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Okay. I need answers and opinions from New Zealanders.
Someone I know is going to live in New Zealand. Well her monthly income's gonna be 3800 New Zealand dollars.
So.. is that enough to raise a family?
And is that gonna be considered poor, slightly underpriveleged, below average, average-average, above average or what? hehe.
I think she's the breadwinner of the family.. I just wanted to ask your opinions cause she asked my opinion about it and I havent the slightest idea. Hello. I'm only a teen and I dont live in NZ....
Please be frank. Thanks a bunch! :)
Oh yeah and can you give me sample monthly bills? Like an average electric bill, water bill thing, rent, groceries, bla bla bla. How much is a house? a car? gas? a krispy kreme??? haha. thanks.
oh and. is life easy there? are jobs easy to get? is it peaceful there? like, low crime rate and stuff?
Thank you so much.
:)
like, how much is a monthly rent for an average flat?... :)
i have another question. hehe.
for you guys, where do you think is the most peaceful place in New Zealand? what city/ town? thanks!
[btw, thanks frantic and yankiwi for very detailed advice/answers]
uh yeah. she sort of is the breadwinner of the family.
um. she has 3 children. one is in preschool, one is in gradeschool and one is in highschool..
Answer
Kia Ora,
"Frantic" gave you some good base figures for housing and utilities and the like.
Can you please provide a bit more info about the family size & situation?
Where is she coming from - what country?
If she is the breadwinner of the family ~ is there a partner? How many are in the family?
Are there children involved, and if so are they school aged?
All students except those in elementary grades must wear uniforms,
which are not cheap.
Here on the SI, the 'average' rent for a 2 bedroom place ranges from $270-$400/week
(I just checked the listings in the paper).
Our electric bill is about $125 a month
and we use LP gas for hot water (another $25-40/month).
We mainly use cell phones but have a land line for the Internet connection (about $75/month).
We don't have a water bill.
The rubbish collection and recycling is free
but rubbish must be placed in the approved council trash bags
and the recycling needs to be clean and sorted
or else it won't be picked up.
We bought a used car at auction and it cost us $6000.
Gas prices were $1.79 a liter when I filled the car up last week -
but prices might have gone up since Christmas.
(There are 3.7843 - [almost 4] - liters in a gallon).
It is a real hassle finding a parking space in the city,
and parking can be expensive.
Instead, I spend about $20/month for bus fares to and from the campus.
I was shopping yesterday.
Here's some costs -
loaf of whole grain bread $2.59
2 L of milk $3.19
pack of chewing gum $1
1 dozen range eggs $4.77
1 pineapple $2.99
box of Kleenex tissues $1.99
bottle of Herbal Essence shampoo $7.99
pair of Levis 527 denim jeans $160.00.
Some areas are plagued with gang-related activities that disrupt the community.
Also, youth with no direction, morals, or goals,
(and very little self-esteem) consequently vandalize and terrorize the area
perhaps in order to feel 'big' and 'important.'
But where I live is relatively peaceful
(except on weekend nights
when the boy racers hoon up and down the valley).
I'd like to think it had a low crime rate
but just this month someone robbed 4 banks in succession.
Also, last month we left our car in a DOC parking lot to go on a walking track
and when we returned the side window was smashed in.
Life is pretty good here ~
but there are problems here just like everywhere else.
In many places, good jobs are hard to find --
yet there are always basic physical jobs available --
for example they import people to work in the fruit orchards.
Sorry there are no Krispy Kremes where I live.
But I know what you mean.
Sometime I wish I had the $ to invest in a Dunkin' Donuts franchise.
=)
It's nice of you to help your friend
and a very good idea to research as much as possible before making a move.
It would be even better (if possible) to come for a visit before taking the plunge.
Good luck and hope this helps.
PS - in response to your other items I double checked and the house/flat prices are still in the same weekly figure as I mentioned above.
Grade school/elementary kids don't need uniforms. HS kids do.
Also keep in mind that if you friend decides on settling in a nice peaceful small town, for example, the oldest child might have to board at a high school out of town, since not every place has a high school (or college, as they call them here). However, if she stays in the city then that should be no problem... but with bigger cities come larger rents.
As far as the most peaceful I'd say Twizel or Lake Ohau on the SI - and that is at least until the tourists invade the area with their noisy boats and jetskis!!
Just remember the further you get away from the cities, the more peaceful it is---however it will be more of a drive to work and shops, etc.
Kia Ora,
"Frantic" gave you some good base figures for housing and utilities and the like.
Can you please provide a bit more info about the family size & situation?
Where is she coming from - what country?
If she is the breadwinner of the family ~ is there a partner? How many are in the family?
Are there children involved, and if so are they school aged?
All students except those in elementary grades must wear uniforms,
which are not cheap.
Here on the SI, the 'average' rent for a 2 bedroom place ranges from $270-$400/week
(I just checked the listings in the paper).
Our electric bill is about $125 a month
and we use LP gas for hot water (another $25-40/month).
We mainly use cell phones but have a land line for the Internet connection (about $75/month).
We don't have a water bill.
The rubbish collection and recycling is free
but rubbish must be placed in the approved council trash bags
and the recycling needs to be clean and sorted
or else it won't be picked up.
We bought a used car at auction and it cost us $6000.
Gas prices were $1.79 a liter when I filled the car up last week -
but prices might have gone up since Christmas.
(There are 3.7843 - [almost 4] - liters in a gallon).
It is a real hassle finding a parking space in the city,
and parking can be expensive.
Instead, I spend about $20/month for bus fares to and from the campus.
I was shopping yesterday.
Here's some costs -
loaf of whole grain bread $2.59
2 L of milk $3.19
pack of chewing gum $1
1 dozen range eggs $4.77
1 pineapple $2.99
box of Kleenex tissues $1.99
bottle of Herbal Essence shampoo $7.99
pair of Levis 527 denim jeans $160.00.
Some areas are plagued with gang-related activities that disrupt the community.
Also, youth with no direction, morals, or goals,
(and very little self-esteem) consequently vandalize and terrorize the area
perhaps in order to feel 'big' and 'important.'
But where I live is relatively peaceful
(except on weekend nights
when the boy racers hoon up and down the valley).
I'd like to think it had a low crime rate
but just this month someone robbed 4 banks in succession.
Also, last month we left our car in a DOC parking lot to go on a walking track
and when we returned the side window was smashed in.
Life is pretty good here ~
but there are problems here just like everywhere else.
In many places, good jobs are hard to find --
yet there are always basic physical jobs available --
for example they import people to work in the fruit orchards.
Sorry there are no Krispy Kremes where I live.
But I know what you mean.
Sometime I wish I had the $ to invest in a Dunkin' Donuts franchise.
=)
It's nice of you to help your friend
and a very good idea to research as much as possible before making a move.
It would be even better (if possible) to come for a visit before taking the plunge.
Good luck and hope this helps.
PS - in response to your other items I double checked and the house/flat prices are still in the same weekly figure as I mentioned above.
Grade school/elementary kids don't need uniforms. HS kids do.
Also keep in mind that if you friend decides on settling in a nice peaceful small town, for example, the oldest child might have to board at a high school out of town, since not every place has a high school (or college, as they call them here). However, if she stays in the city then that should be no problem... but with bigger cities come larger rents.
As far as the most peaceful I'd say Twizel or Lake Ohau on the SI - and that is at least until the tourists invade the area with their noisy boats and jetskis!!
Just remember the further you get away from the cities, the more peaceful it is---however it will be more of a drive to work and shops, etc.
How may people have donated to charity recently and what sort of feelings came along with it?
Brayden
I'm a poor college student and I'm quite...well, to be honest, I'm broke the majority of the time. haha.
However, I tried to maintain, or more aptly attain, a strong appreciation for the strife endured everyday by my fellow human beings, especially in the third world . As a western who had doctor for a father, with a childhood filled with playstations and soccer practice, I can't say I know their strife well, but I do what I can, try to understand it. My dad was one of these poor third world children sleeping on park benches, paying for middle school with 3 jobs (an orphan) and in a way, I know I'm also doing it for him. This gives me a person connection to the third world, so when I gave this week to help with the the flooding in Asia, I thought of him. I'm wondering what other people think of when they give to charity, how it makes them feel.
I'm also wondering if anyone else has had this feeling of guilt, if you'll humor my question.
I gave a hundred dollars to the red cross, then, having saved up for weeks, bought a new phone. I thought about it all night and kept the phone in the packaging. The next morning, at 8am sharp, I returned the $450 phone out of sheer guilt for being so selfish as well as materialistic and gave the money to the red cross.
I never believed in any sort of god, which I know motivates many to give but for me, it was the guilt that enveloped me as I looked at the photo below on my computer screen, then back at that plastic bag with the new phone inside. It was an immutable feeling -- can anyone else identify?
This photo touched me the most: http://www.3news.co.nz/Pakistan-flood-photos/tabid/1125/articleID/168631/Default.aspx#8
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Answer
I grew up very poor, so whenever I give it's more out of understanding than guilt. I donated $50 to the red cross for the recent flooding in Pakistan, which isn't a lot, but I try to give my time whenever possible and help with drives in the area.
And the last time I gave to somebody it was very personal; a homeless man on the street looked like he was about to pass out from heat exhaustion, so I sat him down on a bench and got him several bottles of water and a tuna sandwich from a Subway...anyways. This is the first time I've told anyone about it. I almost feel guilty when I tell people that I help. I think that's weird.
I grew up very poor, so whenever I give it's more out of understanding than guilt. I donated $50 to the red cross for the recent flooding in Pakistan, which isn't a lot, but I try to give my time whenever possible and help with drives in the area.
And the last time I gave to somebody it was very personal; a homeless man on the street looked like he was about to pass out from heat exhaustion, so I sat him down on a bench and got him several bottles of water and a tuna sandwich from a Subway...anyways. This is the first time I've told anyone about it. I almost feel guilty when I tell people that I help. I think that's weird.
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