expensive
Mar 1st 2008, 9:39 am
#196
pink 'n' bouncy
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Re: expensive
thats gonna hurt
you can understand why mands wants to move from where she's living ... but Dorset ?!!
Last edited by stuckinblighty; Mar 1st 2008 at 9:43 am.
Mar 1st 2008, 9:40 am
#197
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Mar 1st 2008, 9:46 am
#199
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Re: expensive
I like Perth and Australia but it is frequently a very close run thing as to whether we should stay here. Given everything I've moaned about recently and the fact that with hindsight I was very lucky to get the job I've got and it could easily have gone the other way, and the fact that I'm continually plagued with guilt about my parents and their relationship with my kids....I don't know....
If you're from South Africa, or Sudan - no contest - but the UK..........
Making the move now? Nope.
If you're from South Africa, or Sudan - no contest - but the UK..........
Making the move now? Nope.
Mar 1st 2008, 9:58 am
#200
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Re: expensive
Kids are expensive - does that mean you shouldn't have them?
Buying a house is expensive (wherever you live) - does that mean you shouldn't buy one?
Living is expensive - does that mean you should kill yourself?
Nothing in this life worth having is cheap, but sometimes it's just worth doing anyway.
Buying a house is expensive (wherever you live) - does that mean you shouldn't buy one?
Living is expensive - does that mean you should kill yourself?
Nothing in this life worth having is cheap, but sometimes it's just worth doing anyway.
Mar 1st 2008, 10:16 am
#201
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Location: Melbourne
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Re: expensive
Kids are expensive - does that mean you shouldn't have them?
Buying a house is expensive (wherever you live) - does that mean you shouldn't buy one?
Living is expensive - does that mean you should kill yourself?
Nothing in this life worth having is cheap, but sometimes it's just worth doing anyway.
Buying a house is expensive (wherever you live) - does that mean you shouldn't buy one?
Living is expensive - does that mean you should kill yourself?
Nothing in this life worth having is cheap, but sometimes it's just worth doing anyway.
Om, om, om....
Mar 1st 2008, 10:17 am
#202
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Mar 1st 2008, 10:20 am
#204
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Mar 1st 2008, 10:24 am
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Re: expensive
Guys
I havent read the whole thread, but a lot of it is very depressing! Rather than thinking about pure economics, think about the lifestyle you could have. One thing you must remember is that it will be difficult to adjust wherever you go.
We came over with a view of not having a mortgage and now are faced with having one @$500K!. This will still be cheaper than renting! One thing to bear in mind when buying a house is that you must not make the wrong decision as stamp duty and agents fees are huge. (EG Stamp duty on $1m will be @$50K+)
Anyway, think about the beaches, weather, boating, fishing, great place for the kids to grow up, opportunity, less crime, safety, cosmopolitan lifestyle etc.
Think about why you want to come to OZ, then make you dreams come true.
Remember, better to have lived and lost, rather than never to have lived the dream.
I havent read the whole thread, but a lot of it is very depressing! Rather than thinking about pure economics, think about the lifestyle you could have. One thing you must remember is that it will be difficult to adjust wherever you go.
We came over with a view of not having a mortgage and now are faced with having one @$500K!. This will still be cheaper than renting! One thing to bear in mind when buying a house is that you must not make the wrong decision as stamp duty and agents fees are huge. (EG Stamp duty on $1m will be @$50K+)
Anyway, think about the beaches, weather, boating, fishing, great place for the kids to grow up, opportunity, less crime, safety, cosmopolitan lifestyle etc.
Think about why you want to come to OZ, then make you dreams come true.
Remember, better to have lived and lost, rather than never to have lived the dream.
Mar 1st 2008, 10:54 am
#209
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Re: expensive
I have read lots of this thread.
The angle I have is the UK on the up in the future or will WA just keep going.
What is going to make the UK better in the future, resources will drive WA for years.
The angle I have is the UK on the up in the future or will WA just keep going.
What is going to make the UK better in the future, resources will drive WA for years.
Mar 1st 2008, 11:00 am
#210
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Re: expensive
He's got style, a groovy style,
and a car that just won't stop.
When the going gets tough, he's really rough,
with a Hong Kong Phooey chop (Hi-Ya!)
Hong Kong Phooey, number one super guy.
Hong Kong Phooey, quicker than the human eye.
Hong Kong Phooey, he's fan-riffic (gong!)
and a car that just won't stop.
When the going gets tough, he's really rough,
with a Hong Kong Phooey chop (Hi-Ya!)
Hong Kong Phooey, number one super guy.
Hong Kong Phooey, quicker than the human eye.
Hong Kong Phooey, he's fan-riffic (gong!)