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Anyway, enough of my rant and rage about money!! ?
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You can rant and rage all you like about money, Maggie. ?Everyone's experience is a valuable contribution to the forum so that others can work out if they will be able to survive the NZ financial black hole that so many fall into.
I really wish I could find the magic answer to why some can manage and others can't. ?Perhaps it has something to do with families who don't have very young children being able to bring 2 wages into the home. ?At the moment I don't see any evidence that the government or immigration service are addressing the problem that they are losing many migrants due to financial shortfalls. ?It's a pity that they don't have an advice service where migrants who are struggling can turn for help before finally throwing in the towel and heading home. ?This service could ensure that migrants are aware of all the benefits they can claim and try to work out what is going wrong. ?It would be worth a try because migrants spend so much money gaining the right to live in NZ and then, after being back in their home country for a short while, often regret having left NZ. ?With a little assistance, they could possibly have found a way to remain in NZ. ?
It's very daunting to set up a new life in a different country and there should be some government-funded support body to fall back on, so migrants can have the best possible start. An interesting venture for an enterprising company?
Maggie, I wish I could wave a magic wand and make everything come good for you and Ken as you've both already invested so much time and money in this venture. ?I don't know if, once you're back in the UK, you'll regret having left NZ, but that would be so sad and I really feel for those that this has happened to. ?As you are, you're between the proverbial rock and a hard place.
As an aside, I don't know if I got my sums wrong, but $115 = roughly 41.86 GBP which would be slightly cheaper than Waitrose at 50 GBP. ? ?