Originally Posted by Centurion

BE Urban myth with no truth behind it. It's your money, bring it when you want.

Originally Posted by Wendy

Sometimes that's all you need hun

My best mate only came with 3,000 pounds and she's doing just fine too.

Originally Posted by Wendy

Sometimes that's all you need hun

My best mate only came with 3,000 pounds and she's doing just fine too.

Originally Posted by Bermudashorts

Not the point of the thread though.

The situation the OP is talking about is very different, they want to retire, they have paid off the mortgage, they don't know if they want to start again. It is different situation to somebody that is maybe starting out on life's great adventure.

Very easy for people who have not got the bulk of their working years behind them to say it doesn't matter start again.

Originally Posted by Centurion

BE Urban myth with no truth behind it. It's your money, bring it when you want.

Originally Posted by Zambia

Awesome that Myth actually had me worried at one stage.

I dont think that if you really wanted to live here the money would be that much of an issue.

If having less cash is going to bother you when you get here stay in the UK.

Best of luck

Originally Posted by smiling4

so long as we got flight money and enough for rental and first month, we will be good! LOL! Live on Love!!! Ems xox

Originally Posted by Sooty and Sweep

Are there any PR Visa holders of Australia not going to emigrate now, or never due to:

1) Exchange rate; when we as a couple in our now late forties decided to go for it just before we reached 45, the rate of exchange was $2.68 to £1, this was feasible, we had our life savings and house sale money, we could see a positive, now, we would take a huge step backwards, just too expensive.

2) Are there any who would recieve their full income in UK Sterling so would take a huge haircut in income due to the poor exchange rate? Myself, i am now semi retired, so all my income bar a part time role would be in UK Sterling, are there any others thinking of not going or even returning to the UK, due to increasing living costs, due to the weakness of Sterling?

I just cannot see how $1.5 to £1 is of any value relative to salary comparisons between the UK and Australia. By value i mean work effort put in to earn and save income and savings. Its all relative, but offers no value at all.

For me and my wife, its priced itself out of all our efforts, Australia has become to expensive due to the exchange rate, and the local costs associated to living such as rents etc.

Sooty

Originally Posted by Zambia

Awesome that Myth actually had me worried at one stage.

I dont think that if you really wanted to live here the money would be that much of an issue.

If having less cash is going to bother you when you get here stay in the UK.

Best of luck

Originally Posted by The Gold Gang

Love it! I am sure you have got exactly the right attitude girl
I'm probably just too old, too sensible or thinking about it too much instead of just going for it. I can learn from you I am sure. Best of luck!

Originally Posted by The Gold Gang

Do you really mean best of luck or do you actually mean 'if you don't like it, **** off and don't come?'. I don't know why people who are already in Australia hang around on these forums if what they really want to do is to display this attitude. Is this what happens when you get to Australia? Is this an Australian thing or an expat thing? How is this actually helpful to anyone who has genuine concerns about something and wants to discuss it?

I'm off, I'm not reading this thread again so you'll be wasting your time having another go. But I tell you one thing, if I do get out there, I will definitely NOT be spending my time on this forum doing what you do and telling everyone with any concerns, if you don't like it. stay in the UK.

Originally Posted by derren7

I'd still go if the exchange rate worsened but there's no harm in keeping an eye on maximising your financial potential and I'm a bleeding heart,do gooding socialist. Conflicts, I know but I can still sleep at night,mostly!

Originally Posted by Zambia

Could not agree more

However the primary reason for moving should never be financial but thats just my view.

Originally Posted by northernbird

I agree the reason for moving shouldn't be financial but the reason for not moving in this case has to be entirely financial. Why on earth would a person move to a foreign country to live a life they can't afford, that is vastly inferior to the one they have in their home country.

Originally Posted by Zambia

True but then we come back to the old BE question of what is quality of life.

The OP has enough money to live here. As I stated so badly in my first post in will cost them financially though.