• Preface
• Relocation And Downshifting: Int
• Are You Ready?
• Deciding What’s Best For You
• Choosing Your Location
• What Type Of Property?
• Balancing Your Life And Work
• The Story So Far
• Property Matters: Getting The Ca
• Working From Home
• Understanding Your Property
• Business Plans, Budgets And Cash
• Money Makes The World Go Round
• Questions And Answers: Getting R

The Downshifters Guide To Relocation

• Preface
• Relocation And Downshifting: Introduction
  • What’s The Plan?
  • Work/life Balance
  • Downshifting And Relocation
  • Reality Check
  • The Range Of Our Investigations
• Are You Ready?
  • Why Do You Want To Downshift?
  • What Kind Of Person Are You?
  • Changing Direction
  • Moving Forward
• Deciding What’s Best For You
  • Carrying Out A Swot Analysis
  • The Options Open To You
  • Being Objective
  • Having A ‘blue Water’
  • Case Study
  • Choosing Your Skills
  • Review Time
  • When ‘what’ Becomes ‘where’
• Choosing Your Location
  • Commuting Territory
  • Transport
  • What Next?
• What Type Of Property?
  • Consolidating Your Thoughts
  • Hotels, Guest Houses, B & Bs
  • Self-Catering
  • Pottery, Painting, Sculpture Workshops
  • Shop Or Gallery
  • Farms, Market Gardens, Stables, Outdoor Centres, Etc.
  • House With An Office
  • Some Real Property Considerations
  • To Sum Up
• Balancing Your Life And Work
  • The 24/7 World Of Self-Employment
  • Effective Working: An Attitude Of Mind
  • Differing Balance Points
  • Flexibility And Selectivity
• The Story So Far
  • Where Do I Stand?
  • Applying Swot
  • Inspiration
  • The Next Stage
  • Choosing Your New Location
  • Out Of The Mists Of Confusion
• Property Matters: Getting The Calculations Right
  • Affording The Move
  • Looking For The Ideal Property
  • Planning Building Work
  • Buying The Property
  • Grants
  • Moving On
• Working From Home
  • Working From Home Successfully
  • Where Do We Stand?
• Understanding Your Property
  • Getting In Touch With The Finer Detail
  • Doing Your Research
  • Building Up The Contacts
  • Getting In And Keeping Out
  • Reaching A Happy Understanding
• Business Plans, Budgets And Cash Flow
  • Business Plans
  • Cash Flow
  • Simple Book-Keeping
  • Money In The Future
• Money Makes The World Go Round
  • Money Matters – It Sure Does!
  • The Bell Curve Concept
• Questions And Answers: Getting Ready To Go
  • 1. We’re Moving From A Large Town/City To A Small Village. Will The Locals Welcome Us?
  • 2. To What Extent Must I Have Planned Everything Before I Finally Take The Plunge And Decide To Downshift And Relocate?
  • 3. I Have A Dream Of Moving To A Smallholding In Wales Or Scotland And Becoming Self-Sufficient, Growing Organic Produce. What’s
  • 4. Is There A Good Time To Make The Downshifting Move?
  • 5. Are There Added Practical Problems With Moving Between Particular Countries In The Uk?
  • 6. What Do You Find To Do All Day? Don’t You Get Bored?
  • 7. How Do Weekly Budgets Differ From When You Were Working Conventionally?
  • 8. Can You Get The Same Level Of Service In The Country (Doctor/Dentist/Schools/Library/Transport)?
  • 9. I’ve Watched A Few Different Tv Programmes Which Follow People Trying To Downshift And Relocate. How Helpful And Accurate Do
  • 10. What Happens If Things Begin To Go Wrong?
  • 11. Where Do We Find Out About All The Ins And Outs Of Setting Up A Business?
  • 12. What Are The Key Differences In Moving From The Town To The Country?
  • 13. How Can I Turn A Hobby Into A Living? How Do I Prepare?
  • 14. How Do I Choose The Correct Level Of Downshifting?
  • 15. How Do You Sort Out Your Work/Life Balance When You’re Self-Employed?
  • 16. Do You Feel A Loss Of Status When You Downshift From A Professional Job?