General information about moving to and living in Camposol - Page 7

I would define "Tight Budget" as £1000 gbp per month in spain, small property, small economical car, not having the aircon/heating on as much as you might like,no pool, budget flight back to uk once a year to see family, going to the markets to save money on food, skipping days out or events you might have been invited to.

It can be done, and if that's all you have and at least you are out here in spain, but out of the Uk property market...perhaps...?  

But what happened to HelenRooke can happen to anyone with a 10,000 unexpected bill for the house, you have to keep some by incase the car needs money spent on it, or you need a newer one, family has problems back in UK....etc,etc,ect...

£1500 per month would give you a little more financial freedom......and be able to save just a few pounds a month for the (just in case fund)

We had a "just in case fund" which became the kids we need a new car fund and we need help with the new extension fund and now the bigger house fund...but it's nice to help them out.....? I think...?

I'm not so sure it's such a nice place to be on a "tight budget" It really does cost more to live here than the UK and this will only increase as the EU costs are rising , you don't feel like you need a holiday for the first few years then it becomes the norm, and you might start wanting a holiday, 

Cheaper houses are coming up day by day on the internet like the one today 15-02-2019 on R-move just over £33k, it will need some work but if you could bank the rest into small portfolio you can then see a return of 7-7.5% dividend to help with the day to day expenses .....This of course I would not recommend or encourage until you seek the right advice in both cases ..(NOT FROM ME)  but it can be done...you just have to be a bit more resourceful.   

Research, Research , Research , Research...and just when you have had enough, Research some more......!         

The house for sale is not mine nor is it anyone I know, it's just an example of what is available on the open market today..!!!! 

"It really does cost more to live here than the UK " ? Really ? I don't know how it is in the UK of course but this is not the case for Belgium. House prices are 1/3, renting also, restaurants are 1/3, grocery shopping is 1/3. In Belgium we are on a tight budget, in Spain we are rich with our pensions.

Your quite right with the house prices  Lyda1953 we still have a house in Hove ,Uk and it's silly money, the houses in spain are much cheaper compared to most of the uk, south of mid-ish uk,( not wishing to offend anyone or area) ...

But the cost of living has and still is rising in Spain and if you are under retirement age and here full time as I think original poster might be,, you have to add  private health care, then if you have family/friends in the UK and want to keep involved in their lives and the extra expense that goes with that (flights hire car, etc....Strangely cars are very costly to buy in spain v UK....even though they fit the steering wheel on the wrong side.....? 

It's nice to hear you have more disposable income in spain and I would like to remind you of that if I see you at the bar....!

Small world. We’re in southwick just down the road

We don't need private health care in Spain. Health care is free when you have residentia if you accept to go to the public doctors and hospitals, medicines are 10 % of normal price. And if we continue to pay our social security in Belgium, we can even choose to be treated there, which I would not do because hospitals are better in Spain. Spain is in the top 10 of best hospitals in Europe. 

My mum lived in southwick for years in cross road but moved to rottingdean

I liked southwick square and the lovely park there with the fair once a year..cricketers pub, not been there for some time though...

Just shows you have to be careful about what you are saying and to whom...It is a small world..

Thanks for the info, that put a little smile on my face....   

Awwwwww!

Well our villa is on D sector. 

We’ll be over in July so you’ll have to pop over for a coffee

A very kid offer, Thank you.

I will picking up a very old car from Ladysmith to take to Durban in South Africa late June so will be back late July , via Uk...

(how showoff-ie is that)  so if I do not get stabbed to death in Durban port I would love to have a coffee with you after that...

Great. Look forward to it. 

Good luck with that trip. Must be a vintage car at a guess then?

Thank you...

1953 , 356-A ,  10 years older then me....They do not have such a rust problem over there and the steering wheel is on the correct side of the car....I just have to make sure it is what they say it is...?