You're right to stay positive and believe in yourself Rob. The simple fact is that you're likely to be less well off over here but that you'll find you don't need to spend on those "must have" things in the UK. I started here in 2003 and whilst the cotisisations are heavy I manage to feed my family of four and will do my utmost not to get dragged back into the 9-5 (actually 7.30-8.00) corporate world. Best of luck my friend. Graham