Household Decision Worksheet

Last reviewed: October 2026

A little space to think together about a move to Guernsey, or a new chapter if you already live here. Use it alone, with a partner or with the people whose lives the decision touches.

This is a worked budget based only on what you enter, not a cost estimate or personalised tax or financial advice. There are no suggested averages. Leave anything you do not know blank; enter 0 only when you mean zero.

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What are we hoping for?

What is attracting us to Guernsey or to a change in life here?

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What would a good ordinary week look like?

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What matters to each person?

Person 1: work, interests and hopes

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Person 2: work, interests and hopes (optional)

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Anyone else whose needs we want to include (optional)

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Our monthly budget

Enter household take-home income after tax and deductions. This worksheet does not calculate tax. All spending is monthly except travel home: enter the annual amount and it is divided by 12.

Monthly household take-home income (£)

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Housing (£)

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Utilities and heating (£)

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Groceries (£)

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Travel home (annual budget) (£)

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Childcare or replacement support (£)

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Healthcare budget (£)

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Other spending (£)

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The figures entered so far

Monthly spending entered subtotal: £0.00

Incomplete: blank or invalid monthly spending values remain unknown. This is only an entered subtotal, not your full budget.

Travel home per month: Unknown

Monthly balance unknown until income and every monthly spending field are valid and entered.

One-off costs, separately

These are not added to monthly spending. A deposit may be refundable, but you may still need the money available at the start.

Moving costs (£)

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Deposit (£)

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Furnishing (£)

Unknown

One-off entered subtotal: £0.00

Incomplete: blank or invalid one-off values remain unknown.

What do we still need to check?

The guides are starting points. Confirm your own position with the relevant authorities or qualified advisers before relying on an answer.

Read the housing guide

Housing: questions still open

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Read the permits guide

Permits: questions still open

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Read the healthcare guide

Healthcare: questions still open

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Read the schooling guide

Schooling: questions still open

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What happens next?

Which decisions remain unresolved?

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Our next useful steps, who will take them and when

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If a question would be easier to think through together, start a conversation with Marc.