living cost

[fred]

Theres only one way to find out Steve.. Come over for a month or two and pretend you have retired.. See what you spend and ask yourself if you think it will be enough month in month out.. Dont forget to include inflation and increases in the cost of everyday expenditure..
A grand a month would be a more acceptable figure IMO.

[stevewool]

Theres only one way to find out Steve.. Come over for a month or two and pretend you have retired.. See what you spend and ask yourself if you think it will be enough month in month out.. Dont forget to include inflation and increases in the cost of everyday expenditure..
A grand a month would be a more acceptable figure IMO.

i would love too, but there is no way back for me once we have made our mind up, i dont mean i could never come back to England i mean no more work in England one i have left, so i have to get this right first time,
5 years time i know i shall have more then enough,

[fred]

i would love too, but there is no way back for me once we have made our mind up, i dont mean i could never come back to England i mean no more work in England one i have left, so i have to get this right first time,
5 years time i know i shall have more then enough,

Steve.. There have been many occasions that I have gone into a bosses office and said I need two months emergency leave.. I dont think I was ever refused once!!..
I`m sure that your employer could see his way to allow you to have a couple of months off for you to do what you gotta do..
Those 2 months could change a lot of your thoughts..and answer a lot of the questions that are spinning away in your mind..
If after those two months you confirm your long term plans then you could always add the two months onto your 5 year plan..
For me,its imperative that you do this at some point..
Call it a dummy run.