Australia VS New Zeeland

I originally wanted to go to New Zeeland.

I have an image of New Zeeland as being one of the purest (virgin woods, low pollution etc) countries on Earth while being technologically advanced and having a strong economy. I will not go into the reasons I originally wanted to go there.

New Zeeland has a rather strict work visa selection process.
If you want to make sure you get a Skilled Migrant visa you need to obtain 140 points in the Points Indicator. That proved to be impossible for me (as I'm quite young and I don't have all the required skills).

Australia is encouraging immigration
For the same type of Australian visa (General Skilled Migration Program) I scored well over 120 on the Points Test that I took for free on Synch1.

That made me think for a little (seriously, just a little) about my options. This was doable in a medium length of time. Wow! I can do this. Australia, the country-continent, kangaroos, koalas, deadliest species of animals, The Great Barrier Reef, The Great Sandy Desert, The Daintree Rainforest, Uluru and so many more I haven't heard of yet.

This is the best moment to leave, I'll do it!

Making some financial decisions

I'm happy to be able this post from my phone, on my trip back to Bucharest from home. Sorry for the missing formatting :)

I'd like to talk about an important decision I made in order to rise the money I'll need for my departure.

A little background first: this year I've finished my undergrad courses. For the last 4 years I've lived in a student dorm in a room with other 2 students.

Starting this fall I will loose my right to stay in the dorm. So, I'm faced with 2 choices:
1) I'll move to a 2/3 rooms apartment and find apartment mates.
2) I'll buy a place in the student dorm (illegal, but overall cheaper).

Both choices have advantages and disadvantages. Main advantages: no 1 offers a lot more comfort; no 2 is really money efficient.

My decision is made: I will sacrifice my personal comfort.

Later Edit:  My initial to buy my place in a student dorm successfully failed. The price was too big for the living conditions that it offered. So I went with moving to an apartment.
Now I have my own room (that I'll make as welcoming as possible), no one disturbs me and in a very short while I'll adapt to the new neighborhood.
I estimate this move will cost me at most 700 ron per month, so I'll have to be careful with the ways I'll be spending money if I want to save money.