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Forum: Australia
Nov 1st 2011, 5:00 pm
Replies: 2,449
Views: 272,561
Posted By ozzieeagle

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

I have these figures here in mind....

http://www.livingin-australia.com/salaries-australia/
Forum: Australia
Nov 1st 2011, 6:49 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 272,561
Posted By ozzieeagle

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Slightly more than that... Fact is London is falling down the league table as a place to secure ones permanent financial future at the top end of the Scale.... Asia and indeed Australia are now...
Forum: Australia
Nov 1st 2011, 6:22 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 272,561
Posted By ozzieeagle

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

But she's getting 65K....more now actually as she's been back a while. The Australian average wage is circa 70K and she is just under that.

There aren't that many people outside of the SE of...
Forum: Australia
Nov 1st 2011, 5:50 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 272,561
Posted By ozzieeagle

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...
Forum: Australia
Nov 1st 2011, 5:39 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 272,561
Posted By ozzieeagle

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

30K GBP = 46,000 AUD So after 5 years in london Circa 30K was the best she could do... Starting up as a newcomer (albeit aussie born and bred) She started on a clear AUD 19K more.... or 25 pct...
Forum: Australia
Nov 1st 2011, 4:03 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 272,561
Posted By ozzieeagle

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

It's well documented on these boards that My Aussie Born and bred Daughter tried her hand for 5 years in the Financial world in London's CBD... couldn't find a job for more than GBP 30K..... Came...
Forum: Australia
Aug 28th 2011, 12:50 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 272,561
Posted By ozzieeagle

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

and my 'Netdar' is telling me your a bloke.
Forum: Australia
Aug 28th 2011, 12:28 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 272,561
Posted By ozzieeagle

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

If those prices had dipped to around and below the 750K mark I may have been tempted to have a look. I was very surprised they didnt get sold on the first showing... especially when sub 800k was...
Forum: Australia
Jul 29th 2011, 7:30 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 272,561
Posted By ozzieeagle

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Blimey another few months and that 16.00 quid could be 20 dollars..... now that is cheap.

http://www.ozforex.com.au/cgi-bin/currency-converter.asp
Forum: Australia
Jul 22nd 2011, 11:09 pm
Replies: 2,449
Views: 272,561
Posted By ozzieeagle

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

It was two speed 30 years ago as well..... Especially the Gold Coast back in those times.

Queensland and WA always have had boom and bust periods. Plus I'll say it again for those that...
Forum: Australia
Jul 15th 2011, 11:28 pm
Replies: 2,449
Views: 272,561
Posted By ozzieeagle

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

What are they looking for :confused:
Forum: Australia
Jul 11th 2011, 7:15 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 272,561
Posted By ozzieeagle

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Blimey ! Whereabouts and what would you do to protect yourself from miserable gits, especially the ones that moan about East Europeans all the time ?
Forum: Australia
Jul 7th 2011, 6:41 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 272,561
Posted By ozzieeagle

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Which mode of transport do you use when you travel overland this way ? Bus, Train, Hire Car.. Sounds really interesting to me ?

Boy could We plan something around this and our Long Service...
Forum: Australia
Jun 2nd 2011, 4:01 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 272,561
Posted By ozzieeagle

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Cowon v Ipod for example.... trouble is Cowons dont have 160Gb worth of Memory... hence I now own a D2 and a Classic. :unsure:

People that know their Music Players will swear that the Cowons are...
Forum: Australia
Jun 2nd 2011, 3:46 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 272,561
Posted By ozzieeagle

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lb5a57uuyx1qafhe9o1_400.gif
Forum: Australia
May 30th 2011, 7:20 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 272,561
Posted By ozzieeagle

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Quite simply you get a glass 4 litre flagon of sherry... stick it on your shoulder and start to drink it with your head titled towards the opening of the bottle whilst keeping the flagon on your...
Forum: Australia
May 30th 2011, 7:04 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 272,561
Posted By ozzieeagle

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Reason I've said it is, when mixing with Kooris at a base level around booze... which is definitely very dodgy, I've heard "Come to drink with the Black Bastards you white C...t'.... Thing is it...
Forum: Australia
May 30th 2011, 6:03 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 272,561
Posted By ozzieeagle

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Believe it or not that is probably an "Australinism" Was he doing it with a smile on his face Or in a light hearted manner ?
Forum: Australia
May 30th 2011, 5:42 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 272,561
Posted By ozzieeagle

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Yes unfortunately that is very true.

Somewhere like Cairns where TE lives it's probably easy to get away with that kind of employer behaviour...
Forum: Australia
May 30th 2011, 5:26 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 272,561
Posted By ozzieeagle

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

If they are paid under award conditions... Casuals do have this..... then every job I've ever seen including shop workers have to be taken on Permanent part time after 1 year, if working the same...
Forum: Australia
May 30th 2011, 5:18 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 272,561
Posted By ozzieeagle

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

It's deemed normal to treat Casual employees like this. Although after 7 years I think the lady concerned would have had legal rights.

AFAIK after 1 year of Casual employement at the same...
Forum: Australia
May 28th 2011, 3:12 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 272,561
Posted By ozzieeagle

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Can't believe that Retravision would be cheaper than the Good Guys or Clive Peeters.... what did you buy and how much. I'm in the market for heaps of white goods when our reno is finished.

I...
Forum: Australia
May 18th 2011, 9:52 pm
Replies: 2,449
Views: 272,561
Posted By ozzieeagle

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

I'm eyeing off the UK in exactly the same way. I'll be amazed if it keeps up... but still whats happened now is amazing. Especially the possible fact that house prices are approxmately the same if...
Forum: Australia
May 18th 2011, 12:54 pm
Replies: 2,449
Views: 272,561
Posted By ozzieeagle

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Strange, I can clearly remember when the Cross Channel hovercrafts first came into service, when hoards of Londoners would book shopping days in Calais a take advantage of easily accessible cheap...
Forum: Australia
May 18th 2011, 9:07 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 272,561
Posted By ozzieeagle

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

I've very rarely seen a car rust in Aus. There again I dont live where you live... do you see a lot of rusty cars ?
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