Hello,
We've been in the Toronto area a few months now and starting to have some doubts about living here long term.

We're not missing England or homesick our feelings are very rational. Our concern is if this move is right & it?s fuelled by the financial reality of living here. Also we like the area, there?s a lot to see and do.

In summary I'm netting a lot less $$ than back in England and impulse buys are now considered luxuries or items Id save for ever for. My wife also had a tidy income back home, which also gave her a huge amount of independence. She?s unlikely to work for a couple of years at least due to our kid?s ages.

On this basis staying seems a no brainer !!!

Its a myth of the low cost of living here really is, but we couldn?t have found out about it 'on paper' we?ve had to live it. A combination of moving closer to Toronto, exchange rates, and two years of price increases over here mean that we'd probably end up buying a house here for similar price as back home. OK it'll be bigger but my ability to pay it off will be a lot worse.

People keep harping on about "The Lifestyle" here but you still have to pay for it !!

We're now starting to look at this move as an opportunity for a life / work experience that a lot of people would love to be able to do, so we're pretty upbeat still. My children are young enough to fall back into school back home with no ill effect.

Guess I?m not the first / last person to feel this way.

Any advice,
Thank you