Happy Thanksgiving
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. . . to all Americans, expatriates or not.
I'm having my big dinner on Sunday, with work friends -- how about all of you? Odd to be working on turkey day! |
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| Hey There Happy Thanksgiving to you too. Just watched the Lions loose again so now its on to dinner. I read your post about your costs. I was wondering you did not mention health care prior to or after paying taxes, or the need for and cost of a car. Could you or any one give me an Idea if a Family can get by with out one? If not what the going rate is for a decent car, and if they allow financing or is it all done by cash? Thanks Bob |
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Hey Bob,
Whether you need a car could depend on where in England you are going to teach. ie London probable not. Used cars are cheap here. checkout http://www.autotrader.co.uk
Hope this helps...happy thanksgiving! |
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| Thanks Brad i was told that I would need one by the people at Bluewave. |
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Healthcare -- we have the NHS, so that just comes out of your pay. If you use the take-home-pay calculator on my blog, that takes into account the NHS being taken out. So, just enter the pay you'll be earning, and see what you'll bring home!
Re: transport, I live in a smaller town, but it has bus service within it, and I don't know of any towns that are so secluded that they don't have transport out of town -- bus, train, or both (as in my case). So, I made the decision to go without a car, and don't ever regret it. I bu a weekly bus pass to get around my town (£36 a month), and occasionally take a taxi if I have a lot to lug . . . and of course I take a train into London once a month or so and just have some fun (I'm an hour out of London, and can get round-trip train and unlimited Tube for £17 for the day). I figure a car would cost me at least £500 a month with payments, upkeep, fuel (about the equivilent of $7-8 a gallon here), parking, and the like. I'm saving hundreds of pounds a month this way.
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