Cheetah7

I would like one of those

suzyambrose

You probably do have more rain but at least you dont have dull, grey, miserableness for 50 weeks of the year. And I am also starting to become dull, grey - one strand at a time, and miserable for it.

Sally Simpson

Suzy, don't let the negative comments on here get you down. BE posters are only a small proportion of Brits in Aus who are making a great success of things. You come across as realistic & you can see for yourself when you do your reccie. There are many people who come over with very little & succeed.
Lots of luck

suzyambrose

Thanks sallyclaire I was starting to think we're destined to be skint in the sunshine, but we're remaining optimistic and you have to as long as you know there could be tough times too. Moving to Oz is an opportunity we've got that not everyone can have and we're going to take it and make the best of it. I don't want to be on a downer before we've even got there.

Sally Simpson

Just be realistic. It is likely to be hard until he has his own business established but if you are prepared for that, you are half-way there. The 4x2 with pool may have to wait a while! In the meantime, there are many pluses to life here.

suzyambrose

Hopefully I won't have to wait too long

Sally Simpson

kporte

The weather here is fabulous. In Scotland it rained all the time. We do some much more outdoors here, entertaining, cycling, watersports etc. I really enjoy my weekends now!

suzyambrose

That's what I like to hear!

Margaret3

I often say this its only a small portion of immigrants who use BE, but i dont think anyone was being deliberately negative, it was more a case of trying to show the realistic side of finances.

Sally Simpson

I know!

Cheetah7

Absolutely spot on Mags.

I have an appointment with ANZ on Friday to discuss my options. I am not banking on Mr PP being back at work at any given time and I am not going to let things get bad before I sort them out.

I would urge anyone to either have enough savings and/or get some sort of insurance for the unplanned.

Because I never thought this would happen to us, it happens to other people not us. We have fallen into life in Perth very well and we did it on a small budget.

But it is a huge gamble and thinking that unpleasant things wont happen to you is no promise that it wont.

Money does not bring happiness, it doesnt mean your life in Australia will be perfect, it certainly wont stop you being homesick.

But it at least ensures that the one thing you wont have to worry about in a crisis is losing your home.

It is probably not what many would be migrants would like to hear but it is a cold hard fact.

I dont regret doing things the way we did - far from it but it has been a learning curve and we could be in for a bumpy ride - which we will get through and learn from it.

Shit happens - in any country and even when the sun shines.

daunted

I earn around that and manage perfectly well. (me, 2 teenagers, dog and mortgage) Just takes very clever budgeting and setting priorities. Try to stop worrying cos it wont change anything. I believe it you want something bad enough you make adjustments so you can achieve it

Sally Simpson

Yay! great post M!

suzyambrose

That put's my mind at ease a bit more thanks