How much will you or did you bring to Australia?

LakiMasel

hi guys, ask ko lng kung ok na AUD7,000 na baon...I'll be arriving in Adelaide on April 10 and not yet sure how much magiging expenses ko...I will initially find and rent a room while looking for job...My son and wife will be coming over mga august or sept depende pag medyo settled nako...thanks

Based sa nababasa ko mukhang kasya naman po. 3-4 months siguro po yan.

hotshot

@wenzhel : just make sure lang po na meron kayong ways to get more money from pinas just in case kapusin na kayo in 3 to 4 months. mabuti nang handa.

stolich18

@hotshot parang cash advance from Credit card ba? hehehehe

How about pag mag-isa lang and wala munang house rent na babayaran? How much kaya per month dapat ang baon? kasya na ba 1K per month? :S

faye

@stolich18 kasya na ang 1k per month sis if wlang rent yun lang nman ang malaking bayarin dito eh. kelan kana punta dito?

stolich18

@faye End of April. Wala pa akong ticket! hahha

See you soon!!!

hotshot

@hotshot parang cash advance from Credit card ba? hehehehe

How about pag mag-isa lang and wala munang house rent na babayaran? How much kaya per month dapat ang baon? kasya na ba 1K per month? :S

yup, kasya na 1k per month. tipid tipid na lang. pag may interview ka at commute ka lang by train, ipa-sched mo na lang na pwede ka sumakay ng train after 9am para mas mura train ticket. kung bus naman, bili ka ng mga travel10 na tickets kung alam mong gagamitin mo lagi. mahal kasi ng bus dito e. hehe

stolich18

@hotshot waaah salamat. Sige tipid tipid muna tlga. Malaking adjustment on my part. :S hehhee

Thanks!

LokiJr

Yung rent yung makain sa budget...habang wala pa kayo sa Australia tingin tingin na kayo sa gumtree para may idea kayo kung magkano itatabi niyo para sa renta...everything else, puwede na pagtipiran hehe

hotshot

@hotshot waaah salamat. Sige tipid tipid muna tlga. Malaking adjustment on my part. :S hehhee

Thanks!

malaking adjustment ba? mukang magastos ka dyan ah. hahaha

wenzhel

@faye what do you mean alang rent like you are staying with a friend or relatives...mga 1.5k ok n cguro no pag me room n rerentahan or pede mas less pa?

LittleBoyBlue

1K-1.5K cguro kung nkikitira ka, wag kakain sa labas, sobra mahal

li_i_ren

@wenzhel imagine usually room rent is 150-180 per week eto is flatting may kasama ka sa bahay so if 1 k per month lng budget mu with rent ... Half na yan. Food pa let's say ikaw lng at least 50- 80 per week na grocery. Bili ka pa ng load sa phone kasi job hunting.. Yung 30 aud na 1 month is not enough if may landline calls. Bus tickets pa also no calls to pinas muna kasi ubos load sa phone agad.

10 trip is around 30-40 aud for bus. How many bus transfers fir job interviews d mu ma compute agad yan so ung 10 trip pwding 3 days Lng. Ibang ticket for trains.

1k per month is good enough if you are not paying rent.

But with rent kahit flat sharing that is very very tight...unless you do not plan on contributing on buying food and someone will feed you for free. Someone will offer you free rides, free internet.. Etc 1 k for single / freeloader ok na talaga;)

For couple naman, 1-1.5k per person then set aside 500 per child per month just for good measure or back up. But 1k -1.5k per adult per month is ok on a very tight budget.

It cant be less than 1k kasi u would want a bit of freedom din. hindi naman pwding ung tinitirahan would shoulder everything.

Also bring extra baon, remember if you are appylyung for a rental that is 2 weeks bond and 1 week advance rent. So if 400 per week yung place.. 800 na ung bond plus 400 na advance rent.

wenzhel

@li_i_ren : salamat s tips sobrang helpful...mag start nako mag budget now para d ako mabigla pagdating ko jan...kelangan ko pagkasyahin at most 1.5k a month para d ako masagad...

Hay. Til now I still don't have a place to stay I mean room to rent in Adelaide...magbook muna ako s backpackers oz cguro at most e 1 wk while looking for a room to rent..

Anyone here from Adelaide na me alam n room for rent, yun mura lng Po...I'll be in Adelaide on April 10...

Wisdom24

Hi nung nag stay kami ng wife ko sa sydney 10k aud lang ang pera namin. May narentan kaming murang unit. $190 a week kasama na ung water dun. Budget namin sa food is $40 a week or less pa nagluluto na lang kami sa bahay para tipid. Sa una lang medyo malaki kasi bibili ka ng mga condiments like toyo,patis etc... Dalawa lang naman kaming kumakain $100 one month na budget na namin yun. Electricity is $120 for three months. $96 sa pamasahe naming dalawa my multi 1&2 per week.

faye

@hotshot oo pnay shopping sa glorietta ni @stolich18 eh hehe

faye

@stolich18 malapit lapit na din pla. sige kita kits na lng dito

faye

@wenzhel yup staying with relatives or friends for free

hotshot

@hotshot oo pnay shopping sa glorietta ni @stolich18 eh hehe

hehehe? sulitin na nya dahil di maganda mag-shopping dito. mahal kahit sa outlet shops ka pumunta.

li_i_ren

Maganda shopping dito!!!!! Kaya lng butas bulsa after;) hahaha!! I usually buy online sa american sites like gap kasi like this knitted shirt i saw sa westfield gap dito sa cbd in sydney it retailed for 89 aud but online it was only 50 aud sa gap u.s.website.

Same for hunter boots.. It was about 200 aud here but online it was 150 aud including fast shipping.

So window shopping lang dito but buy it elsewhere;)

hotshot

@li_i_ren : sa ngayon, pinapatos na namin ang clearance items sa Target online for office clothes. hahaha

li_i_ren

Pasensya... Translate pinapatos?;) bisaya eh: p

hotshot

hmmm...pinapatulan?

alexamae

@li_i_ren gidaginot? haha

li_i_ren

Hahaha salamat.. I tried to google it but google said, to throw... So i had my doubts with the translation.

alexamae

@li_i_ren hi ren taga asa diay ka? (Where you from?)

LakiMasel

So eto ang naresearch ko, if I read the requirements of these two benefits, walang nakalagay na residency requirements... but of course my mga other criteria, and these are income-tested.. so kung hindi nagwork ang isa, at kalilipat pa lang sa AU, malamang pasado nga sa income test..

These 2 types ng benefits na pwede ang new migrants na walang residency requirements..

1) RENT ASSISTANCE -
- $141.82 (max payment per fortnight) for Couple, one or two children (if your fortnightly rent is more than $398.39)

http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/centrelink/rent-assistance


2) FAMILY TAX BENEFIT
- $169.68 per child (ages 0-9), $220.64 per child (ages 13-15). $220.64 (secondary student 16-19)

http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/centrelink/family-tax-benefit-part-a-part-b

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so kung tama nga ang intindi ko... at mukhang tama naman dahil nakakuha nga si @barloval..
$141.82 + 169.68 x 2 kids = $481.18 per fortnight ang maximum benefit na pwede makuha given na 2 kids ang nasa household.

i think nakalagay naman sa statement nila.. "Generally, newly arrived migrants are required to serve a waiting period of two years.. may word na generally.. as long as ma-meet mo ang mga criteria..

thanks for this information @lock_code2004!

LakiMasel

Pag dalang pera ay 30k. Pwede na siguro yun for 1 year po eh noh. Let's say walang makitang trabaho for a year.

TasBurrfoot

Pag dalang pera ay 30k. Pwede na siguro yun for 1 year po eh noh. Let's say walang makitang trabaho for a year.

Pwede na yan... Konting tipid tipid lang and this will go a long way.

JCsantos

We bought 2k $ when we went here year 2007, got work after 3 months ( we = initial me and wifey then just me after 2 weeks)

KurikongSaTumbong

Magbudget kayo ng 2,000 a month multiplied by the number of months na walang trabaho. Kung me kasama kayong anak eh mas makakamura kasi me benefit ( rent assistance, etc). 20,000 eh safe na safe na kayo. 10,000 medyo nakaka stress lalo na pag 3 months na eh ala pang trabaho. Nung dumating kami eh enough for 2 years baon namin kasi ibinenta namin lahat ng alaga naming baboy at kalabaw.

Ginawa namin dati eh nag open kami ng acct sa ANZ bank sa Makati at dineposit dun pera pero pinapalit muna sa AUD - para walang bitbit na pers baka mawala pa sa airport.