Originally Posted by Ozbound & Wife

To all who have replied to this question, a VERY BIG THANK YOU.

All advice has been noted and my apologies for all the minor arguments that seem to have evolved from it.

Having done some costings etc... it would seem, as many say that the cost of living is going to be on a par with the UK, what we gain here, we lose there and vice versa. The income issue is that we would be on a level with what we are in the UK because in a few months we will be losing an income anyway. To be honest, it is just as much of a worry to stay here as it is to emigrate. Everyone else seems to manage and on far less so I feel a little guilty even raising the question.

Finances aside, Brisbane seems to offer a whole lot more. Larger house...much needed, climate, activities, positive culture and a city thats on the up, developing, growing and growing in way that seems to have learnt from the mistakes of older cities elsewhere in the world.

As I'm a great believing in opportunities being there for the taking I feel I would regret no doing so.

I keep telling myself that if things are tight but manageable to start with then they will ease as things progress...assuming I don't get sacked that is!!!

However, I am still tearing my hair out and have given myself a cold...oh, we still need to break the news to the parents!!!!


Thanks again everyone, now all of you kiss and make up.

Originally Posted by MikeStanton

Don't confuse insults with home truths.

While I'm at it, will you please get this FX obsession out of your head. I don't know where you tried to get to grips with finance, but you did it with very slippery hands.

FX has nothing to do with affordability, the latter is purely to do with the net assets at an immigrant's disposal. A force multiplier is a military term, it has sod all to do with FX.

PS I didn't insult noone - I've never heard of the bloke....