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Originally Posted by Gemini
.....I do think it makes a huge difference if you came/come here with a sum of money to get started.
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A very good point, Gemini.
It helped tremendously that we had enough from our house sale in the UK to get a reasonable house in NZ, and to budget for a car (albeit a small one). The one-year-old car we bought was less than a similar one in the UK. We haven't bought an old car for many years (we tend to buy a reasonably new one then hang on to it) so we're probably not the best qualified to comment on older ones!
I suppose the other thing we try not to do is compare things too much - both countries have positives and negatives. I personally think our life has a few more positives now.