Since my wife has been here (nearly 3 years now), we've been sending back about £150 a month which was basically the wage she earned when she was living in the Philippines helping support her family.

We currently rent and hope to buy a house in a year. I've already said to my wife that we will have to reduce what we send her family and they will need to prepare for that. As much as I love her family and want to help out, I will not sacrifice buying the house I want because of what we send back. If we have to make savings/cuts to be able to buy a house, unfortunately that will be one of the things that will be cut. I feel a bit harsh saying that, but as has been said, things aren't easy here either!