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Re: Will we manage in Oz

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Originally Posted by paulhill (Post 5532085)

Also the cost of childcare is expensive $45-55 a day.

:)

What do you mean, thats cheap????? We pay $90 aus (55 euro)here in ireland per day so 45-55 is going to be better.

Re: Will we manage in Oz

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Originally Posted by soulrebel (Post 5532516)

What do you mean, thats cheap????? We pay $90 aus (55 euro)here in ireland per day so 45-55 is going to be better.

I think he meant per child.

Re: Will we manage in Oz

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Originally Posted by soulrebel (Post 5532516)

What do you mean, thats cheap????? We pay $90 aus (55 euro)here in ireland per day so 45-55 is going to be better.

It also depends on the area. In some parts of Sydney you could be paying $100 AU per day per child.

Re: Will we manage in Oz

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Originally Posted by soulrebel (Post 5532516)

What do you mean, thats cheap????? We pay $90 aus (55 euro)here in ireland per day so 45-55 is going to be better.

Yes I meant per day, per child and obviously it will be cheaper for you

Re: Will we manage in Oz

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Originally Posted by scrappyhappy8 (Post 5531309)

Hi there just wondered if anyone can tell us if we are making a big mistake moving all our family to Oz.
Hubby got a job in Perth he is a carpenter we are being sponsored on a 457
The problem is we have 7 kids on is 16 looking to start an apprenticeship 4 are if school age and two under 4 .
We have little money only enough to get us there and set up ie furniture a few months rent up front and buy a cheap car.

We do not keep up with the jones and live a simple family life spending time together and living simply just wondered if you would do this in our shoes.

We rent a home at the moment and will never be able to buy a big enough house over here for our size family hubby originally from South Africa and he really misses the weather and the outdoor way of life and I must say so do I

We are not shy of working just want to know what our chances are of making a success of living in Oz with such a big family and no help ie child benefit and so on. On a 457 we get nothing even have to arrange medical cover.:confused:

This thread is really good http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=421240

There's no doubt it will be tough for you but with the right mental attitude and a willingness to work hard I'm sure you will be ok.

Re: Will we manage in Oz

Have you seen this article

http://britishexpats.com/wiki/457_Visa_Restrictions

Sums up the 457 nicely!

Re: Will we manage in Oz

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Originally Posted by soulrebel (Post 5532516)

What do you mean, thats cheap????? We pay $90 aus (55 euro)here in ireland per day so 45-55 is going to be better.

$90 per day is per child here in ireland so thats good then that it will be better but the wages possibly could be less for us so it probably balances out.

Re: Will we manage in Oz

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Originally Posted by gillysm (Post 5536274)

Thanks for that thread you sent its been a great help we still want to do it just wanted to get some realistic costs of things like food school fees and rent guess we are willing to take the risk !

Thanks again Tracey

Re: Will we manage in Oz

No problems Tracey. Hope it all works out for you.
Gilly

Re: Will we manage in Oz

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Originally Posted by Dorothy (Post 5532185)

I'd like to know where your kids go to school for only $50 per year in WA.

Read the email - I said 'materials', not uniforms, lunchboxes, trips etc - that's a given no matter what country they go to school in.

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Originally Posted by hoofie2002 (Post 5543506)

Read the email - I said 'materials', not uniforms, lunchboxes, trips etc - that's a given no matter what country they go to school in.

Not neccessarily. Most public schools in Canada do not have uniforms. So for me that would be an extra expense in coming here. But I am aware of it so it's not exactly a surprise.

Re: Will we manage in Oz

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Originally Posted by hoofie2002 (Post 5543506)

Read the email - I said 'materials', not uniforms, lunchboxes, trips etc - that's a given no matter what country they go to school in.

Still cheap. My 2 kids combined materials and voluntary contributions costs me about $300 per year.

Re: Will we manage in Oz

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Originally Posted by northernbird (Post 5543521)

Still cheap. My 2 kids combined materials and voluntary contributions costs me about $300 per year.

$735 just for school fees for me :ohmy: Then uniforms (can get them from KMart though or Best for Less, so $50 each kid :D), plus books for the eldest, then there's the trips, and the pens (which they lose within a few days :mad:). Must cost me $1000+ per year.