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Forum: Spain
Sep 20th 2013, 1:05 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 912
Posted By MoonBaby

Re: What is considered income tax?

I'm tax resident in the UK. I don't live in Spain anymore - ended up coming back much sooner than expected due to my OH getting a good job in England. It's the other way around - I need to declare my...
Forum: Spain
Sep 20th 2013, 11:05 am
Replies: 4
Views: 912
Posted By MoonBaby

Re: What is considered income tax?

I don't have any other sort of tax, just straightforward employment income. I don't seem to have paid much tax at all...perhaps I was under the threshold?
Forum: Spain
Sep 20th 2013, 10:49 am
Replies: 4
Views: 912
Posted By MoonBaby

What is considered income tax?

Hi everyone,

I need to work out how much tax I paid in the last tax year but am unsure about what is considered 'income tax' in Spain as the payslip is so different to the British kind. Is it just...
Forum: Spain
Dec 13th 2012, 11:20 am
Replies: 44
Views: 2,759
Posted By MoonBaby

Re: Uni choice: Spain or UK?

University in the UK is absolutely extortionate now. I don't think I'd ever send my kids (if I had any) to uni there. I had support from my parents, worked part time and lived very frugally and I...
Forum: Spain
Dec 4th 2012, 4:16 pm
Replies: 92
Views: 6,282
Posted By MoonBaby

Re: Be careful in Barcelona !! regards to pick pockets.

In Barcelona, anyone is a target. My friend is the hippie type - second hand clothes, dreadlocks etc. She got her bag stolen while we were waiting at a bus station and lost everything.

I think...
Forum: Spain
Nov 27th 2012, 8:12 am
Replies: 60
Views: 10,853
Posted By MoonBaby

Re: Boarding Pass with Easyjet?

I've been caught out before when I booked seats at the front of the plane and the plane boarded from the back, meaning that by the time I got on, all the front lockers were full. Almost everyone in...
Forum: Spain
Nov 26th 2012, 10:35 pm
Replies: 60
Views: 10,853
Posted By MoonBaby

Re: Boarding Pass with Easyjet?

Any idea if Easyjet staff make sure people don't hog the overhead bins at the front now that you have to pay for seats? I've paid for both my seat in aisle 4 and Speedy Boarding so expect them to...
Forum: Spain
Nov 22nd 2012, 11:13 am
Replies: 64
Views: 5,927
Posted By MoonBaby

Re: What's the WORST type of expat you've encountered in Spain?

The one who constantly moans about Spain because it isn't exactly like England. I have a colleague like this and she makes me so angry every day. These are the moans she's had in the last week

-...
Forum: Spain
Nov 21st 2012, 9:13 pm
Replies: 60
Views: 10,853
Posted By MoonBaby

Re: Boarding Pass with Easyjet?

Some people are in a hurry. I'm frequently in situations where I need to be somewhere at a certain time, but couldn't get an earlier flight due to work commitments, or perhaps I'm trying to catch a...
Forum: Spain
Nov 21st 2012, 1:47 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 3,814
Posted By MoonBaby

Re: Moving to the costa but not working in Spain, can my kids go to state schools?

I don't understand what you're trying to do. If it's for 3-4 months, then it's an extended trip rather than 'moving to Spain'. Are you going back to the UK after that? Surely it will be very...
Forum: Spain
Nov 21st 2012, 11:22 am
Replies: 23
Views: 2,111
Posted By MoonBaby

Re: Spanish Residencia and social security system

That's what I thought. I'm planning to leave Spain next June and I probably won't be back. I've been working since this September, so I imagine I will have overpaid my tax. Is it a hassle to do the...
Forum: Spain
Nov 21st 2012, 8:45 am
Replies: 23
Views: 2,111
Posted By MoonBaby

Re: Spanish Residencia and social security system

Is it necessary to do tax returns when you're on a PAYE sort of scheme and deductions are taken out before you get your salary? I was under the impression that it wasn't.
Forum: Spain
Nov 19th 2012, 10:47 am
Replies: 60
Views: 10,853
Posted By MoonBaby

Re: Boarding Pass with Easyjet?

Just have a couple of questions about the Easyjet reserved seats. I've booked Speedy Boarding and a seat near the front of the plane - do the cabin crew make any effort to make sure the front...
Forum: Spain
Nov 4th 2012, 6:01 pm
Replies: 38
Views: 2,906
Posted By MoonBaby

Re: Valencia Extranjero office

I've arrived at 8.45 and got in, but it was a long wait. I wouldn't chance arriving after 9, but it really depends on the day.
Forum: Spain
Nov 3rd 2012, 3:05 pm
Replies: 161
Views: 13,227
Posted By MoonBaby

Re: Moving to Spain

I didn't say I gave up working in business because of the stress. I said it was the hours. Perhaps try to read my posts properly before you accuse me of contradicting myself.

I didn't say working...
Forum: Spain
Nov 3rd 2012, 10:53 am
Replies: 161
Views: 13,227
Posted By MoonBaby

Re: Moving to Spain

I've worked in business. I've had plenty of 5am starts and 11pm finishes. It was taking its toll on my health, as I have a medical condition, so I chose to move away from that. I don't work two days...
Forum: Spain
Oct 30th 2012, 11:32 am
Replies: 161
Views: 13,227
Posted By MoonBaby

Re: Moving to Spain

I'm earning quite a bit more than the average monthly salary here.



A bit oversimplified there. Teaching hours aren't like office hours. You walk into the school and you're working very, very...
Forum: Spain
Oct 30th 2012, 9:46 am
Replies: 161
Views: 13,227
Posted By MoonBaby

Re: Moving to Spain

You really are very amusing and again, your jealousy is shining through. Really clutching at straws now, aren't we?

Yes, I am a dedicated professional. When did I mention grafting? Grafting is...
Forum: Spain
Oct 29th 2012, 10:37 pm
Replies: 161
Views: 13,227
Posted By MoonBaby

Re: Moving to Spain

That's what all the narrow-minded teacher bashers think (and don't you mean 'hack it in a real job'?)

I think logic REALLY escapes some people on here. They post about how hard life is in Spain,...
Forum: Spain
Oct 29th 2012, 10:02 pm
Replies: 161
Views: 13,227
Posted By MoonBaby

Re: Moving to Spain

Of course it's envy. There's no other explanation, really. It must be tough to fail somewhere and have to go home and then hear how successful other people have been there.




Some people just...
Forum: Spain
Oct 29th 2012, 9:20 am
Replies: 161
Views: 13,227
Posted By MoonBaby

Re: Moving to Spain

Again, more false information. You need a degree to do the CELTA course in most cases and even if you manage to do it without one, most good schools expect a degree + CELTA. It's a tough course as...
Forum: Spain
Oct 28th 2012, 11:21 pm
Replies: 161
Views: 13,227
Posted By MoonBaby

Re: Moving to Spain

Says a lot about the kind of people you know then, doesn't it?

I didn't meet many backpackers when I was teaching in the European institutions in Brussels, nor in any of my other workplaces. In...
Forum: Spain
Oct 28th 2012, 6:47 pm
Replies: 161
Views: 13,227
Posted By MoonBaby

Re: Moving to Spain

The 'teaching' work in China isn't really what most of us would consider TEFL. It's more babysitting and working through course books or pure conversation. Most European employers don't count...
Forum: Spain
Oct 28th 2012, 6:44 pm
Replies: 161
Views: 13,227
Posted By MoonBaby

Re: Moving to Spain

That's simply not true. There's no need whatsoever to have a PGCE to teach English to adults. That's not what PGCEs are for. To work for a reputable language school anywhere in the world, you need a...
Forum: Spain
Oct 28th 2012, 5:08 pm
Replies: 161
Views: 13,227
Posted By MoonBaby

Re: Moving to Spain

Thanks - I just think it's crazy that some people are like a broken record - posting about how hard and awful life is in Spain and how the UK is so much easier, without paying attention to people's...
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