JamesMu

Thanks everyone. I agree with you all on the store credit so will probably go either cheap/second hand for now for the household goods we need. However the cars are so expensive over here we are struggling to get a halfway decent one (safety for our two girls is most important) without blowing the majority of our savings. Crazily enough spending $1k a month on a rental seems to be the most sensible option. On that note, does anyone know of anywhere that does cheap car rentals (ie $20 per day/$500 per month)? Thanks again!

Hi, We arrived in Melbourne about 6 weeks ago and have moved into our new rental. We now need to buy a car and furnish the house, but don't want to spend all our savings. I have managed to get a job on a 5 month contract, which the company is already talking about extending but obviously still won't be a permanent job. Can anyone recommend a way to get store credit or a bank loan so we can keep some money in our bank account for emergencies? I rang Money1, who will apparently loan to anyone but they said I would need to be in work for 3 months before they can provide us with a loan. Any advice is appreciated! Thanks, James

Thanks Petals!

Whoops, meant aspendale gardens obviously!

hi all, are there any other new mums to Melbourne who want to meet up? Arrived here 3 weeks ago, I'm from NZ and husband British, have two girls 1 and 3. keen to meet any others in similar situation for play dates etc (using my husbands login name, my name is Monique).