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Re: Is it a good time to move back to the UK?

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Originally Posted by NKSK version 2 (Post 6435907)

the lack of friendly, similar, neighbours........

On 30k....all not making the rent-lock your doors and windows really well.

Re: Is it a good time to move back to the UK?

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Originally Posted by I_Will_Freckle (Post 6435932)

Spoke to a friend back in UK the other day. His company are laying off 1/5 of employees. Fuel is Â£1.20/litre. He was full of doom and gloom. The recession is really beginning to bite.

Thats $150 AUD to fill my tank..............can't wait.

Re: Is it a good time to move back to the UK?

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Originally Posted by hippyboy1 (Post 6435942)

On 30k....all not making the rent-lock your doors and windows really well.

Yes I appreciate all of this but when you're dealing with emotions al of that rationality tends to disappear.

Re: Is it a good time to move back to the UK?

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Originally Posted by I_Will_Freckle (Post 6435932)

Spoke to a friend back in UK the other day. His company are laying off 1/5 of employees. Fuel is Â£1.20/litre. He was full of doom and gloom. The recession is really beginning to bite.

Depends who you talk to. Most of my ex-work colleagues are doing really well. They have never earnt as much, or have been as busy as they are now. The skill shortage we have here in Australia is the same over there - albeit on a smaller scale. One of the younger Aussue guys in my team is heading back to London next month to work for Bechtel - for GBP45/hr.

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Originally Posted by Amazulu (Post 6436004)

One of the younger Aussue guys in my team is heading back to London next month to work for Bechtel in London - for GBP45/hr.

That's good? I would say that was chicken feed in London.

Re: Is it a good time to move back to the UK?

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Originally Posted by NKSK version 2 (Post 6435907)

Renth - do you really think this will work? Don't want to teach you to suck eggs but living out there will have it's own issues which I'm not really sure will cure your wife's desire to go back to the UK - and actually might make her feel even more isolated. I think as Jad says - it might seem a great idea to start with but when reality kicks in - the isolation, the daily commute, the cost of fuel.......the lack of friendly, similar, neighbours........

I totally agree with you. Think very, very carefully before making a move out there if your wife is still feeling unsettled when you come back from the UK Renth. I know now that I would of gone out of my mind if we had moved out to the other side of Neerabup as planned before building in Iluka.

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Originally Posted by hippyboy1 (Post 6435913)

oh don't worry, living in London on 30K salary will have issues too.

Not quite the same though is it.

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Originally Posted by hippyboy1 (Post 6435951)

Thats $150 AUD to fill my tank..............can't wait.

Well that's good, 'cos you won't have long by the sounds of things. They reckon we'll be paying $2 a litre before the year is up.;)

Re: Is it a good time to move back to the UK?

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Originally Posted by I_Will_Freckle (Post 6436013)

That's good? I would say that was chicken feed in London.

Why would you say that? I have family and friends in and around London who don't earn anywhere near that yet are doing well lifestyle wise.

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Originally Posted by I_Will_Freckle (Post 6436013)

That's good? I would say that was chicken feed in London.

That's GBP93k a year. Probably more than GBP100k if you add in overtime - for a 27yo guy with less than 5 years experience. That's not chickenfeed to me - anywhere in the world.

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Originally Posted by St.Georges Girl (Post 6436027)

Why would you say that? I have family and friends in and around London who don't earn anywhere near that yet are doing well lifestyle wise.

I don't think that's a good salary for London at all. I earned more living in a rural backwater. Maybe if you already owned a property there or bought many years ago when prices were lower, it would be manageable but if you were moving there to start afresh I think it would be a struggle.

It depends, of course, on ones age and expectations.

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Originally Posted by Amazulu (Post 6436032)

for a 27yo guy with less than 5 years experience.

Yes, perhaps.

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Originally Posted by renth (Post 6435683)

What sums up London to me is the riverboat trip we took last July. We went under Tower bridge and some chav spat on my wife. 20 minutes later we went back under the bridge and a different chav spat her chewing gum on us.

That'll be one of those famous B.O.G.O.F. offers that the doom-and-gloomers claim to miss so much then...

Re: Is it a good time to move back to the UK?

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Originally Posted by NKSK version 2 (Post 6435907)

I guess I should have said my kids/partner got sick of it, that may not apply to all families, dont want to put anyone off trying it.:ohmy:

We were lucky in that it was acerage very close to the beach, we could still nip to the beach with boards/dogs in 5 minutes drive, that was amazing for acerage. We bought the new mower and the kids were fighting over it at first, big novelty, but as the rains came and grass ( it wasnt lawn, native type grass, bloody feral stuff, would be up to your knees in a week ) mowing 2 acres of bog :D was left to me.

BUT some of the neighbours loved, it, some mowed all weekend :blink:, would splash out on these $13,000 mowing jobbies, didnt seem to bother them, think it was a bit of a lifestyle for some:D but I didnt want to keep on out there every week. The weeding was a bit unexpected too, bit of a chore . There was a lot of maintence involved, but I guess for us we simply prefered doing other things after a week at work. Made the horse comment as the neighbours teenage girls had horses, you could hear them screaming and fighting at 6 am as to who was going to muck them out etc it was funny as the snobby mother used to get them in the paper all dressed up for pony club, show jumping etc, but we saw the less glam side most mornings:rofl:

I'd would have acerage again, but we certainly learnt a lot from the last one, some things were a bit unexpected, all trial and error I guess! TBH It didnt cure me being restless for the UK or overseas
but I didnt expect it too, just wanted another thing to try here I guess.

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Originally Posted by I_Will_Freckle (Post 6436046)

Yes, perhaps.

The majority of people in London or commuting there earn less than that - most of them a lot less.

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Originally Posted by St.Georges Girl (Post 6436022)

It won't happen for at least 18 months, it all depends on whether the boy gets in to our first choice school, which if he does then we'll stay in Iluka. If he doesn't then we'll probably move.

We did live rural in the UK, in Ashdown Forest and we all loved it. My Mrs loves horses too, as well as my daughters. I reckon it will be great.

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Can I have some of that chicken feed please! :rofl: :lol: :rofl:
I would be there tomorrow for that salary. :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by Amazulu (Post 6436032)

That's GBP93k a year. Probably more than GBP100k if you add in overtime - for a 27yo guy with less than 5 years experience. That's not chickenfeed to me - anywhere in the world.