Ok, so the obvious place to start is: WE BOTH HAVE JOBS!!!!!
Sophie is starting at Hungry Jacks (Oz's Burger King) next week, which she is actually very happy about. Not just because we have no money and have now been forced to transfer some more of my hard earned savings across from the UK, but because it looks like she'll actually enjoy working there. Her manager is in a metal band, there are no under 18s working there and she gets paid more than most Hungry Jacks workers do because it's a franchise store at the aiport and is owned by a different company.
I, on the other hand, am working in the Adelaide Festival Centre (basically a huge theatre/arts space/dance studio/indoor & outdoor venue) doing merchandising and sales. The only downside is that it's casual so no guaranteed hours although it should be around 10 a week on average. This does mean I'm unfortunately still applying for jobs as we need to be on about 35 hours a week each to manage our savings target of $2000 (£1300) a month between us. The beautiful thing about this country is that Hungry Jacks pays over £10 an hour thanks to pound being damn awful so when we've earned enough we'll be heading back home via New Zealand and (at the moment) the USA.
Yes, we we're supposed to be going over Asia after Oz but it's... just... so... hot! I'll mention more about it in my Singapore blog, which I promise won't take me as long to write as this one did. And who can miss the opportunity of seeing the US over thanksgiving, christmas and new year. It's going to be epic!
Jon
Good on ya!
ReplyDeleteBoth with a job, though still not hitting the target. No worries, I am sure you are going to get it... but, please, don't save too much in such a short time. I mean: don't leave Australia before meeting me Down Under! ;-)
Cheers from Sydney,
Iurij