I think it is wonderful that sites like these exist, great information can be sourced and I am sure most who receive this information are grateful. But, I am not a fan of the need to burst a persons dreams, regardless of how naive you perceive them to be.
Firstly, we are all aware of the terrible unemployment rate that currently exists in Spain, as we are aware of the world wide turmoil that we are all suffering through, not just economical but ethical and social turmoil. This does not mean to say our lives can be put on hold whilst we sit and wait for 'things' to get better. That is putting our life experiences in the hands of others.
Peoples priorities and needs change as social and economics change and are not what they used to be. People may not be wanting to leave the UK and relocate to Spain ( or anywhere else) for the same reasons you do/did. Long gone is the cashing in on your Sterling in emerging countries to live a more materialistically beneficial life. Many people just want and need a change, some want purely an adventure, others have learnt by their life experiences and want to start again, without the same goals as before. I think most just want to be happy.
As the monetary systems of the past 20 years have obviously not worked, things will never return to what they were and thank god for that. Constantly striving for more and taking on more debt as a nation and as individuals has been a horribly shallow decade or two to live in. What will emerge and is emerging are new industries and ways of working that allow more independence.
Many families are making up their mind to sack their current situations and spend more time with their loved ones and live on a lot less. A lot don't have any choice. Many others are becoming independent of the system and travelling successfully, on a shoestring.
Looking at things a bit differently and catching up with the change is key.
An income independent of location is a good start, type in independent location lifestyle into google
Seeing how other families successfully travel/move abroad is also helpful - type in vagabond family into google.
Also exchanging trade for accommodation and food is another great way to move abroad, many offer long term hosting and many take families. There are currently 353 hosts in Spain. type in workaway in google
( I am unable to post links as I am a new poster)
I appreciate that not all will be able to identify with the above links, but at least its offering suggestions on how to possibly get to 'B' and not to stay stuck at 'A'.
And telling people to stay in the UK because of our benefits systems is certainly not the way forward.
Firstly, we are all aware of the terrible unemployment rate that currently exists in Spain, as we are aware of the world wide turmoil that we are all suffering through, not just economical but ethical and social turmoil. This does not mean to say our lives can be put on hold whilst we sit and wait for 'things' to get better. That is putting our life experiences in the hands of others.
Peoples priorities and needs change as social and economics change and are not what they used to be. People may not be wanting to leave the UK and relocate to Spain ( or anywhere else) for the same reasons you do/did. Long gone is the cashing in on your Sterling in emerging countries to live a more materialistically beneficial life. Many people just want and need a change, some want purely an adventure, others have learnt by their life experiences and want to start again, without the same goals as before. I think most just want to be happy.
As the monetary systems of the past 20 years have obviously not worked, things will never return to what they were and thank god for that. Constantly striving for more and taking on more debt as a nation and as individuals has been a horribly shallow decade or two to live in. What will emerge and is emerging are new industries and ways of working that allow more independence.
Many families are making up their mind to sack their current situations and spend more time with their loved ones and live on a lot less. A lot don't have any choice. Many others are becoming independent of the system and travelling successfully, on a shoestring.
Looking at things a bit differently and catching up with the change is key.
An income independent of location is a good start, type in independent location lifestyle into google
Seeing how other families successfully travel/move abroad is also helpful - type in vagabond family into google.
Also exchanging trade for accommodation and food is another great way to move abroad, many offer long term hosting and many take families. There are currently 353 hosts in Spain. type in workaway in google
( I am unable to post links as I am a new poster)
I appreciate that not all will be able to identify with the above links, but at least its offering suggestions on how to possibly get to 'B' and not to stay stuck at 'A'.
And telling people to stay in the UK because of our benefits systems is certainly not the way forward.