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Forum: Australia
Apr 22nd 2011, 12:26 pm
Replies: 2,449
Views: 271,150
Posted By jad n rich

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

We must have found the biggest rip off last weekend, stayed in hotel on gold coast, just loved the water saving shower head, looked it up online, $195 in OZ, same thing in UK 5 GBP, had to check it,...
Forum: Australia
Jan 9th 2011, 9:22 pm
Replies: 2,449
Views: 271,150
Posted By jad n rich

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Same with UK relatives we just had out.

An aldi opened near here in maroochydore a month ago , Ive tried to get into it 3 times now:lol: but the line up at the checkout is halfway up to back of...
Forum: Australia
Jan 9th 2011, 3:13 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 271,150
Posted By jad n rich

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Current affair perhaps - aussie battlers do it tough, pool salt $50 a bag..

Let them use chorine says " prince AUSSIE mary of Denmark " shes an aussie you know:D

Aussie pools green up,...
Forum: Australia
Jan 9th 2011, 2:50 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 271,150
Posted By jad n rich

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Fruit and veg is often in cold storage for up to a year. Bananas and apples are often sold long after they are picked, apples up to a year:eek:

Price increases shouldnt flow on till the stock...
Forum: Australia
Jan 4th 2011, 10:17 pm
Replies: 2,449
Views: 271,150
Posted By jad n rich

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

One of the aussie BIL and family live in Canberra, they moved there from Cairns in winter, heat to freeze:lol: Anyway the LOVE the education system for the kids there, kids are 16 14 7 5. Being...
Forum: Australia
Jan 4th 2011, 12:56 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 271,150
Posted By jad n rich

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Ive said that before, from early 2000's to now most of our bills, expenses have double or trebled and thats based on paperwork, real bills or old diaries with expenses, I was throwing out the 7 year...
Forum: Australia
Jan 3rd 2011, 11:51 pm
Replies: 2,449
Views: 271,150
Posted By jad n rich

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

With the teens our food bill is already scary, and the bulk of our food is the very things that will go up, fruit, veges, meat, fish, the healthy stuff, which is already far more expensive than...
Forum: Australia
Jan 3rd 2011, 11:21 pm
Replies: 2,449
Views: 271,150
Posted By jad n rich

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Whaart :eek:

You said Education is all from home not the school.

I knew you would change your tune once the kids actually hit school age:D
Forum: Australia
Jan 3rd 2011, 8:44 pm
Replies: 2,449
Views: 271,150
Posted By jad n rich

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

You know we did start a veggie garden, first it was too cold at night, then it all fired up for 3 weeks till it got so hot the stuff just wilted, then it was flourising in the rain till half the...
Forum: Australia
Jan 3rd 2011, 7:58 pm
Replies: 2,449
Views: 271,150
Posted By jad n rich

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Every time there is a weather event, food prices soar. Yes you would expect a rise in some instances, but Coles and woolworth have such a monopoly they just take the piss.

EG. were hearing...
Forum: Australia
Dec 28th 2010, 10:22 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 271,150
Posted By jad n rich

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

I reckon the main reason any would go back now is the exchange rate.

We were discussing over chrissy lunch if cousin sold his South Yarra townhouse for the mill he could go to UK with 650 GBP...
Forum: Australia
Dec 28th 2010, 9:59 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 271,150
Posted By jad n rich

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

The weather isnt better all year round but it is very expensive.

Ive just come back from melbourne spending a week with relatives from UK.
They have recently been in Perth and nearly died from...
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