There seems to be many people set in the idea they have to do the same job when they get here and for obvious reasons. Yet it's really dollars for pounds (where we are anyway NSNS) so you only need to earn half as much for the same lifestyle.

If you could choose another job to get by...without having to afford holidays, designer gear and four cars...what would you do?

Maybe an IT consultant would become a High Tea consultant - our area is crying out for a Tea/Coffee bar with leather settees, newspapers and the like.......

Lobster fisherman
Oyster scraper
Farmer
Cider maker
Window cleaner

What would it be?

Ski Instructor for me. Get paid for something I like doing.

Zamboni driver...

How on earth do you figure that out? The math doesn't work that way.

i.e. Bill used to earn 60k GBP now earns $30k
Bills household bills were 2000 GBP per month now they're $3500.

Q: calculate Bill's net advantage over living in the UK.

How does that all work out?

Regardless of the 'details' it appears you're one of the people selling stupid grande dreams to gullible people who are seeking those dreams. Buyer beware. I smell BS.

R.

I wondered that too. I was earning slightly more than my Canadian equivalent and we are pretty much struggling ( partly through over buying on the house plus other factors out of my control ).

But no way do those ideas add up in either reality or dream world.

A fudge kitchen - that's what I want!

Oh and a Chow farm please.

"Good counsel has no price"

I guess you get what you pay for

Bill should move to NSNS. Definitely dollars for pounds here, except milk and chicken. What's wrong with dreams? Why should you do over here what you did over there?

Not wanting to enter into debate, but I would want to live well and comfortably, as anyone would. But going somewhere that seems to be a lovely spot to visit, make it your home and become and oyster scraper doesnt sound like something that many would want. There are those who want to totally escape the *rat race*, but not that many of us. Most are people with young families who are making the most of equity from a house sale and setting themselves up in a comfortable standard of living whilst still doing those things they did in the UK. To some extent.

Pretty idea, but unrealistic in fairness? Are you scraping oysters and enjoying the toned down life of the North Shore, or have you got fingers in many pies, waiting for the day that they all bear fruit?

Oh dear God he's at it again.

Our daughters friend, Kameron,'s Dad, is an Oyster Scaper in the winter and a lobster fisherman in the spring and something else the rest of the time. They have a lovely waterfront house, are a lovely family, nice car, and have an excellent standard of living.

My bad. I'm afraid that I probably encouraged his bizarre rantings

There'll be hell to pay

R.

Wonderful. They probably sell crack downtown HX or they have multiple grow ops.

Get real; life is not a fairy tale. If anyone falls for this BS, that's their problem. The principles of economics apply, even in the parallel universe that is NSNS.

Sheeat, I thought the "BC Cactus" was good out here, you guys out east must be on mushrooms. Salvia, at a guess.

R.

Just another quiet Sunday on BE....

soap maker or tree retailer. Or phd student. Or better yet, professor!