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Re: Thinking of moving back to the UK from the US

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Originally Posted by sallysimmons (Post 9693377)

On the flip side, pet owners don't get gouged in the UK the way they do here. If I have to take my cats to the vet, I never get away with a bill of less than $200 and if they actually have a serious problem it can run into the thousands.

I'm not surprised to hear that I'm paying these ridiculous fees so the vet can live a nice lifestyle, but I look forward to not funding that in the future :lol:

::lol: - yep; I can see why they would rather be over here gouging us. I guess from the Vet's perspective they have all that schooling to pay off - but still.

When my wife was quite young their dog - who was an absolute terror, kept scratching up the furniture and chasing the farmer's chickens - wandered off into the woods. When he came back he had loads of porcupine needles stuck in him so my father in law took him off to the vet. 'How much to take the needles out ?' he asked. Having heard how much it was he then asked 'how much to put the dog down ?'. After a while he came how and told the kids there was nothing the vet could do. He only came clean about this a couple of years ago.

Re: Thinking of moving back to the UK from the US

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Originally Posted by Wat2doo (Post 9693426)

Thanks for the reply, my wife and I actually met in Leeds!

My wife and I met in St Andrews Scotland - ah the memories..

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Originally Posted by Wat2doo (Post 9693426)

We are not really materialistic and having made the decision to wait then we can save and go over with a bit of a cushion so it's not quite a bad, if we have no debt all you need to earn is what you need to live I guess.

Sounds like you have a very decent cushion which will make a lot of difference. I actually moved to the US about a year ago with no savings and some debt and while it was a bit of a struggle it was fine in the end.

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Originally Posted by Wat2doo (Post 9693426)

The economy over there is another factor, and in all honesty I know I want to go back but it's not hell over here

Even 2 years will make a lot of difference in terms of the economy. I suspect things will begin to improve significantly 2012-13 provided the Eurozone can get it's act together.

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Originally Posted by Wat2doo (Post 9693426)

Really the key is making sure my wife will be happy there, she may make a lot less, but if we don't need that money to pay for a house, car etc. there will be less pressure on her to feel she has to make that much, or she can go back and do a masters or something enjoyable. Anyone see my thinking here or am I talking crap!?

No your plan makes a lot of sense. You sound like you need a change from your nice boring suburb and want to escape the rat-race. Having a good job is great but it can be something of a crutch. I mean looking at it another way a vet is a skilled profession that is in demand and you won't exactly starve on the lower UK salary if she goes down that route. Once you are back take your wife of a few city breaks to somewhere like Prague or Krakow or Nuremburg and she'll soon see the benefits of being on the other side of the pond.