188 Moselle Avenue, Wood Green. N22 6EX
I haven't been Blogging or Gmailing because we are living in our dear little home which is proving very comfortable and will be more so when we buy a couple of second hand chairs which will be our last purchases...(Bulldog haven't put the Internet on yet so I'm still coming to Tom's to catch up)
Most of you know shopping isn't one of my favourite things to do, so you will be surprised to hear that's just about all I've done in the last few days... here are a few of our costs because I know some of you would like to compare prices or are even thinking of doing the same mad thing as us.
Fuel... 93p per litre
Rent... £950 per calendar month (We paid for the whole 5 months up front because no agents wanted to rent to us for less than 12 months)
Council Tax... about £500
Gas, Electric... ???
Broadband (Yet to come)... £60 up front then £40 per month. (That's including rental of a Landline)
TV... £99 (Wharfdale)
Microwave... £30 (No brand name made in China)
Iron... £20 (Breville)
Toaster that keeps setting off the fire alarm... £10 (No brand)
Cutlery for 8... £10
Small Vegemite... £1.16
Return trip to Guildford by Train (about 45 miles)... £46 for two (Expensive)
There you are... some food things are of course more expensive but if you shop as if you are in England and not in Australia the prices are fine. Pegs were a problem... not available in the Supermarkets nor Woolies but we found them in one of the bargin shops that there are 100's of... almost as many as there are betting shops!!!!!
I also shopped in a Supermarket buying everything from toilet cleaner to butter which took me forever as not only did I not know the layout of 'Morrisons Supermarket' I didn't know the brands either... we shop at local markets for fruit and veggies and at the local Kurdish or Portugese Supermarkets for delicious cheeses, bread,olives and of course Portugese Tarts!!
I promise you more photos when we get Bulldog to connect us up to Broadband.
Most of you know shopping isn't one of my favourite things to do, so you will be surprised to hear that's just about all I've done in the last few days... here are a few of our costs because I know some of you would like to compare prices or are even thinking of doing the same mad thing as us.
Fuel... 93p per litre
Rent... £950 per calendar month (We paid for the whole 5 months up front because no agents wanted to rent to us for less than 12 months)
Council Tax... about £500
Gas, Electric... ???
Broadband (Yet to come)... £60 up front then £40 per month. (That's including rental of a Landline)
TV... £99 (Wharfdale)
Microwave... £30 (No brand name made in China)
Iron... £20 (Breville)
Toaster that keeps setting off the fire alarm... £10 (No brand)
Cutlery for 8... £10
Small Vegemite... £1.16
Return trip to Guildford by Train (about 45 miles)... £46 for two (Expensive)
There you are... some food things are of course more expensive but if you shop as if you are in England and not in Australia the prices are fine. Pegs were a problem... not available in the Supermarkets nor Woolies but we found them in one of the bargin shops that there are 100's of... almost as many as there are betting shops!!!!!
I also shopped in a Supermarket buying everything from toilet cleaner to butter which took me forever as not only did I not know the layout of 'Morrisons Supermarket' I didn't know the brands either... we shop at local markets for fruit and veggies and at the local Kurdish or Portugese Supermarkets for delicious cheeses, bread,olives and of course Portugese Tarts!!
I promise you more photos when we get Bulldog to connect us up to Broadband.
2 Comments:
hm, interesting Pennie! Some things don't look too bad, some look terrible. Is your place furnished, or did you have to buy everything? And did you take quilts for your bed??? Can't wait to see some photos!
Cori
Pleased to hear that you are settling in in pomy land, intrested in the Portugese Tarts, do you have a price on those?
Tim.
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