savings

[andypaul]

As well as waiting six months for the bank statments for the application. Do bear in mind you both need to have a decent amount of savings/income for when you first come over.

No one can say how much the heating bill will go up, Cost of setting up a joint home and finding the foods you like will all hit the bank account trust me. The telephone bill will probably rocket both british callls and international. The wife was stuck at home at first so we joined blockbusters so she could hire dvds so she was not bored during the day.

The buying of an entire wardrobe of british weather clothes also cost just a little.

If we could have done it all again i would have saved even more money than i did to help my wife settle in.

Its hard waiting but just make sure you both have enough to support you both with out worrying about the money to much instead of enjoying being together.

[joebloggs]

finding food, my wife and kids like rice, what else, hmm but as a veggy my wife must spend £10 each week on just meat or fish , there is a shop that sells imported filipino food near us ,but its so dear ! so we only go once a month.

as for telephone bill, my wife only phones bakc home a couple of times a month, i just got a orange ad thru the door, internet and calls package, for £20+line rental you get free unlimited national and international calls ( to 100 countries) in the evening !!

yes its hard, my wife was lucky, within a year she managed to get a job working for the NHS working part time 5 hours a day.

but its all the little things that add up, lunch money for my step daughter, swimming lessons, school clothes, driving lessons for my wife, exam fees, etc, etc etc never mind cost of a new bb
child care. oh

[empott]

Wow! I'm a respected member now too! Thanks Boss.

[empott]

As well as waiting six months for the bank statments for the application. Do bear in mind you both need to have a decent amount of savings/income for when you first come over.

No one can say how much the heating bill will go up, Cost of setting up a joint home and finding the foods you like will all hit the bank account trust me. The telephone bill will probably rocket both british callls and international. The wife was stuck at home at first so we joined blockbusters so she could hire dvds so she was not bored during the day.

The buying of an entire wardrobe of british weather clothes also cost just a little.

Thanks guys for ur advices. I think we will be fine then. I am not a high maintenance woman I will be craving for filipino food from time to time, but im used of just eating bread or potatoes or cereals. ... As for calling international, my parents can do the calling coz its cheaper to call from here... Plus they have a pc at home and i'll be leaving mine too, so communication wont be hard, i guess. The only problem will be the heating. He will be spending alot on that. I cant take the cold

[joebloggs]

Thanks guys for ur advices. I think we will be fine then. I am not a high maintenance woman I will be craving for filipino food from time to time, but im used of just eating bread or potatoes or cereals. ... As for calling international, my parents can do the calling coz its cheaper to call from here... Plus they have a pc at home and i'll be leaving mine too, so communication wont be hard, i guess. The only problem will be the heating. He will be spending alot on that. I cant take the cold

wear some clothes ! maybe your just like my wife and daughter, still wear the same clothes as in the philippines, no wunder they got colds, i still wear a coat 24/7, even in the bath and , lol.
and being near scouse land, you canrt put your coat down for 1 min