05 Mar 2017 5:05 PM:
You've been a mine of information, johnzx. Thanks for taking the trouble to respond to all my questsions.
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05 Mar 2017 11:18 AM:
No Windtalker. It means I would have my pension and she would be earning her own money. Effectively meaning we will have around 2000 euros to survive on whilst leaving our nest egg untouched.
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04 Mar 2017 5:33 PM:
Hi. We are in the process of selling up prior to moving to Spain at the end of April. We need to organise some accomodation from here in the uk. We are locating to the Albox/Aroleas area. I'm retired with a pension and my Jinny has a job there. My question is, does anyone know of a trustworthy person or an organisation with suitable property to rent? A 2 or 3 bedroomed Finca would be good, or a villa with a rent for either of up to 400 euros. Also, are there any pitfalls to be avoided?
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05 Feb 2017 3:10 PM:
OK, so the general concensus on our moving to Spain has tended toward the negative. Maybe it is a romantic notion but we thought about it in terms of how the average spaniard lives, which was our intention to copy. The questions I now ask myself are; do they have better or equivalent pensions? do they live in inferior accomodation and eat inferior food? do they go without television or internet and don't have a car? Are they all as poor as Catholic Chuch Mice? We Brits do seem to have lost our understanding of what 'poverty' is, and have also misplaced the ability to recognize at what level of income real ''wealth' begins. My outgoings in the UK (in euros) are: Rent and C/C 550 euros, utilities 170 euros, internet 40 euros. Jin pays for the rest. Of course, I don't mind paying the bills, but it would be so much more pleasing to pay them under a sunnier sky. By the way, what is ibi? Is it the Commuity Charge?
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04 Feb 2017 9:25 PM:
Didn't expect so many replies in so short a time. Thanks to you all. As I said, I am retired and my health care needs are assured. Jinny will have to pay for hers. I wasn't expecting to do much as regards work, actually. I have dog that needs walkies and maybe i'll have the odd game of golf. Also, I have a few talents; one of which is fixing computers and software problems. I also write, more as a hobby, really, but I was hoping I might get to sell one or two articles. So the internet is a must. We don't need television. We I do have a car but can do without it. Jin is going to try working. She has studied for and has attained all the relevant certificates as a healthcare support worker, including her NVQ level 3 (though it now goes under different name)... (QCF level 3)... because in the UK, an even higher level of expertise is demanded of support workers. Her idea is, that among the aging population of expats who no longer want to return to the UK for their final years, she could use her talents and training in looking after them if and when the need arises. Sadly she doesn't speak Spanish but that expectation shouldn't arise when caring for expats; though I am sure that we will learn the language and become proficient enough as time goes on. With that scenario in mind she is hopeful that something will come along and our fortunes will improve. She can also cook. If all else fails I can sell my body to science or to a house of ill repute. We have our eye on an apartment which costs 400 euros a month inclusive of 80 euros towards utilities.
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