stevensfamily

Anyone else moving over in the next month or so worried about the exchange rate. It looks like this is longer term so we will have to live from month to month and not send over our savings because we would lose to much money. It does make a huge difference to you start to your new life.

Cheryl

jimandkate

Hi Cherly
we are not moving until july/august but we are a bit concerned about the rate as it seems to just keep going down but will hopefully pick up again soon as it will make a big difference hope all goes well for you and your new life in oz Kate

mindblower

Looks set to stay were it is for now.

stevensfamily

Our house sale just fell through as well so things going against us finacially at the moment. Flights booked for 15th April so just going to have to draw money on a month by month basis!.

You can plan and plan but I suppose something has to go wrong and our high risks have just all happened!

"No worries" yer right

Cheryl

jimandkate

sometimes it dosent matter how much you plan but it will all work out in the end wishing you all the best
kate x

stevensfamily

Thank you Kate, actually feeling calmer today. We are not going to Oz for fianciall reasons it really is for our kids but that said our kids make taking the step even more scarey.

Where are you moving too in July?. Do you have jobs lined up?

Cheryl

jimandkate

we are moving to Perth Kinross area
we are moving for the same reasons 2 boys 7and 5 a lot more out door life well we hope so they just want a bmx park and a basketball court
we all have they days some go good others you think what the hell am i doing
Jim is a joiner so he will hopefully get a job when we arrive (hope anyway)
where are you going?do you have jobs lined up ?
Kate x

stevensfamily

Hi Kate,

We have to children Kate is 12 and Matthew is 9. We are moving to Melbourne (Mornington Peninsular), I have family there and have been going over since I was 9 (many many years ago. We went to Perth in November to see friends who live in Woodvale (I think thats right) North of Perth (45 mins). They love it there and hace three boys 7,5 and 2. Have a 5 bed house with pool which they bought just before the property market went mad!!!!.

We do not have jobs but I did visit a few agency and companies when we went over but I dont think they like to offer jobs until you are in the country.

My boy loves his sport and to be outside and to be honest both my kids will make great ozzy's I believe. We ahve moved all over the place since they were little and we need to find our settled home. We are going with the attitude that if its not right we can always try somewhere else.

Best of luck Kate and enjoy Perth.

Cheryl

jimandkate

thats right prices are totaly mad but they are very nice and the weather is great Kinross is North Perth we went last april and fell in love you are right the kids do fit right in and as long as they are happy that makes us happy as you say you can always try something else
hope it all works out for you and your family and let us know how you get on enjoy your new life in oz and everything will work out
Kate x

mickagnew

Exactly the same for us, flights not booked yet though, but now have no money and still struggling to rent out house.

We could start a club

Good luck

Mick

jimandkate

What the skint club

stevensfamily

The valium club, smiling whilst slowly going mad

We found that we had to book flights because the dithering around saying lets wait for the rate, the house to sell etc. was unsettling the kids and lets face it you have to jump at some stage delaying it just frays the nerves.

Cheryl

jimandkate

your right we still have to put the house on the market will do so end March so we still have more to look forward to

Devlin

The GBP has been overvalued for a long time. I wouldn't expect the rate to get much better in the short to medium term. In fact it could get a lot worse, I would bet that tha Aussie economy will outperform the UK possibly for as long as the next decade!

Devlin

Now with Northern Rock being nationalised I'd expect the pound to get really hammered this week!