Thinking of moving from Uk to Beaumont CA (Palm Springs, Cherry Valley: to rent, low crime)

[Nadineuk]

Hi,

I came out to Beaumont CA last year to visit my brothers who i havnt seen for 29 years. I have one brother in Beaumont, and two in Yorba linda. I liked Beaumont as it was smallish and everyone was so friendly.
My self and my partner are considering in relocating to Beaumont from the UK. We have 2 children so i want somewhere with very good schools and a very low crime rate.
The thing is im just not sure we could afford to live in the US with everything you guys have to pay out for like health. Im a qualified teaching assistant with a BA Hons in contemporary fine art, i also run my own bussiness in wedding stationery. My partner is a construction labourer but would train in something else over there if needs be. Thing is, im just not sure what jobs i should be looking at for us both that would pay enough to live a nice life out there. We would have to rent a house first as we have no savings.
I guess, im a little scared of up-rooting everything and the kids and then find that we cant afford to live, but i really want to just grab the moment and do it.

Any help would be great.

Thanks

[Kingsnkali]

About the only advice I can offer is for you to cut back expenses as much as possible in the UK and work on your savings. You will probably need at least 3 or 4 months worth of living expenses after paying for the trip here. You would likely be dealing with some major hardship.

It's so difficult to offer advice when people want to move to another country. It's hard to get good advice as well. There's just so many variables. Work permits etc.

It sounds like you're in that life/family/age situation that makes it very difficult to make a major move. When you're young and don't know better, it often can work out. It also works out when you're older with some assets.

I think you should read as many posts from people who have moved from the UK to the USA. Ask questions. Learn from them. No matter what, you will need savings to make the move. That is a given.

Risk is a double-edged sword. It can make you do super-human and positive things when the odds are somewhat in your favour. It will also crush you if you're not focused and prepared. The whole family will have to be rowing the boat in one direction to make the move work. No time for side shows. You need a family strategy, game plan and step by step financial goals.

Good luck. Hope you get better advice than I can offer.

[Nadineuk]

Thanks for your reply Kingsnkali, you have given me lots to consider. Its not something i want to do in a flash, im thinking our daughter is 13 now so i dont want to mess her schooling about so i think maybe in 3 years time when she has left school we could do it then. Our sone is just 4 now so he would be ok to move then too. I just like to plan very well in advance so i know what i will need to think about and what to do.

Any other help would be appreciated too.

Thanks

[Nadineuk]

Anyone else ?

[Erpo]

[SIZE=3]Dear Nadine,[/SIZE]

[SIZE=3]Wishes, motivation, project are so different in our mind. I know well Beaumont to stay there many times but only for period of times. As you know visiting, staying for some times in countries, places, is so different from living in. Personally I have been working, living on each continent, except Antarctica, and the places I have the most enjoyed to live in, have been always where after a real period of learning and knowing those places which were not revealing these feeling at first sight. Beaumont is quite, too quite? Very well located, and the most enjoyable for me, these country sides. Professionally are you fitted to get in into the job market in Beaumont area which is very poor, or daily driving West to L.A. etc…The best and for me only way to live in US is to be able to leave above the standard average, even if I always leave in the standard average. (I feel quite and free in my mind). But still the most important point will be the family decision (all of them), if motivation of all is very high you will succeed, except life accident and illness what can cut this? Naturally money, specially in US you will need for settle,(housing, cars, fees, health coverage, daily leaving…) and be able to maintain these standards for, I will say 6 months or more if your first incomes does not correspond to you professionals qualifications and monthly expenses. Other option is to travel to Beaumont first alone, see how things are working, make your nest then bring your family. The beginning in moving abroad is tough, especially if you are short in funds. Then there is a so called rule, if you pass 5 years in your new place there is big chance you will stay there. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]I have been living in L.A. California, Texas, and Louisiana. If I should live again in US I will probably choice again California or Arizona but a remote and quite place, as Beaumont?[/SIZE]

[SIZE=3]Good luck in your project, if I can help, please ask. I expect to pass by Beaumont in October, after is becoming cold...[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3] Erpo [/SIZE]

[Desertho]

Just 20 minutes further east is Palm Springs. Maybe you and your, uh, partner, might find it a more welcoming place. 5-10 minutes more to the west is the bucolic and charming Cherry Valley area.

[connie&dave]

Originally Posted by Desertho

Just 20 minutes further east is Palm Springs. Maybe you and your, uh, partner, might find it a more welcoming place. 5-10 minutes more to the west is the bucolic and charming Cherry Valley area.

Desertho-Partner in the UK means spouse, boyfriend, etc. duh! That said even if she was gay I think you are a sad little bigot to tell her to move to Palm Springs so that she can feel more welcome. Its 2007 please!!!!!!!!! Maybe you should bury your head in the desert sand...

[nbk8p18]

Please really consider this. I recently came back from a month vacation in UK and you have far better school system than U.S. Work you have more vacation time. Overall our dollar value has been lower than Euro. I think it is a big mistake to relocate to the US. In fact, I am planning to move to Europe.