Thanks guys for your response, I'm going to try to answer the points raised in the replies.
The outsourcing project that i'm currently doing involves the entire IT hardware dept to the service provider. We didn't outsource Helpdesk. Ironically, the IT hardware dept are the ones who can deliver the results, but their jobs are outsourced. The applications / programmers couldn't deliver the systems but their jobs are retained. There is no savings in this outsourcing, and we probably incur a much higher operating costs immediately.
i'm going to the UK as an international student, hence the full-fee status for the MSc. There's a similar course in AU, subsidized spots are hard to come by. The fees in AU is 50k aud (around 25k GBP).
The 4-8k GBP course fees.. probably includes bursaries etc? British students pay 9000 GBP per year for their undergraduate studies. Those doing healthcare degrees are currently sponsored by NHS, but things are changing and British students will be expected to pay for their healthcare degrees very soon.
I was in Edinburgh in late Nov 2015; i did a job shadow at a x-ray dept at a Scottish hospital. Yes i know some people will be put off by the blood and trauma cases. To be honest i wont know until i get into the job, and how the blood and gore affects me emotionally and psychologically. Currently i would like to focus on the bright side, and contribute to solve the problems that the patient is facing. I wont have the full solution for my patients though.
For the interpretation of the images, an Interpreting Radiographer can interpret the x-rays of the limbs. A qualified radiologist (specialist doctor) have to do the rest of x-ray images, CT and MRI scans.
Wells, i only had 70% saving rates for around 2 years. i don't see myself working 60-80 hours a week, 7 days a week for too long. I have done this for the past 3 years, and it is starting to take a toll on my health and personal relationships.
That's why i am contemplating if i should
a) spend 50% of it on something that interests me, or
b) just go to Australia and grab whichever job / apprenticeships that i can land, and work from there.
Either way, i would probably stick to my current lifestyle and expenditures, keeping a tight leash on my expenses. The lost income due to full time studies is something i have to live with...
Yes, this is a question that i have to answer myself. Just canvassing for more ideas from the more financially-savvy mustachians.