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Old May 28th 2007, 9:13 pm
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Ok can anyone help settle an argument,

We plan to sell our council house next march and use the profits to cover the move and relocation to Oz. We hope to make around £45k to take with us.
Me being positive think thats LOADS and we will be fine, my OH thinks otherwise and is worring we wont have enough.

We will need 2 cars, a 3-4 bed house, furniture ( we are not planning to take any) and what ever else you need when you press your re-start button.

Should also mention we have two kids (10 & 3) OH is a tree surgeon and been told he could earn $30-50 per hour in Perth?

This all means nothing to us at the moment as we have no concept of living and relocating expences. Some help would be fab.

Mucho thanks
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Old May 28th 2007, 9:20 pm
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Originally Posted by Shoan and Rich
Ok can anyone help settle an argument,

We plan to sell our council house next march and use the profits to cover the move and relocation to Oz. We hope to make around £45k to take with us.
Me being positive think thats LOADS and we will be fine, my OH thinks otherwise and is worring we wont have enough.

We will need 2 cars, a 3-4 bed house, furniture ( we are not planning to take any) and what ever else you need when you press your re-start button.

Should also mention we have two kids (10 & 3) OH is a tree surgeon and been told he could earn $30-50 per hour in Perth?

This all means nothing to us at the moment as we have no concept of living and relocating expences. Some help would be fab.

Mucho thanks
sounds pretty much the same as us,although we are taking everything with us,if you start adding up all the things you will need from sofa - plates,it would come to alot more than the £4000 shipping price
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Not sure about alot as i am in same boat myself but i have worked out it will be cheaper to ship stuff over than start again over there. We will have around 40k but are hoping we can use this for a deposit on a house x .
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Without sounding spoilt, our stuff is pretty crap, Ikea bedroom furniture (cheap end) When I look around I see nothing I really want to take.

If we had spent alot of money on it I would reconsider but all in its probably worth about £2500. Would rather start a fresh, will be taking personal items, pictures, kitchen stuff. Think the shipping cost would be more than the value of our stuff.
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Oh ... ment to ask how what sort of house prices should we be looking at based on $30-50 per hr earning potential, + part time wage from myself.

Alot of questions eh,

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Oh ... ment to ask how what sort of house prices should we be looking at based on $30-50 per hr earning potential, + part time wage from myself.

Alot of questions eh,

$30 an hr @ 40hrs a week = around $60,000 P/A
$50 an hr @ 40 hrs a week = around $100,000

Depends who you get your mortgage with? Maybe 3 times your salary, so around $300,000 top end?
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$30 an hr @ 40hrs a week = around $60,000 P/A
$50 an hr @ 40 hrs a week = around $100,000

Depends who you get your mortgage with? Maybe 3 times your salary, so around $300,000 top end?

Just to add, we got $225 from the commonwealth bank with my hubby on $30 per hour. The ANZ bank would lend us $245k and the Adelaide bank $215k

$50 per hour is a good wage (well by my standards anyway )
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Thanks loads everyone, it helps when people who know what the crack is put things in perspective.

I hope that there will be houses within our price range. Everything I have looked at so far is around $370k+ (4 bedroom) . Houses seem quite expencive in Perth at the moment.
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On an annual of $105k (roughly $50/hour) the net monthly take home in the 2007/08 tax year (starts July 1) would be $5733 (assuming super was 9% of the $105k).
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At least you will save the stamp duty costs being first time buyers which on $400,000 is about $15,000 and you will also receive an $7000 first time buyers grant.
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Default Re: How much money ??

Originally Posted by Shoan and Rich
Ok can anyone help settle an argument,

We plan to sell our council house next march and use the profits to cover the move and relocation to Oz. We hope to make around £45k to take with us.
Me being positive think thats LOADS and we will be fine, my OH thinks otherwise and is worring we wont have enough.

We will need 2 cars, a 3-4 bed house, furniture ( we are not planning to take any) and what ever else you need when you press your re-start button.

Should also mention we have two kids (10 & 3) OH is a tree surgeon and been told he could earn $30-50 per hour in Perth?

This all means nothing to us at the moment as we have no concept of living and relocating expences. Some help would be fab.

Mucho thanks

I can see your worry - cos I had it too!!!!!

However all I can say is if you want it - go for it. If you really want to make it work, you will.

Everyone else manages.

I know many people from England who have a bucket-full of cash to take with them.

Think of it this way - people from Perth must have to start somewhere as well. So if they can afford it - so can you!!

This website does hack me off sometimes - people complaining about Perth being expensive - what were people expecting??? As far as I am concerned, it is no different from the UK. It isnt going to be a free ride. That's life.

At least the climate is better

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I can see your worry - cos I had it too!!!!!

However all I can say is if you want it - go for it. If you really want to make it work, you will.

Everyone else manages.

I know many people from England who have a bucket-full of cash to take with them.

Think of it this way - people from Perth must have to start somewhere as well. So if they can afford it - so can you!!

This website does hack me off sometimes - people complaining about Perth being expensive - what were people expecting??? As far as I am concerned, it is no different from the UK. It isnt going to be a free ride. That's life.

At least the climate is better

Laura
dont worry ill buy the drinks..
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Originally Posted by aston man
dont worry ill buy the drinks..

Can I tap money off anybody????

Pretty please.......

I'll tell you what I can earn some extra cash selling the Big Issue.

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Originally Posted by gordon&laura
I can see your worry - cos I had it too!!!!!

However all I can say is if you want it - go for it. If you really want to make it work, you will.

Everyone else manages.

I know many people from England who have a bucket-full of cash to take with them.

Think of it this way - people from Perth must have to start somewhere as well. So if they can afford it - so can you!!

This website does hack me off sometimes - people complaining about Perth being expensive - what were people expecting??? As far as I am concerned, it is no different from the UK. It isnt going to be a free ride. That's life.

At least the climate is better

Laura


Your right about the climate, I'm off work at the moment and it has rained everyday Trying to think of things to do with a 3yr in the rain is becoming a daily challenge.

We're not expecting a free ride by any means. We both work hard in this country, and expect to do the same over in Oz. I would stay here give up work and sit my fat bum in the UK benifits system if I was looking for a free ride.

Are you still in Scotland Laura or are you in Oz, I'm in Kinross
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Your right about the climate, I'm off work at the moment and it has rained everyday Trying to think of things to do with a 3yr in the rain is becoming a daily challenge.

We're not expecting a free ride by any means. We both work hard in this country, and expect to do the same over in Oz. I would stay here give up work and sit my fat bum in the UK benifits system if I was looking for a free ride.

Are you still in Scotland Laura or are you in Oz, I'm in Kinross

Hi Shona

Still in Scotland - but not for long - heading to Perth in just less than 5 weeks. We live in Glasgow at the mo.

Good luck - I hope all goes well.

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