AU Migrants: Pls share your weekly/monthly budget...

berkkiRN

Hello po will have my BM soon. I hope. While waiting for my contract and nomination number nag ssearch n ko magkano ba gastos if ever. Im a registered nurse and will be working in tullamore nsw, so far ang nkkita ko na ok tirhan is sa narromine, nsw. Meron po ba malapit sa narromine or dubbo that would like to share their expenses? Single po ako and planning to get a car kc wala ata train dun?? Thanks in advance

dyanisabelle

Sharing our tipid budget (couple, no kids)

Rent: 200pw per couple (1 room in a 2br flat in southwest NSW, 30-40 mins to the city by train. We share this with 1 pinay)

Groceries: 80pw per couple (I bring baon to the office, my breakfast at work is free, my bf meanwhile has free lunch)

Utilities: so far 40 per couple (for about 45 days of stay) pa lang binayaran namin for electricity, so di ko pa sure yung budget dito. May gas at water pa.

Transpo: 40pw per person (5 days working- train and bus, saturdays for errands and taking advantage of the sunday 2.6 flat fee to go around sydney 🙂

Phone: 7pw per person (bought the Vodafone $2 prepaid sim, recharged 20 fgood for 1 yr and weekly add-on recharge of 7 for 4gb data weekly. I rarely use call and texts so this works for me)

No car as we find public transpo quite convenient pa naman. Our place is a 7min walk to the station. Home wifi is included in our rent.

We do buy some stuff for our place but when we moved in our flatmate has everything furnished so we don't really have to buy a lot.

We normally spend 20-50 every Sunday for food when we go out 🙂 our suburb has really nice cheap restaurants- meals for 10 for example.

This is our starter budget. Maybe makatulong sa mga newly arrived singles/couples like us 🙂

PMPdreamer

@rainybrainy nag child care kana po? if yes san banda po? halos magkalapit lang tau, malapit kami sa macquarie centre and my son is 3 years old :-)

rainybrainy

@PMPdreamer yes, nakachildcare currently yung 4 years old son ko sa Greenwood sa Olympus blgd near Macquarie Shopping Centre. 🙂

ceasarkho

@rainybrainy magkano rin po ang childcare fees per week? thank you

TasBurrfoot

<blockquote class="Quote" rel="ceasarkho">@rainybrainy magkano rin po ang childcare fees per week? thank you</blockquote>

i don't have a kid but friends say it is around $120 per day...

it is like having a mortgage. 🙂

rainybrainy

@ceasarkho yung sa Greenwood sa Macquarie Park along Waterloo Road is around $132 per day.

mhej

@ceasarkho Our son goes to one in the city at $160 per day. All-inclusive. 3 times a week. nakakaiyak. haha

ceasarkho

Sobrang mahal pala.. Yes it is like paying a mortgage. Nag iisip ako if iiwan ko muna anak ko sa Pinas, daldalhin ko na lang sya sa Aus pag mg primary school na sya.

TasBurrfoot

<blockquote class="Quote" rel="mhej">@ceasarkho Our son goes to one in the city at $160 per day. All-inclusive. 3 times a week. nakakaiyak. haha</blockquote>

$160/day... lupet! 🙂

More than some of our weekly mortgage amount. hehehe!

mhej

@TasBurrfoot kaya until tumuntong ang iho namin to public school, hindi pa kami makabili ng property.

also the same reason why we're delaying having baby #2. Hindi na kaya ng konsensya ko magbayad ng $320 per day for 2 kids in childcare. lol

walawee

tanong ko lang, nagwo-work ba misis nyo kaya nagcha-child care kayo? hindi ba mas cost effective kung si misis na lang magbantay?

mhej

<blockquote class="Quote" rel="walawee">tanong ko lang, nagwo-work ba misis nyo kaya nagcha-child care kayo? hindi ba mas cost effective kung si misis na lang magbantay?</blockquote>

sa case ko, yes. Depende rin kasi yung cost-effectiveness sa type of career ng partners.

My partner earns more than me. So it isn't cost effective if she stays home kasi she brings in around 55% of the family income.

Childcare is also beneficial to the child itself. It develops their social skills, motor skills, communication skills really early on compared if nasa bahay lang 7 days a week.

agentKams

@mhej this +1. sa iba kasi they see childcare as additional gastos or makes up the big chunk of the family budget. reason tlga namin are those you mentioned. kahit 2 days a week lang, it really made a difference.

patotoy

@mhej

ask ko lang, kung 3x a week po, pano arrangement dun sa remaining kid 2 days?

mhej

<blockquote class="Quote" rel="patotoy">@mhej

ask ko lang, kung 3x a week po, pano arrangement dun sa remaining kid 2 days?</blockquote>

I work 4 days a week lang, Fridays off at 80% remuneration of course. Me giving up 20% of my income to spend 1 whole day with our bub is worth every penny, and more. I don't think I can go back to working 5 days, tbh. hahaha.

Partner works from home on Wednesdays.

We're quite lucky with our employers.

Mas okay pa rin ang daycare vs nanny kasi sa nanny walang rebate. hehe.

patotoy

@mhej

<blockquote class="Quote" rel="mhej"><blockquote class="Quote" rel="patotoy">@mhej

ask ko lang, kung 3x a week po, pano arrangement dun sa remaining kid 2 days?</blockquote>

Partner works from home on Wednesdays.

We're quite lucky with our employers.

Mas okay pa rin ang daycare vs nanny kasi sa nanny walang rebate. hehe.</blockquote>

thank you for sharing. yes, i agree, hindi lahat is about money.

PMPdreamer

@mhej anung company and industry yan? parefer naman hehehe, ako kasi since hindi pa ko working, no child care muna. nag sign up lang ako ng occassional childcare para may mapag iwanan kung may job interviews. dinadala ko na lang sa park and libraries anak ko para maka interact ng bata, libre kasi un hehehe

mhej

@PMPdreamer Finance/IT industry, global corporation, kaya siguro mas flexible. nakakaganda rin kasi sa branding yun. Pero, most of the companies naman in AU are flexible with parents and young families. So factor that in when you look for a job. Super important especially with younglings.

dantz15

@PMPdreamer it's actually by <a href="https://www.fairwork.gov.au/how-we-will-help/templates-and-guides/best-practice-guides/the-right-to-request-flexible-working-arrangements">law</a> so lahat ng company dapat mag comply or else you also have the right na magreklamo. Pag global corporation usually meron silang induction and isang part yan sa ipapaalam nila sayo.

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