How much?
Apr 18th 2004, 12:09 am
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Bloody heck, that had us worried too, some of those monthly quotes are twice what we pay here..
Apr 18th 2004, 12:23 am
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Can you live on $1800/month?
Thanks for the feedback, everyone - very encouraging that I may have got my figures on the high side.
When I started building the budget, I assumed minimum income (ie zero, in case neither of us is working) and maximum(ish) expenditure. Therefore, I think we could probably live quite tolerably on about $2000 month if we had to.
Anya.
When I started building the budget, I assumed minimum income (ie zero, in case neither of us is working) and maximum(ish) expenditure. Therefore, I think we could probably live quite tolerably on about $2000 month if we had to.
Anya.
Apr 18th 2004, 12:25 am
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Originally posted by carryon
Bloody heck, that had us worried too, some of those monthly quotes are twice what we pay here..
Bloody heck, that had us worried too, some of those monthly quotes are twice what we pay here..
The best way of doing it is as Yvsie has suggested, as a percentage of wages (I suggest as a % of a weekly or monthly). That way you can actually see where the money is going & if you will be better off in the long run.
Apr 18th 2004, 12:31 am
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Re: Can you live on $1800/month?
Originally posted by anya4oz
Thanks for the feedback, everyone - very encouraging that I may have got my figures on the high side.
When I started building the budget, I assumed minimum income (ie zero, in case neither of us is working) and maximum(ish) expenditure. Therefore, I think we could probably live quite tolerably on about $2000 month if we had to.
Anya.
Thanks for the feedback, everyone - very encouraging that I may have got my figures on the high side.
When I started building the budget, I assumed minimum income (ie zero, in case neither of us is working) and maximum(ish) expenditure. Therefore, I think we could probably live quite tolerably on about $2000 month if we had to.
Anya.
Edited - fuel for us is about $150/month with Dagboy driving to work, sorry, was working it out per week
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Apr 18th 2004, 12:35 am
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£55,000 A YEAR , in my dreams, you can half that!
an equal standard of living will suffice thank you, and i higher standard of living would also be welcomed!!!!!!!!!!! whoops i'm dreaming again.........
an equal standard of living will suffice thank you, and i higher standard of living would also be welcomed!!!!!!!!!!! whoops i'm dreaming again.........
Apr 18th 2004, 12:43 am
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carryon thats my point, some of the figures anya quoted are twice what you pay now, but you would be earning twice as much. IMO, you should be able to live on $55k - you certainly wont be rich & it will depend on your personal tastes etc, but you certainly wont starve 
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Apr 18th 2004, 12:55 am
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Re: Can you live on $1800/month?
Thanks Mrs D!
Yes, I'd thought my petrol estimate was a bit high - am used to paying equiv of $2.25 per litre here in UK! However, I'd assumed we'd be off exploring at weekends & do a fair bit of driving then.
The Gomatilda cost of living calc. thingy does suggest that you need about 40% more to live on in Melbourne as opposed to Brissie....
Yes. So is Mr Anya 2 in one house - YIKES! :scared:
I put that in because probably at least one of us will be working from home - so I'd planned to get a fairly beefy broadband connection & a backup dial-up line. I'd also included the cost of cable TV in that, & assumed we'd be phoning family in the UK/USA once a week. We pay equiv of $25 for unlimited dial-up here in the UK which seems like a bargain - I gather it's all a lot more expensive over there though...
Thanks for very useful input - I'll look into the car insurance costs.
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Originally posted by MrsDagboy
Anya, certainly the petrol (especially if you use public transport to work) & car insurance seem high to me for one car. We use about $60/month in fuel with 2 cars & Dagboy drives to work everyday to the city & our insurance is that much for both cars! BUT - we live in Brisbane.
Anya, certainly the petrol (especially if you use public transport to work) & car insurance seem high to me for one car. We use about $60/month in fuel with 2 cars & Dagboy drives to work everyday to the city & our insurance is that much for both cars! BUT - we live in Brisbane.
The Gomatilda cost of living calc. thingy does suggest that you need about 40% more to live on in Melbourne as opposed to Brissie....
And $200/month on phone & internet charges :scared: , what are you, a geek or something?
2 in one house - YIKES! :scared: I put that in because probably at least one of us will be working from home - so I'd planned to get a fairly beefy broadband connection & a backup dial-up line. I'd also included the cost of cable TV in that, & assumed we'd be phoning family in the UK/USA once a week. We pay equiv of $25 for unlimited dial-up here in the UK which seems like a bargain - I gather it's all a lot more expensive over there though...
Thanks for very useful input - I'll look into the car insurance costs.
Anya.
Apr 18th 2004, 1:10 am
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Re: Can you live on $1800/month?
Originally posted by anya4oz
Thanks Mrs D!
Yes, I'd thought my petrol estimate was a bit high - am used to paying equiv of $2.25 per litre here in UK! However, I'd assumed we'd be off exploring at weekends & do a fair bit of driving then.
The Gomatilda cost of living calc. thingy does suggest that you need about 40% more to live on in Melbourne as opposed to Brissie....
Thanks Mrs D!
Yes, I'd thought my petrol estimate was a bit high - am used to paying equiv of $2.25 per litre here in UK! However, I'd assumed we'd be off exploring at weekends & do a fair bit of driving then.
The Gomatilda cost of living calc. thingy does suggest that you need about 40% more to live on in Melbourne as opposed to Brissie....
Apr 18th 2004, 1:11 am
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Re: Can you live on $1800/month?
Originally posted by MrsDagboy
Edited - fuel for us is about $150/month with Dagboy driving to work, sorry, was working it out per week .
Edited - fuel for us is about $150/month with Dagboy driving to work, sorry, was working it out per week
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I drive a 4 wheel drive - have the aircon on at all times all year and in a typical month might put in $180 to do about 1500 km.
Apr 18th 2004, 1:15 am
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Re: Can you live on $1800/month?
Originally posted by DagBoy
And just so I can get the nomination for the post that does the best job of stating the bleeding obvious, the amount you spend on fuel will rather heavily depend on what sort of car you have and the distances you travel - as well as also being affected by things like aircon.
I drive a 4 wheel drive - have the aircon on at all times all year and in a typical month might put in $180 to do about 1500 km.
And just so I can get the nomination for the post that does the best job of stating the bleeding obvious, the amount you spend on fuel will rather heavily depend on what sort of car you have and the distances you travel - as well as also being affected by things like aircon.
I drive a 4 wheel drive - have the aircon on at all times all year and in a typical month might put in $180 to do about 1500 km.
Apr 18th 2004, 1:25 am
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Re: Can you live on $1800/month?
Originally posted by DagBoy
And just so I can get the nomination for the post that does the best job of stating the bleeding obvious, the amount you spend on fuel will rather heavily depend on what sort of car you have and the distances you travel - as well as also being affected by things like aircon.
I drive a 4 wheel drive - have the aircon on at all times all year and in a typical month might put in $180 to do about 1500 km.
And just so I can get the nomination for the post that does the best job of stating the bleeding obvious, the amount you spend on fuel will rather heavily depend on what sort of car you have and the distances you travel - as well as also being affected by things like aircon.
I drive a 4 wheel drive - have the aircon on at all times all year and in a typical month might put in $180 to do about 1500 km.
Your figure above is very useful, though. We're thinking about a 4wd, I'm bound to have the aircon on a lot, so $60 would give us about 500km of driving. About $12/100ks of motoring, then...
Thanks!
Anya.
Apr 18th 2004, 1:31 am
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Re: Can you live on $1800/month?
Originally posted by anya4oz
Quite so - I'd just made a guess on that one...
Your figure above is very useful, though. We're thinking about a 4wd, I'm bound to have the aircon on a lot, so $60 would give us about 500km of driving. About $12/100ks of motoring, then...
Thanks!
Anya.
Quite so - I'd just made a guess on that one...
Your figure above is very useful, though. We're thinking about a 4wd, I'm bound to have the aircon on a lot, so $60 would give us about 500km of driving. About $12/100ks of motoring, then...
Thanks!
Anya.
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Apr 18th 2004, 1:34 am
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Re: How much?
Originally posted by carryon
Now i know this type of question has been asked in various forms before but my wife wishes to see an answer, a ballpark figure will do.
What sort of salary would we need to live comfortably in oz?
lets say for arguments sake Perth.
could a family of 4, {2 adults, one 4 year old and one due soon}, survive on a single income, which would come from my wife who's a nurse, 17 years experience.
We are not extravigant, just the day to day living expensives.
also baring in mind we would have in excess of 90 grand to take with us, so mortgage would be minimal. Mywife checked a few nursing sites and they seem to indicate she could earn 50 to 55 thousand dollars per annum, would this be enough?
Any help from people in oz would be apprieciated.
Yes i have tried a search but cant get the right information were after, please help, to at least put wifes mind at ease in some small way....... thanks.
Now i know this type of question has been asked in various forms before but my wife wishes to see an answer, a ballpark figure will do.
What sort of salary would we need to live comfortably in oz?
lets say for arguments sake Perth.
could a family of 4, {2 adults, one 4 year old and one due soon}, survive on a single income, which would come from my wife who's a nurse, 17 years experience.
We are not extravigant, just the day to day living expensives.
also baring in mind we would have in excess of 90 grand to take with us, so mortgage would be minimal. Mywife checked a few nursing sites and they seem to indicate she could earn 50 to 55 thousand dollars per annum, would this be enough?
Any help from people in oz would be apprieciated.
Yes i have tried a search but cant get the right information were after, please help, to at least put wifes mind at ease in some small way....... thanks.
Hi there,
We are in exactly the same position as yourselves. I am a nurse with 9 years exp. Hubby is going to look after the kids. Hope to have a small to nil mortgage for a nice house in the burbs.
I will be working part - full time depending on wage and what I can get.
Hoping for similar to better standard of living then what we have now, i.e. not bad!!!
We're also going to Perth.
Looks fab!!!
Apr 18th 2004, 2:21 am
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Re: Can you live on $1800/month?
Originally posted by MrsDagboy
Its OK Anya, I just locked him back up in the cupboard so he can continue cataloguing his shoes & ties .
Its OK Anya, I just locked him back up in the cupboard so he can continue cataloguing his shoes & ties
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A man after my own heart with the shoes then....
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