Moving to Diaspora ๐ฌ๐ง
I thought this would help many before they leave in whatever way.
If you are moving to Diaspora on a COS, it is important to leave alone. It is not advisable to take your whole family at once. There are many things to take into consideration. Finding accommodation, child care & and part-time jobs being the most draining part of having a family with you. Most people on COS, especially health workers, have very few hours but very long days. It's important to let your employer know when you are available. Don't just say yes to any hours & days thrown at you because when you child/children come it will be hard to change your days off & have time with your family.
Sometimes, it's best to do 20 hours per week on your COS & the rest part time. Cash in hand is always good... those 20hrs you won't get taxed on either because it's below the threshold.
If the wife is coming over on a COS & your husband doesn't have many qualifications, I would suggest you get him to do some short courses. HACCP level 3 is good to have for cash in hand jobs, HGV license is a real good one.... night shift drivers can clock ยฃ200/250 night & also this will help with fewer hours to have family time.
Stay in a shared house until you have saved up enough money for a deposit for a 2 bed flat & have enough for flights & atleast another 3 months rent. Don't move out of the shared house until your husband has a job. You won't get a house on your wage anyway. It would need to be combined & he would need to be permanent. It won't take long to find a job & you will be out of the shared house in no time.
To all the men who's wives got them here in the first place! Respect that, in UK there is NO HEAD OF THE HOUSE! You cook, you clean & you do the laundry. If you think your village mentality will work here it won't. Your wife will leave you once all that pressure mounts up & realises she did it all for nothing.
Child care is the most expensive of the lot. If you think you can both work full-time jobs well, it ain't going to happen. It's ยฃ900/ยฃ1000 per month easy!!!!
Don't get a MONZO account, a proper highstreet bank is the way to go.
Get a blue light card, that will give you a discount for all major retail stores. This is limited to profession.
Your first car should only cost you ยฃ300 to ยฃ500 run it I to the ground. Make sure you come with that extra money. Don't expect to get it while working & paying for accommodation.
Don't go having babies if you cannot afford to support them. This will put pressure on your marriage.
Don't send money home to Zimbabwe until you can afford it.
Never rely on anyone else to do anything for you. Especially family members if you have any. They are far to busy themselves to look after you.
Buy a coat for atleast ยฃ200 min & a pair of boots minimum ยฃ200 also. This will help you enjoy the cold.... the cold ain't bad at all along as you dressed properly. Thermals also help.... to many layers doesn't work.
TO BE CONTINUED......
Agnes Nyanhongo is a Zimbabwean female sculptor from Nyanga and the daughter of a famous first generation sculptor Claude Nyanhongo. She started sculpting at the age of 12 in 1975. You might have come across some of her works at the Robert Gabriel International Airport.
Life is more fragile than we know. AKAโฆ just like that! Thank you for standing with us. Thank you for sharing your talent with us. Oh no! My heart goes out to Kairo, Nadia and his entire family. MHDSRIP ๐
Its still surreal AKA is gone man. ๐ I wish i lived in a timeline where he's still kicking.
Strength to the Kairo, Forbes family and Nadia Nakai. #RIPAKA#RIPKiernan
@Queentaroe Only kuzim kunonzi kana wanyatso firwa hauwane time yekudai munhu afirwa anonyatsoita sei shuwa when l cameto SA was shocked kuti people buy clothes for funeral hazvirevi kuti they are not grieving kunotengwa new clothes they hire camera man decor catering company musadaro imi.
IsThembu might not be wrong at all, but it is wrong to force an already married woman to accept IsThembu especially if it was never discussed with her before marriage.
That is an abuse of some sort and I dont care how you sugar coat it. There is an element of abuse #Mnakwethu