Hello! I just stumbled on this forum, but you all seem so helpful I thought I'd venture a question. My husband is thinking about applying for a job at the University of Dundee and we are wondering how realistic an option the job really is. We have both visited London, I lived in various locations around the Midlands for a couple of years and I went on one (much too brief!) visit to Scotland several years ago. Even though I have lived in the UK I was there doing volunteer work and lot of my expenses were taken care of by the sponsoring organization, so my idea of the cost of living might be a little off. Anyway, the job pays 25,000 pounds per year and has good benefits and at least some relocation assistance. Would this be enough to live on without a huge amount of difficulty? We also have two very small children. We are used to living on next to nothing since my husband has been in school and we are living in Boston, which isn't exactly cheap (by US standards). So we are used to being frugal. The only expense other than the usual ones that we would have to worry about is a somewhat hefty student loan payment, but we figure that could actually work out well for us since we'd be gaining so much on the exchange rate! Anyway, I'd really love to hear any thoughts--does it sound like this could be a good move for us or are we delusional? The main draw for us is the experience of living in Scotland, not necessarily trying to get ahead or anything, but it wouldn't be worth it if we were constantly worrying about how we were going to feed our kids!