IS IT REALLY THAT BAD OUT THERE NOW THEN
Jul 26th 2011, 3:58 pm
#316
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Re: IS IT REALLY THAT BAD OUT THERE NOW THEN
It's still worth doing
Jul 26th 2011, 11:03 pm
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Re: IS IT REALLY THAT BAD OUT THERE NOW THEN
Actually it was. Just not all of the nice foods that I would have preferred to be tucking into 
Jul 28th 2011, 9:44 am
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Re: IS IT REALLY THAT BAD OUT THERE NOW THEN
I've been reading threads like this for a few years now and 3 years ago i listened to them and we didn't take the job offer up and stuck it out in the UK thinking we would b better off, guess what hubby lost his job, can't find another one, I'm earning the same as i was 3 years ago as a nurse and we still live in our tiny 2 bed rented flat BUT rent has gone up, food has gone up, fuel has gone up, gas and electric has gone up etc etc.
That pair of trousers you buy online from Mand S that cost £20 or $35 dollars might seem like a bargain and cheap compared to Oz prices and as a proportion of your weekly wage, but for me that is expensive.
We have decided (and in the process) of moving to Townsville, sometime next year. Last year I earnt £29K including shift allowances here and my basic salary will be $70K before shift allowances etc (which are far more generous than the UK) we will have enough money to set up with once we get there and i will be starting work pretty quickly. I don't feel we have anything to lose by making the move, no home to sell, no massive amount of capital to exchange with a poor exchange rate, we may aswell give it a go
and I'm not that partial to bananas
That pair of trousers you buy online from Mand S that cost £20 or $35 dollars might seem like a bargain and cheap compared to Oz prices and as a proportion of your weekly wage, but for me that is expensive.
We have decided (and in the process) of moving to Townsville, sometime next year. Last year I earnt £29K including shift allowances here and my basic salary will be $70K before shift allowances etc (which are far more generous than the UK) we will have enough money to set up with once we get there and i will be starting work pretty quickly. I don't feel we have anything to lose by making the move, no home to sell, no massive amount of capital to exchange with a poor exchange rate, we may aswell give it a go
and I'm not that partial to bananas
Jul 28th 2011, 9:55 am
#322
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Re: IS IT REALLY THAT BAD OUT THERE NOW THEN
I've been reading threads like this for a few years now and 3 years ago i listened to them and we didn't take the job offer up and stuck it out in the UK thinking we would b better off, guess what hubby lost his job, can't find another one, I'm earning the same as i was 3 years ago as a nurse and we still live in our tiny 2 bed rented flat BUT rent has gone up, food has gone up, fuel has gone up, gas and electric has gone up etc etc.
That pair of trousers you buy online from Mand S that cost £20 or $35 dollars might seem like a bargain and cheap compared to Oz prices and as a proportion of your weekly wage, but for me that is expensive.
We have decided (and in the process) of moving to Townsville, sometime next year. Last year I earnt £29K including shift allowances here and my basic salary will be $70K before shift allowances etc (which are far more generous than the UK) we will have enough money to set up with once we get there and i will be starting work pretty quickly. I don't feel we have anything to lose by making the move, no home to sell, no massive amount of capital to exchange with a poor exchange rate, we may aswell give it a go
and I'm not that partial to bananas
That pair of trousers you buy online from Mand S that cost £20 or $35 dollars might seem like a bargain and cheap compared to Oz prices and as a proportion of your weekly wage, but for me that is expensive.
We have decided (and in the process) of moving to Townsville, sometime next year. Last year I earnt £29K including shift allowances here and my basic salary will be $70K before shift allowances etc (which are far more generous than the UK) we will have enough money to set up with once we get there and i will be starting work pretty quickly. I don't feel we have anything to lose by making the move, no home to sell, no massive amount of capital to exchange with a poor exchange rate, we may aswell give it a go
and I'm not that partial to bananas
Go for it!
Jul 28th 2011, 9:59 am
#323
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Re: IS IT REALLY THAT BAD OUT THERE NOW THEN
Blasphemer alert - cancel her visa.Actually if you could sneak a few nanas in your handbag you will be able to use them for a nice deposit on a house.
But don't let that beagle catch you. He smells them at 100 paces.
Jul 28th 2011, 10:06 am
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Re: IS IT REALLY THAT BAD OUT THERE NOW THEN
I've been reading threads like this for a few years now and 3 years ago i listened to them and we didn't take the job offer up and stuck it out in the UK thinking we would b better off, guess what hubby lost his job, can't find another one, I'm earning the same as i was 3 years ago as a nurse and we still live in our tiny 2 bed rented flat BUT rent has gone up, food has gone up, fuel has gone up, gas and electric has gone up etc etc.
That pair of trousers you buy online from Mand S that cost £20 or $35 dollars might seem like a bargain and cheap compared to Oz prices and as a proportion of your weekly wage, but for me that is expensive.
We have decided (and in the process) of moving to Townsville, sometime next year. Last year I earnt £29K including shift allowances here and my basic salary will be $70K before shift allowances etc (which are far more generous than the UK) we will have enough money to set up with once we get there and i will be starting work pretty quickly. I don't feel we have anything to lose by making the move, no home to sell, no massive amount of capital to exchange with a poor exchange rate, we may aswell give it a go
and I'm not that partial to bananas
That pair of trousers you buy online from Mand S that cost £20 or $35 dollars might seem like a bargain and cheap compared to Oz prices and as a proportion of your weekly wage, but for me that is expensive.
We have decided (and in the process) of moving to Townsville, sometime next year. Last year I earnt £29K including shift allowances here and my basic salary will be $70K before shift allowances etc (which are far more generous than the UK) we will have enough money to set up with once we get there and i will be starting work pretty quickly. I don't feel we have anything to lose by making the move, no home to sell, no massive amount of capital to exchange with a poor exchange rate, we may aswell give it a go
and I'm not that partial to bananas
Go for it!
All the very best of luck to you
Jul 28th 2011, 11:43 am
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Re: IS IT REALLY THAT BAD OUT THERE NOW THEN
I've been reading threads like this for a few years now and 3 years ago i listened to them and we didn't take the job offer up and stuck it out in the UK thinking we would b better off, guess what hubby lost his job, can't find another one, I'm earning the same as i was 3 years ago as a nurse and we still live in our tiny 2 bed rented flat BUT rent has gone up, food has gone up, fuel has gone up, gas and electric has gone up etc etc.
That pair of trousers you buy online from Mand S that cost £20 or $35 dollars might seem like a bargain and cheap compared to Oz prices and as a proportion of your weekly wage, but for me that is expensive.
We have decided (and in the process) of moving to Townsville, sometime next year. Last year I earnt £29K including shift allowances here and my basic salary will be $70K before shift allowances etc (which are far more generous than the UK) we will have enough money to set up with once we get there and i will be starting work pretty quickly. I don't feel we have anything to lose by making the move, no home to sell, no massive amount of capital to exchange with a poor exchange rate, we may aswell give it a go
and I'm not that partial to bananas
That pair of trousers you buy online from Mand S that cost £20 or $35 dollars might seem like a bargain and cheap compared to Oz prices and as a proportion of your weekly wage, but for me that is expensive.
We have decided (and in the process) of moving to Townsville, sometime next year. Last year I earnt £29K including shift allowances here and my basic salary will be $70K before shift allowances etc (which are far more generous than the UK) we will have enough money to set up with once we get there and i will be starting work pretty quickly. I don't feel we have anything to lose by making the move, no home to sell, no massive amount of capital to exchange with a poor exchange rate, we may aswell give it a go
and I'm not that partial to bananas
Jul 28th 2011, 11:54 am
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Re: IS IT REALLY THAT BAD OUT THERE NOW THEN
I've been reading threads like this for a few years now and 3 years ago i listened to them and we didn't take the job offer up and stuck it out in the UK thinking we would b better off, guess what hubby lost his job, can't find another one, I'm earning the same as i was 3 years ago as a nurse and we still live in our tiny 2 bed rented flat BUT rent has gone up, food has gone up, fuel has gone up, gas and electric has gone up etc etc.
That pair of trousers you buy online from Mand S that cost £20 or $35 dollars might seem like a bargain and cheap compared to Oz prices and as a proportion of your weekly wage, but for me that is expensive.
We have decided (and in the process) of moving to Townsville, sometime next year. Last year I earnt £29K including shift allowances here and my basic salary will be $70K before shift allowances etc (which are far more generous than the UK) we will have enough money to set up with once we get there and i will be starting work pretty quickly. I don't feel we have anything to lose by making the move, no home to sell, no massive amount of capital to exchange with a poor exchange rate, we may aswell give it a go
and I'm not that partial to bananas
That pair of trousers you buy online from Mand S that cost £20 or $35 dollars might seem like a bargain and cheap compared to Oz prices and as a proportion of your weekly wage, but for me that is expensive.
We have decided (and in the process) of moving to Townsville, sometime next year. Last year I earnt £29K including shift allowances here and my basic salary will be $70K before shift allowances etc (which are far more generous than the UK) we will have enough money to set up with once we get there and i will be starting work pretty quickly. I don't feel we have anything to lose by making the move, no home to sell, no massive amount of capital to exchange with a poor exchange rate, we may aswell give it a go
and I'm not that partial to bananas
Jul 28th 2011, 1:31 pm
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Re: IS IT REALLY THAT BAD OUT THERE NOW THEN
They're the easiest I've ever known to de-peel and chop up as well
Jul 28th 2011, 5:09 pm
#328
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Re: IS IT REALLY THAT BAD OUT THERE NOW THEN
I've been reading threads like this for a few years now and 3 years ago i listened to them and we didn't take the job offer up and stuck it out in the UK thinking we would b better off, guess what hubby lost his job, can't find another one, I'm earning the same as i was 3 years ago as a nurse and we still live in our tiny 2 bed rented flat BUT rent has gone up, food has gone up, fuel has gone up, gas and electric has gone up etc etc.
That pair of trousers you buy online from Mand S that cost £20 or $35 dollars might seem like a bargain and cheap compared to Oz prices and as a proportion of your weekly wage, but for me that is expensive.
We have decided (and in the process) of moving to Townsville, sometime next year. Last year I earnt £29K including shift allowances here and my basic salary will be $70K before shift allowances etc (which are far more generous than the UK) we will have enough money to set up with once we get there and i will be starting work pretty quickly. I don't feel we have anything to lose by making the move, no home to sell, no massive amount of capital to exchange with a poor exchange rate, we may aswell give it a go
and I'm not that partial to bananas
That pair of trousers you buy online from Mand S that cost £20 or $35 dollars might seem like a bargain and cheap compared to Oz prices and as a proportion of your weekly wage, but for me that is expensive.
We have decided (and in the process) of moving to Townsville, sometime next year. Last year I earnt £29K including shift allowances here and my basic salary will be $70K before shift allowances etc (which are far more generous than the UK) we will have enough money to set up with once we get there and i will be starting work pretty quickly. I don't feel we have anything to lose by making the move, no home to sell, no massive amount of capital to exchange with a poor exchange rate, we may aswell give it a go
and I'm not that partial to bananas
Jul 28th 2011, 7:56 pm
#329
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Re: IS IT REALLY THAT BAD OUT THERE NOW THEN
I thought you guys' fascination with the price of bananas over the past year or two (or longer) slightly deranged, but currently (being in Sydney) I see that they are still talking fodder on the bloody TV - twice in the past 3 days I have seen the price of bananas on news channels.
Jul 28th 2011, 11:58 pm
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Re: IS IT REALLY THAT BAD OUT THERE NOW THEN
I thought you guys' fascination with the price of bananas over the past year or two (or longer) slightly deranged, but currently (being in Sydney) I see that they are still talking fodder on the bloody TV - twice in the past 3 days I have seen the price of bananas on news channels.
Un-Australian mail order scamming rorts
Dodgy tennent/landlords rorts
Petrol station and supermarket rorts
Telcos are ripping you off rorts
bananas