Hi all,
I'm having a hard time deciding which suburb I should move to in the awfully expensive city of Sydney, Australia. At the moment I live 2 1/2 hours from Sydney in the Blue Mountains where the COL is low and rent is free (thanks to my parents!) but there are no jobs available in my future profession as a teacher.
The question is whether I move to an area of Sydney that has access to many train lines (like Redfern/Central) that travel in all directions and pay at least $280 for a room (probably $300-350) in a share house/studio or live further out where the rent is cheaper ($200 a room) but the trains are less frequent and the commute is longer.
I currently don't have a permanent job lined up, but I'm pretty sure I can get casual teaching work in places all over the city (N,S,E & W). If I lived further out of the city I may need to buy a car (yuck) in order to arrive at school on time if I get called up to work (they call you around 7 and school starts at 8:30) because the public transport is so slow and infrequent. However, buying a car could mean access to more schools, which means more work..
I have about 10k in savings, no debt, and at least $210 a week from the government until:)
What's your advice??
Let me know if I need to be clearer in my description.
Thanks in advance!