st 2011, 11:46 pm
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Nov 2nd 2011, 1:48 am
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Nov 2nd 2011, 1:56 am
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Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living
If she was 36 with 10 years of experience under her belt I wonder what she'd be earning in both places? At the present time I'd hazzard a guess she could be well better off in Oz, with the fact that Oz is offering pay rises, has people moving between jobs and a skills shortage. Not so in the UK right now.
Nov 2nd 2011, 2:00 am
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Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living
It has to be the 24 millionth groundhog day. 
Nov 2nd 2011, 2:37 am
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Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living
Me too, and at 26 I'd rather be seeing Europe, partying it up, and doing all the fun stuff 26 years olds should be doing on 30k. On all accounts she'd be better off in the UK.
If she was 36 with 10 years of experience under her belt I wonder what she'd be earning in both places? At the present time I'd hazzard a guess she could be well better off in Oz, with the fact that Oz is offering pay rises, has people moving between jobs and a skills shortage. Not so in the UK right now.
If she was 36 with 10 years of experience under her belt I wonder what she'd be earning in both places? At the present time I'd hazzard a guess she could be well better off in Oz, with the fact that Oz is offering pay rises, has people moving between jobs and a skills shortage. Not so in the UK right now.
Once I bought a cheap flat, 30k was not so great..by moving jobs it was a different story..
Depends sometimes on what you do, Mr G, I'd hazard- or how easy to change jobs /sector?
Nov 2nd 2011, 2:43 am
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Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living
'Every thread'? Hardly. Quite a few granted. 
I do believe I'm allowed to post where and when I like, saying, within reason, what I want. Much like your good self. I actually typed 'god' then, good job I noticed before submitting. 
