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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by chidi4sam(m): 5:47pm On Mar 29
AmuDimpka:
the way una talk...so destiny of those millions of kids in Nigeria aren't secured also he stand the chance of having his kids enter LGTBQ woke group and do drugs also

How many kids are their destinies sucured in Nigeria if not for the rich? Drugs have destroyed more lives in Nigeria than Western countries. Give your children good parental training and they won't join LGTBQ.

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by Gerrard59(m): 5:51pm On Mar 29
chidi4sam:


LOL. Be playing. Why do you go to work if not to make money and enjoy. He can save 4-5M monthly in Australia even after expenses as compared his total take home of less than 1M as an account in Nigeria.

And yes, Australian lifestyle makes you active even at old age. People of 90+ years and still driving and walking without assistance here bered in less than 6 months. Australia is not lousy like UK, Canada, US. Just relax, make your money and enjoy life.

Not again!!!

Unless he intends to return to Nigeria later in life, why the conversion? Is he spending naira in Australia? Just as I stated above, returning has to be planned now or else, he will be in Australia for the rest of his life, as flying to Nigeria would not be feasible unless he gets quite rich to afford it. Remaining in Australia for the rest of his life erodes whatever AUD to NGN conversion you have there.

His earnings and expenses are in AUD, stick to it. Nothing concerns NGN in Australia.

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by chidi4sam(m): 6:10pm On Mar 29
Gerrard59:


Not again!!!

Unless he intends to return to Nigeria later in life, why the conversion? Is he spending naira in Australia? Just as I stated above, returning has to be planned now or else, he will be in Australia for the rest of his life, as flying to Nigeria would not be feasible unless he gets quite rich to afford it. Remaining in Australia for the rest of his life erodes whatever AUD to NGN conversion you have there.

His earnings and expenses are in AUD, stick to it. Nothing concerns NGN in Australia.


We save and invest in Nigeria too. No one stays in a foreign land forever. What I quoted is money he can save after expenses. Infact, now they are two (himself and wife), they can even save more. If you do not have limited right to work (student) visa, you can earn what I quoted above. I am not giving false figures. The last time I checked, the current exchange rate to Aus$ is 950 (it was above 1k few weeks ago). In a fortnight, he can earn between 2500-2800 from one job (times it by 2 to see what it is in one one). If you don't have limited work right you can have about 2-3 employers paying you in one month. 1 can be your permanent employer while the other 2 is part time. What you make from your permanent employer is for savings while what you earn from part time is for expenses. Except you are lazy, you will hit it big in Australia in a very short time. I am not exaggerating.

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by Gerrard59(m): 6:17pm On Mar 29
chidi4sam:



We save and invest in Nigeria too. No one stays in a foreign land forever. What I quoted is money he can save after expenses. Infact, now they are two (himself and wife), they can even save more. If you do not have limited right to work (student) visa, you can earn what I quoted above. I am not giving false figures. The last time I checked, the current exchange rate to Aus$ is 950 (it was above 1k few weeks ago). In a fong.

Interesting. I am curious, how do you intend to monitor your investments while in far-flung Australia? How many times do you or your partner intend to visit Nigeria to see things for yourself?

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by KosiGee(m): 6:19pm On Mar 29
djacob:
Congratulations Sir,
Your last statement "your wife can divorce you at anytime" is very interesting and is the reason most people are still in Nigeria.

So most people are in Nigeria because they are worried about their wives divorcing them!!!. Interesting.

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by Usefulsense: 6:21pm On Mar 29
AmuDimpka:
he can save 4 - 5 million monthly...dey play !

Abi you dey tell person wey no get people for Aussie

Well, ignorance is bliss ... At that age he should be planning retirement and not emigration to go and start life again

That's my own opinion and I think I have right to that

Who told you I started life afresh?

In Nigeria, I worked for a private company where you're treated like a slave and where people are sacked on daily basis.

I took the best decision to live Nigeria. Here, I am working. I am not begging.

My life here is even better than what it was back home in Nigeria.

You're shouting plan your retirement. Who told you I am not planning my retirement?

If I work here for the next 3 years, I will have a 3 story building of 8 flats somewhere in the East.

Can #2m net salary a month do that for me in Nigeria?

In Nigeria, my gross pay was about #1.3 million per month and my take home is #1.057m.

Here in Australia, despite the fact that I have not fully integrated into the system, I comfortably save 1,600 dollars per month out of the 4,000 dollars I make.

By the time I fully integrate into the system ( like getting Australian drivers license, there are jobs you cannot get without an Australian license) there is no way I won't earn more than that.

For your information, there is dignity of labour here. You don't talk down on people here.

I am not under any pressure. I didn't migrate at 48 to look for papers. Our papers are already coming this year through my wifey.

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by chidi4sam(m): 6:30pm On Mar 29
Gerrard59:


Interesting. I am curious, how do you intend to monitor your investments while in far-flung Australia? How many times do you or your partner intend to visit Nigeria to see things for yourself?

The saying that Australia id expensive to fly to is an over statement. With $2000 which is less than what you make in a fortnight, you will come to Nigeria and return to Australia. For the investment aspect, I won't assume you think there are no real estate companies and trusted relatives that can take care of your investment while in a foreign country

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by Usefulsense: 6:35pm On Mar 29
TheBillyonaire:





Yes it is very humbling my brother. I can not imagine a man at almost 50 years decelerating from being a Boss to a Boy Boy for Oyibos. In exchange for clean 247 electricity and security. Definitely, they are better organized than us, right?

But it depends on where you lived in Nigeria. You mentioned being an Igbo man, so it could be that your city is not properly organized as opposed to other places with serene air and cleaner environments.

Alternatively, working as a warehouse handy-man is boy boy in your language. But congratulations for promoting yourself from big man to boy boy.

I promise you that we will build Nigeria, so your children can have a better place to return to, and hopefully you will be visiting often and not when you are too weak to be useful to Nigeria.

There is no boy boy here. It is only in Nigeria that people are treated as boy boy.

Here people drive latest model of any car brand to work. What is the work? Cleaning, picking and packing cartons.

That big man mentality is why Nigeria is in a bad state.

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by Usefulsense: 6:41pm On Mar 29
AmuDimpka:
after all these...I still have someone that is in Australia for over 10 yrs ...the person seff is finding it hard to secure air ticket to come home with his family


How una dey take look some of us ...una think say we are daft ?

This your person came in as an illegal immigrant. I can tell you that for free.

As an illegal immigrant, you will see shege.

No body comes in through legal means and stays up to 10 years without going home. Except the person decides not to.

In Australia, even if you're packing shit or faeces, you will live a decent life.

Life is much better here.

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by SuperOnyi: 6:51pm On Mar 29
Usefulsense:


There is no boy boy here. It is only in Nigeria that people are treated as boy boy.

Here people drive latest model of any car brand to work. What is the work? Cleaning, picking and packing cartons.

That big man mentality is why Nigeria is in a bad state.


shocked


I love your response so far 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿. I see how foreign people who have more money than me and live a better life treat me with respect and compare that to how others including one's older relatives treat people in this part of the world.

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by Gerrard59(m): 6:59pm On Mar 29
chidi4sam:


The saying that Australia id expensive to fly to is an over statement. With $2000 which is less than what you make in a fortnight, you will come to Nigeria and return to Australia. For the investment aspect, I won't assume you think there are no real estate companies and trusted relatives that can take care of your investment while in a foreign country

OK. Point noted.

Usefulsense:


This your person came in as an illegal immigrant. I can tell you that for free.

As an illegal immigrant, you will see shege.

No body comes in through legal means and stays up to 10 years without going home. Except the person decides not to.

In Australia, even if you're packing shit or faeces, you will live a decent life. Life is much better here.

If the person was a truck pusher or Danfo driver while in Nigeria? Yes. But an accountant who was earning 1.1 million naira doing sheet packing? NO.

Please, let's fear God when we use the phrase "decent life".

Thank you.

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by TheBillyonaire: 7:04pm On Mar 29
Usefulsense:


There is no boy boy here. It is only in Nigeria that people are treated as boy boy.

Here people drive latest model of any car brand to work. What is the work? Cleaning, picking and packing cartons.

That big man mentality is why Nigeria is in a bad state.

I wish you well.
Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by TheBillyonaire: 7:10pm On Mar 29
Gerrard59:


Not again!!!

Unless he intends to return to Nigeria later in life, why the conversion? Is he spending naira in Australia? Just as I stated above, returning has to be planned now or else, he will be in Australia for the rest of his life, as flying to Nigeria would not be feasible unless he gets quite rich to afford it. Remaining in Australia for the rest of his life erodes whatever AUD to NGN conversion you have there.

His earnings and expenses are in AUD, stick to it. Nothing concerns NGN in Australia.

Right.

He may not be able to get return ticket for himself and family to visit Nigeria by packing cartons.

The best bet is to build here from remote and return back alone sometimes and plan how to get the family. I personally do not see his wife and kids coming back permanently;

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by timagentms: 7:14pm On Mar 29
Usefulsense:


Australia really humbled me. Imagine a financial controller in Nigeria now picking and packing cartons in warehouses in Australia.
.
wish you all the best in this new chapter of your life.
Can you post a guide for us on how to migrate to Australia without getting scammed by agents?

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by AmuDimpka: 7:17pm On Mar 29
Usefulsense:


This your person came in as an illegal immigrant. I can tell you that for free.

As an illegal immigrant, you will see shege.

No body comes in through legal means and stays up to 10 years without going home. Except the person decides not to.

In Australia, even if you're packing shit or faeces, you will live a decent life.

Life is much better here.
I hear you...someone that has her papers and kids there but money to enter flight come Nigeria is an issue
Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by AmuDimpka: 7:18pm On Mar 29
Usefulsense:


Who told you I started life afresh?

In Nigeria, I worked for a private company where you're treated like a slave and where people are sacked on daily basis.

I took the best decision to live Nigeria. Here, I am working. I am not begging.

My life here is even better than what it was back home in Nigeria.

You're shouting plan your retirement. Who told you I am not planning my retirement?

If I work here for the next 3 years, I will have a 3 story building of 8 flats somewhere in the East.

Can #2m net salary a month do that for me in Nigeria?

In Nigeria, my gross pay was about #1.3 million per month and my take home is #1.057m.

Here in Australia, despite the fact that I have not fully integrated into the system, I comfortably save 1,600 dollars per month out of the 4,000 dollars I make.

By the time I fully integrate into the system ( like getting Australian drivers license, there are jobs you cannot get without an Australian license) there is no way I won't earn more than that.

For your information, there is dignity of labour here. You don't talk down on people here.

I am not under any pressure. I didn't migrate at 48 to look for papers. Our papers are already coming this year through my wifey.



no wahala...I wish you luck. At 55 - 60 one should be retired travelling around yhe world. That is my perspective not learning forklifting at 48

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by AmuDimpka: 7:19pm On Mar 29
chidi4sam:


How many kids are their destinies sucured in Nigeria if not for the rich? Drugs have destroyed more lives in Nigeria than Western countries. Give your children good parental training and they won't join LGTBQ.
is that so...which drugs or is USA or Australia drug free

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by chidi4sam(m): 7:19pm On Mar 29
Gerrard59:


OK. Point noted.



If the person was a truck pusher or Danfo driver while in Nigeria? Yes. But an accountant who was earning 1.1 million naira doing sheet packing? NO.

Please, let's fear God when we use the phrase "decent life".

Thank you.

LOL. You guys don't know how it works here. Who told you he can't get back to his accounting profession? He needs to get life started before securing his career. If you are washing plate here, you don't wash with your hands. All you do is put all dirty plates into the dish washer, set the timer and go sit down. When it is done, you unload the dish washer. That's all. Same this applies to refuse dumping. You don't touch any thing with your hands. You do more of monitoring than manual handling. I work in the disability sector where I have gained a lot of experience using modern equipments to do various form of jobs without touching the person. What you don't know is bigger than you.

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by AmuDimpka: 7:21pm On Mar 29
Gerrard59:


This is an interesting tale for Nigerian immigrants who live in far-flung places. As they age, they should make plans regarding who they marry and where they will want to retire because travelling between a place like Australia and Nigeria is not feasible continuously compared to a Nigerian in, say, Germany or the UK.

So, one should be mindful of who he marries while in Australia, how many children they have and where exactly they wish to retire vis-a-vis physical assets they will own.

Exactly that is what I am saying...many people in Australia don't even have that money for ticket to come back and they will not invest home...so I don't even envy them...I wish them luck

I want to retire in Nigeria and travel around the world for weeks and come home ...I enjoy Naija

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by chidi4sam(m): 7:21pm On Mar 29
AmuDimpka:
no wahala...I wish you luck. At 55 - 60 one should be retired travelling around yhe world. That is my perspective not learning forklifting at 48

That is in Nigeria. People are still active even at 80 years in Australia.

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by AmuDimpka: 7:24pm On Mar 29
Gerrard59:


OK. Point noted.



If the person was a truck pusher or Danfo driver while in Nigeria? Yes. But an accountant who was earning 1.1 million naira doing sheet packing? NO.

Please, let's fear God when we use the phrase "decent life".

Thank you.
someone who is an accountant earning 1 million plus and leaving Nigeria to be a forklift driver in Australai hasn't made much progress..he is at the lower ring of career ladder there and that's the truth ...

It's like been a medical director in Nigeria to travel and be a truck driver ...the person hasn't made progress in career ...that's the truth. Forget all the money . Within him he will know the truth and will tell himself the truth forget these things ....

That's the way I measure progress...notdollar and cents ! At 48 yrs he is a forklift driver how long will he work and click career ladder in Australia...maybe 15 yrs or plus ...then calculate his age

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by AmuDimpka: 7:25pm On Mar 29
chidi4sam:


That is in Nigeria. People are still active even at 80 years in Australia.
been active at 80 is different and working at 80 is different

I want to retire at 58 plus .. that is what I want of life ..then I can travel around

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by AmuDimpka: 7:26pm On Mar 29
Gerrard59:


This is an interesting tale for Nigerian immigrants who live in far-flung places. As they age, they should make plans regarding who they marry and where they will want to retire because travelling between a place like Australia and Nigeria is not feasible continuously compared to a Nigerian in, say, Germany or the UK.

So, one should be mindful of who he marries while in Australia, how many children they have and where exactly they wish to retire vis-a-vis physical assets they will own.

The truth is that many of them their wives push them into this decision. I know many of them and soke regret it and while some hide it

That's the truth !

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by Usefulsense: 7:35pm On Mar 29
AmuDimpka:
no wahala...I wish you luck. At 55 - 60 one should be retired travelling around yhe world. That is my perspective not learning forklifting at 48

When you say learning forklift at 48, I'm already a licensed forklift driver. Licensed to do counterbalance and high reach anywhere is Australia.

I'm no more learning bro.

Here, you see 65 years old Australians working. Not because they don't have anything to fall back on. But because it is fun and enables them to exercise the body.

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by overdrive(m): 7:38pm On Mar 29
Wow Australia here I come cool

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by Usefulsense: 7:39pm On Mar 29
AmuDimpka:
been active at 80 is different and working at 80 is different

I want to retire at 58 plus .. that is what I want of life ..then I can travel around

And you think that is better because it is your choice.

It is my prayer to be strong enough at even 90 to work.

Most Australians that work at age 70 do that by choice. The can decide not to and still live better life.

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by Usefulsense: 7:42pm On Mar 29
AmuDimpka:
someone who is an accountant earning 1 million plus and leaving Nigeria to be a forklift driver in Australai hasn't made much progress..he is at the lower ring of career ladder there and that's the truth ...

It's like been a medical director in Nigeria to travel and be a truck driver ...the person hasn't made progress in career ...that's the truth. Forget all the money . Within him he will know the truth and will tell himself the truth forget these things ....

That's the way I measure progress...notdollar and cents ! At 48 yrs he is a forklift driver how long will he work and click career ladder in Australia...maybe 15 yrs or plus ...then calculate his age

For me measure of progress is different.
A toilet cleaner in Australia lives a much better life than the regional manager of Zenith bank in Nigeria.

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by benchosky(m): 7:42pm On Mar 29
We re talking money you re talking career progress.. receive sense
AmuDimpka:
someone who is an accountant earning 1 million plus and leaving Nigeria to be a forklift driver in Australai hasn't made much progress..he is at the lower ring of career ladder there and that's the truth ...

It's like been a medical director in Nigeria to travel and be a truck driver ...the person hasn't made progress in career ...that's the truth. Forget all the money . Within him he will know the truth and will tell himself the truth forget these things ....

That's the way I measure progress...notdollar and cents ! At 48 yrs he is a forklift driver how long will he work and click career ladder in Australia...maybe 15 yrs or plus ...then calculate his age

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by Abdulquadrimuha(m): 7:46pm On Mar 29
emperor4love:
which one b u tap into his grave,edit bro

Ha!!! bro thank you for bringing that into my attention I swear I did not notice that😭😭😭

I have made correction.

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by Usefulsense: 7:49pm On Mar 29
AmuDimpka:
I hear you...someone that has her papers and kids there but money to enter flight come Nigeria is an issue

This is not true bro. This is a country where student build houses back home in Nigeria within 2 years.

There is something this family is not telling you.

Your three months savings in Australia will pay for your flight ticket to and fro Nigeria and you still have some change to throw around.

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by Usefulsense: 7:51pm On Mar 29
benchosky:
We re talking money you re talking career progress.. receive sense

I know the guy was joking when I read his submission.

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by benchosky(m): 7:52pm On Mar 29
Usefulsense:


This is not true bro. This is a country where student build houses back home in Nigeria within 2 years.

There is something this family is not telling you.

Your three months savings in Australia will pay for your flight ticket to and fro Nigeria and you still have some change to throw around.
that family doesn't want him to beg them money ....that is the truth ..

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