Too old, too skint and probably too fat.
Mar 24th 2006, 8:20 pm
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Re: Too old, too skint and probably too fat.
Awwwwwwwwwwe, big hugs and kisses to all the replies, I was beginning to think i was the only one in this boat, but now know am not, and that is reassuring. 
Can't say a big enough [SIZE=6]THANK YOU[/SIZE] to you all
Also thanks for the lovely pm's, you are all right, of course
Can't say a big enough [SIZE=6]THANK YOU[/SIZE] to you all
Also thanks for the lovely pm's, you are all right, of course
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Mar 24th 2006, 8:30 pm
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Re: Too old, too skint and probably too fat.
Ugh PMT I bloody hate it.
Anyway, that aside you're bound to have worries, who wouldn't. The way I look at it is I don't want to look back in ten years time and regret not giving it a go. My mother and father in law are both nearly 60 and would love to move to Oz but there's just no visa for them and they haven't got the $500,000 required for an investment retirement visa thingy!
So really I guess it boils down to whether you could live with the regrets if you didn't give it a try?
Anyway, that aside you're bound to have worries, who wouldn't. The way I look at it is I don't want to look back in ten years time and regret not giving it a go. My mother and father in law are both nearly 60 and would love to move to Oz but there's just no visa for them and they haven't got the $500,000 required for an investment retirement visa thingy!
So really I guess it boils down to whether you could live with the regrets if you didn't give it a try?
Mar 24th 2006, 8:31 pm
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Re: Too old, too skint and probably too fat.
ok, our situation is - me and oh im 40 next year, he's 42. we have 3 kids - an 8 yr old girl and 5 yr old twin boys.
we have NO house to sell, all we will go with is the money we save between now and going (which is going to be hard as oh has just been laid off, and i only work very part time). our plan is to save at least £10k...we figure that is a sensible amount of money to start up with. We have a jar for £2 coins which is filling up nicely....so saving money doesnt have to be '£500 a month at least'...you can squirrel quite a bit away if you are careful, and all those little bits soon add up.
like you, we dont have foreign holidays cos we cant afford them - a couple of weekends a year in the tent is all we can manage, and thats only been in the last couple of years. before then, it was a day away to the coast.
part of life skills you teach your kids is about reaching out and taking well-planned, well-thought out chances; what a fantastic example of exploring the world you are setting - you are researching, networking and looking for alternatives to the nine-to-five culture the majority of people strive for.....even if you only go for a couple of years ( which is what we are doing as a starting point - if we find we all like it then we will stay) your kids will be able to say 'yeah, we lived there for a couple of years when we were kids - we used to play outside all year round' yadda yadda....the technicalities would be lost on them anyway...the blood sweat and tears that go into the actual move will soon be forgotten when they have the excitement of starting a new school and making new freinds etc.
as a fall back, have a get out plan - we intend to put money to one side so we have the airfare back. get yourself down to your local council and get your names on the housing list (use a relatives address when you go away so you have a reference point) so if you have to come back you have a starting point for getting somewhere to live. ring the benefits place up and ask them what you would be entitled to if you came back...you CAN plan for the worst case scenario. Find out which friends/relis would be willing to put you up for a couple of weeks if you came home.....get your names on a couple of work agencies books...then you can just update your details if you need to use them if you come back.
id go for it....even if its just 6 months - life is a learning curve, and its also very short, so make the most of it.
sorry, waffled an awful lot there. spose only you know if the move is right for you and your family. but it doesnt have to be forever - just remember that - you can come back!!!
we have NO house to sell, all we will go with is the money we save between now and going (which is going to be hard as oh has just been laid off, and i only work very part time). our plan is to save at least £10k...we figure that is a sensible amount of money to start up with. We have a jar for £2 coins which is filling up nicely....so saving money doesnt have to be '£500 a month at least'...you can squirrel quite a bit away if you are careful, and all those little bits soon add up.
like you, we dont have foreign holidays cos we cant afford them - a couple of weekends a year in the tent is all we can manage, and thats only been in the last couple of years. before then, it was a day away to the coast.
part of life skills you teach your kids is about reaching out and taking well-planned, well-thought out chances; what a fantastic example of exploring the world you are setting - you are researching, networking and looking for alternatives to the nine-to-five culture the majority of people strive for.....even if you only go for a couple of years ( which is what we are doing as a starting point - if we find we all like it then we will stay) your kids will be able to say 'yeah, we lived there for a couple of years when we were kids - we used to play outside all year round' yadda yadda....the technicalities would be lost on them anyway...the blood sweat and tears that go into the actual move will soon be forgotten when they have the excitement of starting a new school and making new freinds etc.
as a fall back, have a get out plan - we intend to put money to one side so we have the airfare back. get yourself down to your local council and get your names on the housing list (use a relatives address when you go away so you have a reference point) so if you have to come back you have a starting point for getting somewhere to live. ring the benefits place up and ask them what you would be entitled to if you came back...you CAN plan for the worst case scenario. Find out which friends/relis would be willing to put you up for a couple of weeks if you came home.....get your names on a couple of work agencies books...then you can just update your details if you need to use them if you come back.
id go for it....even if its just 6 months - life is a learning curve, and its also very short, so make the most of it.
sorry, waffled an awful lot there. spose only you know if the move is right for you and your family. but it doesnt have to be forever - just remember that - you can come back!!!
Mar 24th 2006, 9:05 pm
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Re: Too old, too skint and probably too fat.
Originally Posted by tiredwithtwins
ok, our situation is - me and oh im 40 next year, he's 42. we have 3 kids - an 8 yr old girl and 5 yr old twin boys.
we have NO house to sell, all we will go with is the money we save between now and going (which is going to be hard as oh has just been laid off, and i only work very part time). our plan is to save at least £10k...we figure that is a sensible amount of money to start up with. We have a jar for £2 coins which is filling up nicely....so saving money doesnt have to be '£500 a month at least'...you can squirrel quite a bit away if you are careful, and all those little bits soon add up.
like you, we dont have foreign holidays cos we cant afford them - a couple of weekends a year in the tent is all we can manage, and thats only been in the last couple of years. before then, it was a day away to the coast.
part of life skills you teach your kids is about reaching out and taking well-planned, well-thought out chances; what a fantastic example of exploring the world you are setting - you are researching, networking and looking for alternatives to the nine-to-five culture the majority of people strive for.....even if you only go for a couple of years ( which is what we are doing as a starting point - if we find we all like it then we will stay) your kids will be able to say 'yeah, we lived there for a couple of years when we were kids - we used to play outside all year round' yadda yadda....the technicalities would be lost on them anyway...the blood sweat and tears that go into the actual move will soon be forgotten when they have the excitement of starting a new school and making new freinds etc.
as a fall back, have a get out plan - we intend to put money to one side so we have the airfare back. get yourself down to your local council and get your names on the housing list (use a relatives address when you go away so you have a reference point) so if you have to come back you have a starting point for getting somewhere to live. ring the benefits place up and ask them what you would be entitled to if you came back...you CAN plan for the worst case scenario. Find out which friends/relis would be willing to put you up for a couple of weeks if you came home.....get your names on a couple of work agencies books...then you can just update your details if you need to use them if you come back.
id go for it....even if its just 6 months - life is a learning curve, and its also very short, so make the most of it.
sorry, waffled an awful lot there. spose only you know if the move is right for you and your family. but it doesnt have to be forever - just remember that - you can come back!!!
we have NO house to sell, all we will go with is the money we save between now and going (which is going to be hard as oh has just been laid off, and i only work very part time). our plan is to save at least £10k...we figure that is a sensible amount of money to start up with. We have a jar for £2 coins which is filling up nicely....so saving money doesnt have to be '£500 a month at least'...you can squirrel quite a bit away if you are careful, and all those little bits soon add up.
like you, we dont have foreign holidays cos we cant afford them - a couple of weekends a year in the tent is all we can manage, and thats only been in the last couple of years. before then, it was a day away to the coast.
part of life skills you teach your kids is about reaching out and taking well-planned, well-thought out chances; what a fantastic example of exploring the world you are setting - you are researching, networking and looking for alternatives to the nine-to-five culture the majority of people strive for.....even if you only go for a couple of years ( which is what we are doing as a starting point - if we find we all like it then we will stay) your kids will be able to say 'yeah, we lived there for a couple of years when we were kids - we used to play outside all year round' yadda yadda....the technicalities would be lost on them anyway...the blood sweat and tears that go into the actual move will soon be forgotten when they have the excitement of starting a new school and making new freinds etc.
as a fall back, have a get out plan - we intend to put money to one side so we have the airfare back. get yourself down to your local council and get your names on the housing list (use a relatives address when you go away so you have a reference point) so if you have to come back you have a starting point for getting somewhere to live. ring the benefits place up and ask them what you would be entitled to if you came back...you CAN plan for the worst case scenario. Find out which friends/relis would be willing to put you up for a couple of weeks if you came home.....get your names on a couple of work agencies books...then you can just update your details if you need to use them if you come back.
id go for it....even if its just 6 months - life is a learning curve, and its also very short, so make the most of it.
sorry, waffled an awful lot there. spose only you know if the move is right for you and your family. but it doesnt have to be forever - just remember that - you can come back!!!
We kinnda always knew we could come back, but the practical advice here is bloody good
When did you get so sensible 
As I said , it is just soooooooooo reassuring to know people are in the same mad boat as us, think i was reading too many posts from 'accountants
', recently. Thanks again to yourself and all the others who have replied. It really does mean alot, as you all probably know, i usually just post rubbish, but this has been a well needed crutch tonight.
Mar 24th 2006, 9:09 pm
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Re: Too old, too skint and probably too fat.
Originally Posted by Margaret2
We kinnda always knew we could come back, but the practical advice here is bloody good When did you get so sensible
As I said , it is just soooooooooo reassuring to know people are in the same mad boat as us, think i was reading too many posts from 'accountants ', recently. Thanks again to yourself and all the others who have replied. It really does mean alot, as you all probably know, i usually just post rubbish, but this has been a well needed crutch tonight.
When did you get so sensible As I said , it is just soooooooooo reassuring to know people are in the same mad boat as us, think i was reading too many posts from 'accountants
', recently. Thanks again to yourself and all the others who have replied. It really does mean alot, as you all probably know, i usually just post rubbish, but this has been a well needed crutch tonight. Yes, some "accountants" could give us all a complex - IF we let them!
Have a fab weekend hun, let your hair down, have a few
and you'll be back to "normal" in no time!!!
Mar 24th 2006, 9:16 pm
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Re: Too old, too skint and probably too fat.
To be honest, I use to be quite intimidated by the mortgage free, no money worries people.
Until I realised that homesickness doesnt discriminate, emotional rollercoasters take any shape or size. What I am saying is, money whilst it helps smooth your path in life, it doesn't buy attitude, nor does lack of it.
When we get to Perth, we will be in the cheapest accommodation, have the cheapest car, work in 2 jobs each if we have to and all hours.
No pool, probably little time to lounge on the beach and will have to work hard to earn the luxuries. They wont be bought in a month.
Buy all the things you want straight away and the life you have worked so hard to obtain becomes meaningless.
Work your nuts off to get the little things and be prepared for the slog, then you appreciate what comes your way.
We will do what we have to do to get by and we will be satisfied in the fact that whilst we are working hard, we are in the country we will call 'home' and will have the chance to 'play hard' later on.
I am not saying that a hundred grand wouldnt go amiss, because it would thank you very much.
Im just saying that an easy ride of it financially is not always the only way to survive.
You can do that by hard work and determination as well.
Until I realised that homesickness doesnt discriminate, emotional rollercoasters take any shape or size. What I am saying is, money whilst it helps smooth your path in life, it doesn't buy attitude, nor does lack of it.
When we get to Perth, we will be in the cheapest accommodation, have the cheapest car, work in 2 jobs each if we have to and all hours.
No pool, probably little time to lounge on the beach and will have to work hard to earn the luxuries. They wont be bought in a month.
Buy all the things you want straight away and the life you have worked so hard to obtain becomes meaningless.
Work your nuts off to get the little things and be prepared for the slog, then you appreciate what comes your way.
We will do what we have to do to get by and we will be satisfied in the fact that whilst we are working hard, we are in the country we will call 'home' and will have the chance to 'play hard' later on.
I am not saying that a hundred grand wouldnt go amiss, because it would thank you very much.
Im just saying that an easy ride of it financially is not always the only way to survive.
You can do that by hard work and determination as well.
Mar 24th 2006, 9:23 pm
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Re: Too old, too skint and probably too fat.
Originally Posted by Professional Princess
To be honest, I use to be quite intimidated by the mortgage free, no money worries people.
Until I realised that homesickness doesnt discriminate, emotional rollercoasters take any shape or size. What I am saying is, money whilst it helps smooth your path in life, it doesn't buy attitude, nor does lack of it.
When we get to Perth, we will be in the cheapest accommodation, have the cheapest car, work in 2 jobs each if we have to and all hours.
No pool, probably little time to lounge on the beach and will have to work hard to earn the luxuries. They wont be bought in a month.
Buy all the things you want straight away and the life you have worked so hard to obtain becomes meaningless.
Work your nuts off to get the little things and be prepared for the slog, then you appreciate what comes your way.
We will do what we have to do to get by and we will be satisfied in the fact that whilst we are working hard, we are in the country we will call 'home' and will have the chance to 'play hard' later on.
I am not saying that a hundred grand wouldnt go amiss, because it would thank you very much.
Im just saying that an easy ride of it financially is not always the only way to survive.
You can do that by hard work and determination as well.
Until I realised that homesickness doesnt discriminate, emotional rollercoasters take any shape or size. What I am saying is, money whilst it helps smooth your path in life, it doesn't buy attitude, nor does lack of it.
When we get to Perth, we will be in the cheapest accommodation, have the cheapest car, work in 2 jobs each if we have to and all hours.
No pool, probably little time to lounge on the beach and will have to work hard to earn the luxuries. They wont be bought in a month.
Buy all the things you want straight away and the life you have worked so hard to obtain becomes meaningless.
Work your nuts off to get the little things and be prepared for the slog, then you appreciate what comes your way.
We will do what we have to do to get by and we will be satisfied in the fact that whilst we are working hard, we are in the country we will call 'home' and will have the chance to 'play hard' later on.
I am not saying that a hundred grand wouldnt go amiss, because it would thank you very much.
Im just saying that an easy ride of it financially is not always the only way to survive.
You can do that by hard work and determination as well.
Mar 24th 2006, 9:24 pm
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Re: Too old, too skint and probably too fat.
Right girls, barbie at my house, when i get there
Mar 24th 2006, 9:26 pm
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Re: Too old, too skint and probably too fat.
Originally Posted by Margaret2
Right girls, barbie at my house, when i get there
A tartan party.
Mar 24th 2006, 9:35 pm
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Re: Too old, too skint and probably too fat.
Originally Posted by Margaret2
Perhaps I'm pmt, perhaps it's the weather or perhaps I've just been hanging around this forum too long.
But i am really beginning too think that perhaps we shouldn't go to Australia.
The maximum we could take would be £30,000 and this would be the absolute max. What seems like an age ago we were bound for Perth and looking forward to it. I now think that this is a big no, no, as lately on this forum you must be, well , what seems to me, mega rich to go there.
I have spoken to a few people on here who are in a similar financial situation as us, but then they are 10 years younger (we are both 42 with 2 kids).
And kiwichild, no matter what happens , we are not going to Tasmania ,
Obviously we don't have a superb lifestyle here, e.g, we don't go to Europe or abroad for hols, as we simply cannot afford it, even though both of us work. But what we have worked hard at, is to give our kids the best life we can afford and i don't mean materially.
So posters feel free to be brutally honest, would we be better off staying putt. If we only had ourselves to consider, then we would go with just the clothes on our back if necessary, but we have our 2 girls to think of.
But i am really beginning too think that perhaps we shouldn't go to Australia.
The maximum we could take would be £30,000 and this would be the absolute max. What seems like an age ago we were bound for Perth and looking forward to it. I now think that this is a big no, no, as lately on this forum you must be, well , what seems to me, mega rich to go there.
I have spoken to a few people on here who are in a similar financial situation as us, but then they are 10 years younger (we are both 42 with 2 kids).
And kiwichild, no matter what happens , we are not going to Tasmania ,
Obviously we don't have a superb lifestyle here, e.g, we don't go to Europe or abroad for hols, as we simply cannot afford it, even though both of us work. But what we have worked hard at, is to give our kids the best life we can afford and i don't mean materially.
So posters feel free to be brutally honest, would we be better off staying putt. If we only had ourselves to consider, then we would go with just the clothes on our back if necessary, but we have our 2 girls to think of.
Mar 24th 2006, 9:38 pm
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Re: Too old, too skint and probably too fat.
Me again
Thanks, you guys, the replies were fab and so were the pm's, and got meself lots of karma, lol.
No it was really, really, really, appreciated, i owe you all a beer, it has got my brain into the right frame of mind again, well that and the wine
Lots and lots of love Margaret
Thanks, you guys, the replies were fab and so were the pm's, and got meself lots of karma, lol.
No it was really, really, really, appreciated, i owe you all a beer, it has got my brain into the right frame of mind again, well that and the wine
Lots and lots of love Margaret
Mar 24th 2006, 9:40 pm
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Re: Too old, too skint and probably too fat.
Originally Posted by Margaret2
Me again
Thanks, you guys, the replies were fab and so were the pm's, and got meself lots of karma, lol.
No it was really, really, really, appreciated, i owe you all a beer, it has got my brain into the right frame of mind again, well that and the wine
Lots and lots of love Margaret
Thanks, you guys, the replies were fab and so were the pm's, and got meself lots of karma, lol.
No it was really, really, really, appreciated, i owe you all a beer, it has got my brain into the right frame of mind again, well that and the wine
Lots and lots of love Margaret
Was my karma blank Margaret? I can never tell.
Mar 24th 2006, 9:47 pm
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Re: Too old, too skint and probably too fat.
Originally Posted by Professional Princess
Was my karma blank Margaret? I can never tell.
No, it was fully loaded, i don't give a **** about the karma, but i like the nice wee messages that go with it
Mar 24th 2006, 10:03 pm
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Re: Too old, too skint and probably too fat.
Ill get you some slippers for your cold feet
Mar 24th 2006, 10:28 pm
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Re: Too old, too skint and probably too fat.
Originally Posted by ScottyTee
Ill get you some slippers for your cold feet
Make them sheepskin