Originally Posted by Benson55 (Post 12454570)

Really depends on your lifestyle.
Quality of food, car type and amount of travel, going out, clothes you buy, TV and internet.
Other folks can advise who may b sin the same situation with kids and rent but everyone is different.

Originally Posted by Benson55 (Post 12454668)

If thats nett after tax etc then ya will be ok if its gross then its less of course but should be on. I notice cars are cheap as everyone seems to want new ones so the old used stock is plentiful.

Originally Posted by Benson55 (Post 12454675)

So 1300 MINUS say, going out 200, minus internet and tv 100, minus petrol say 100, minus decent Dentist say 150 (4 people), electricity 100, gas 50, clothes 150, food say 400, emergency say 100, rent and tax 1000.

Thats 2,750 a month on these rough figures.
Looks like if these figures were right you'd be over, maybe not if you cut down more, maybe plug your own figures in and see what happens. Does look like a struggle unless wife works of course. Then there are constant kids stuff like clothes, toys, computers, phone charges, trips for kids with school, out of school stuff, your own pleasures of course.

35k ain't a lot nowadays.

Originally Posted by Benson55 (Post 12454696)

My sister in Melton Mowbray who has been through this with 2 kids took a look.
She asked where is the car tax, insurance and maintenance add 100 a month.
Also taking trains and buses costs money.....no idea there.

She says it does not look like you can make it with that rent, can you get anything cheaper?

Originally Posted by Benson55 (Post 12454747)

go on Rightmove and check the rents out.

Originally Posted by Psyman (Post 12454705)

Looks like a basic 3 bed house is at least 825 a month, and have to add council tax for family of 4. I'm presuming a provincial town in the south east, but could try somewhere else like S. Wales where my family is originally from. All job location dependent, but would be nice to be not too far a drive from Dover and family, as one reason we'd move to the UK would be to be closer to family. Another cost we have right now is life insurance which we'd hope to keep.

Originally Posted by Benson55 (Post 12454675)

So 1300 MINUS say, going out 200, minus internet and tv 100, minus petrol say 100, minus decent Dentist say 150 (4 people), electricity 100, gas 50, clothes 150, food say 400, emergency say 100, rent and tax 1000.

Thats 2,750 a month on these rough figures.
Looks like if these figures were right you'd be over, maybe not if you cut down more, maybe plug your own figures in and see what happens. Does look like a struggle unless wife works of course. Then there are constant kids stuff like clothes, toys, computers, phone charges, trips for kids with school, out of school stuff, your own pleasures of course.

35k ain't a lot nowadays.