How much so far??
 

The wife and i we chatting last night and adding up all the bits and pieces of this whole migration lark....

Basically it works out like this....

£43000 capital investment - yeah i know this is only a one off but you still have to scrape it up.
£17000 on home improvement - again this was going to have had to be done but....
£8000(ish) on validation holiday
£2500 on agents fees and application fees
£600 on medicals and police clearances
£200 on couriers
£50 certification of bits and pieces
----------------
£71350:scared::scared::scared:


And i have no doubt there will be more to come !!

Re: How much so far??
 

Bloody hell £8,000 on a holiday!!! Did you fly business?

Re: How much so far??
 

Don’t forget the cost of packing up and sending your worldly possessions - £3500 ish !!!!! :scared: :scared:

Re: How much so far??
 

Hi! :)

OK -

* 2000 pounds on home improvement (lick of paint to each room / fancy cushions / poncy smelling soaps in bathrooms, A'La The House Doctor - worked tho' - house sold in 4 days!!!)
*15,000 pounds on reccie mission to OZ ( don't ask..)
*3000 pounds on agents fees
* 600 pounds (ish) on meds and pc's
*1000 pounds in alcohol expenses (while we waiting for the visas to be processed... ):beer:
* 3000 pounds to the estate agents for selling our Uk house
* 800 pounds to the shipping company (only shipped the kids stuff and photos / memorabilia)
* 5000 pounds on flights and first months rent in OZ
* 6000 pounds on new car in OZ (not "new", secondhand)
* 4000 pounds on new furniture / electrical appliances in OZ
* 1000 pounds getting all Ste's appropriate Aussie licences / courses for his job

So, a grand total of: 42,000 pounds. :scared:

* Scary thing is theres probably a million and one other 'setting up' costs I could have included - bloody pots and pans, doonas and covers, appropriate clothing, etc etc

Re: How much so far??
 

:eek:
OMG :scared:

Re: How much so far??
 

What about.....

Connection fees
driving licences
ambulance membership
school fees/ uniforms
insurances
etc etc??
:D

Re: How much so far??
 

Mmm, it is, isn't it. Especially as I have the thought that viewers might have some sort of idea that we are rich idiots with money to squander, which we aren't and never were. It was a case of saving up and it costs whatever it costs to get us here, which is why we have always been so determined to make it work. We wouldn't have spent that kind of money without knowing we were in for the long run.... :)

Re: How much so far??
 

Hi

I think we should start a thread on everything you will need when you arrive in oz.And all the pounds its going to cost....The dream does not come cheap...... :scared: :scared:

Re: How much so far??
 

YEAH, thanks for that Heather - am now off to commit financial suicide... :D (Or have we already done that???!!!)

BTW - love the new sig... :) ;)

Re: How much so far??
 

jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesus.......................!! !


(am curious as to how you managed to spend a grand on alcohol though!!)

Re: How much so far??
 

:scared: you are just trying to frighten me ,we all must be pretty keen on going . OR JUST PLAIN CRAZY don't know which:confused:

Re: How much so far??
 

NO, the dream does not come cheap but we would have paid twice that to be where we are now. ( Had we had the money, which we didn't... :D )

Re: How much so far??
 

We've done it and our souls are headed for the fires of hell:D

Re: How much so far??
 

they are...but it's nice and warm, eh?! :D

Re: How much so far??
 

When the going gets tough...the tough go to the bottle shop!!!! :D ;)

Re: How much so far??
 

Just had a thought....we may have spent 42,000+ pounds getting here but we''ll recoup that on what we don't have to pay for in central heating. ( Okay, it may take us the next 100 years to recoup it, but even still.... :D )

Re: How much so far??
 

Hmmmm, what about running the air con and buying aeroguard, surely that will eat into the recoup figures even more :D

Re: How much so far??
 

Don't forget those of us who are paying over £4000 to ship the animals!!

Re: How much so far??
 

That's it, I'm not speaking to you anymore. :p :D ;)

and it's "Bushman's" up here - guaranteed to fight off the mossies at only $12 a pop. Bargain. (Bang goes my consolatory finance ideal...) :rolleyes:

Re: How much so far??
 

Perhaps you could send me some. I could scare the Mellie mozzies into oblivion with my bit of "bush man":D

Re: How much so far??
 

God, you're sick (and I got it, what does that make me...?? :D :confused: :rolleyes: )

Re: How much so far??
 

A hairy mozzie magnet:D

Re: How much so far??
 

Why am I laughing? :D

Answers on a postcard to:

"Bushman's" Hairy Mossie magnet,
FNQ,
Somewhere where it's not so clean, (well, once every 3 months),
QLD.

:cool:

Re: How much so far??
 

FNQ???

Flick Nads Quick??
Flamin Nasty Quim?? ( :eek: )

Re: How much so far??
 

while waiting on our visas in the uk. mrs soapys sis (who lives in port douglas)
told us FNQ stands for F*****G nothing quickly :D

Re: How much so far??
 

Ohhhh, now i understand ;) :D :D

Re: How much so far??
 

Have you been at the vodka tonight. :scared:

Re: How much so far??
 

No, just naturally high spirits:D

Re: How much so far??
 

i rmbr her also saying. again while waiting on our visa.....they will be sitting in the office and thinking..........will i stamp this visa, then they look oot the windae and shout to the others.....THE SURFS UP !!!!!!!!! and drop everything ;)

Re: How much so far??
 

:D There's not much i can say to that......

'cept I deny all of the above. (Perv) :p