tinkerbell13

Thanks for the advice. Will look into moneycorp

We have just sold our house in the uk and want to bring the profit over to Australia to use as a deposit. It's not a lot £25k at the most. Do we pay tax on it leaving the uk or entering oz? Should we get an accountant to sort it out? Many thanks for your advice

It's been a tough few months but we leave friday and can't wait to see hubbie again so we can be a family altogether. My boys r soooo excited. A bit apprehensive as I will be leaving my teaching job tomorrow but once my boys r settled I will start to look for a position. Just want to submerse into oz culture get my boys meeting new friends and being a family again. Can't believe it's actually happening. My hubbie is amazing to get the job, persevere, find a house To rent unpack the house all ready for us on Sunday. Whatever happens we will give it our best shot with no regrets

Thanks

We are finally joining my husband on the 29march. Hubbie is viewing properties so fingers crossed for this weekend. We have 2 young boys 4 and 1. Any other young families based in the area offering advice???! Need to get my 4 year old swimming lessons and he loves gymnastics so need to find clubs. Any good pre schools?? Can't afford much for pre school so will try and get him in some morning sessions. Apprehensive but know the boys will have love the beach life. We visited Terrigal lasts year and enjoyed what it had to offer Any friendly advice on clubs, getting involved in the area with kids and generally settling in would be great. From excited but apprehensive tinker bell

Will ignore the above messages. Hubbie has found a good job so we are going out at the end of march. I still have pneumonia but feeling much better. Hubbie is excited house hunting, finding us somewhere to rent. Can't wait til we are altogether again

We did our reccie last summer. I e mailed school head teachers and they were more than happy to show me around.

Moving to Terrigal about an hour half north of Sydney.

Thanks. This has been really helpful as not sure we wwill be able to manage in that money as a family of 4.

My husband has just been offered a job earning $82,000. Need to work out monthly amount to start working out budget. Can anyone show us how to do it?

Hubbie is living in Terrigal as we found a lovely school for our oldest son to go to. I am a teacher but know it is difficult to get a job. I think it's too late and hubbie will have to return. He loves Sydney and so do I but if the money is not there then I don't see what choice we have.

Need some perspective really. Hubbie went out to Sydney in October but only found a job in December and it's not great money. About $60k + sup. we were planning to join him in march but don't think we can survive on it. Hubbie trying to look for a better job but it's taking time. My boys are missing their daddy and we are living with my parents as we rented our house out already. Our shipment has arrived in Sydney and cannot afford to ship it back. What would you do. Go out and try and survive on the money or get Hubble to return?

We told our mortgage provider, sent forms to us and that was it. No Higher payments nothing. Very pleased to say the least

My husband is trying to get settled in terrigal at the moment. He is staying in a cheap hotel in gosford and working in Sydney but the money is not good enough for me and our 2 small boys to follow. He has been gone 3 months and if he doesn't get anothr job soon he will come back ?

Thank you so much for your positive message. My husband s an insurance manager and he has a job in Sydney but we want to settle in Terrigal which is an hour north. It is right by the sea and a quiet town. Just don't know what to do for the best. Thanks for your support.

My husband said he would return at the end of january if he can't get a better paid job but not sure what the job market will be like here. Just not sure what to do for the best and am feeling guilty for putting our children through this whole process. Yet if we don't do it now we never will. Just wanted to bring our boys up somewhere different to what me and my husband had but I think money is going to put a stop to it.

My husband left for oz in October and finally found a job the week before Xmas. Me and our 2 boys are still in the uk living with my parents as we rented out our house. The plan was for my husband to get a well paid job and for me not to have to work. I am a teacher and having 2 young children it is hard doing both. Am tired of getting up at 5am marking books getting to school for 8am boys in nursery til 5pm and once boys in bed at 7 doing school work til at least 11pm every night. It's making me ill. I have pneumonia at the moment. But the job my husband has got wont cover all the bills etc. I have handed in my notice at school and can leave at Easter which is when we would be joining my husband. But am worried about many. My husband is applying for more jobs and I could work part time in the evenings as I don't want to do teaching anymore. My mum has been trying to persuade me not to go because of money and not coping if I am poorly and they r back here. Everyday I change my mind thinking yes we can do this. My husband has worked so hard to get where he isi don't want it to be for nothing. We have also shipped our things out and cost us a lot of money so I don't know when we would be able to get our things back if my husband returns. But then like today my 4 year old looks up at me sadly and says he misses our house and daddy. Then I feel guilty for putting them through it. Just don't know what to do for the best. Any advice or am I just being silly with mixed feelings

Dreams are fading of us emigrating and giving our boys a better future. My husband can't find work as lots of businesses close now for Xmas. He is an insurance manager. The only way he can stay in Sydney is if anyone could kindly offer a sofa, room, annex etc so it can give him a chance to find something in the new year. This is all we have ever wanted

Thank you for your kind offer. Will tell hubbie. I so want this to work out for our boys sakes

Yes he has been phoning them every day and going to their offices.

Thank you. Will pass it onto hubbie

My husband left for oz in October and has had many interviews as an insurance claims manager or assessor but to no avail. He says the people he is staying with need the room he is in from Sunday onwards so has nowhere Has nowhere to stay. He has tried to find temp Xmas work too. He says he will have to return as has no money. Looks like our dream is over plus we had an e mail today saying our furniture has arrived. Just don't know what to do. Have paid all that money for furniture to go over. We so wanted to give our boys a different life. Can anyone help with possible temp work with immediate start and cheap aces to stay. Just want to keep our dream alive. Situation back home is not good either. We have rented our house out and living with my mum who thinks we r being stupid and should get on with life here. So have No support Forgot to say hubbie is in sydney

My husband is in Sydney and in london he was an insurance manager for a team dealing with liability claims. He is technically trained as well so could be a senior claims technician as well. Just wish we had known that it was going to be quiet leading up to the xmas period. All mmy family think we r nuts and my husband should return. They r making me feel very guilty. And I feel bad for our 4 and 1 year old. Just don't know what to do???

Thank you. The dead line is to return to the uk. He doesn't want to but without a job it's difficult. We always wNted to see our lives through in Australia and now it seems it's nit going to happen

No our flights aren't booked and I have retracted my resignation mass I am teacher which now means I can't leave til easter. We don't have much money behind us. My hubbie has started temp work. I so want it to work out but we have set a deadline of Xmas. Fingers crossed as we dont know what to do really.