Couple who sold their Manchester home to move to Bali where their rent is just £2,000 a YEAR reveal top tips for other parents to do the same
- Carlie, 35, took to TikTok to open up on what life is like for the family in Bali
- READ MORE: Couple sell their home to move to Bali where their rent is £2,000
A budget-savvy couple who threw caution to the wind and swapped Manchester for Bali have revealed exclusive details about their rental home.
Matt Dearing, 36, and his partner, Carlie Donnelley, 35, originally from Denton, made headlines after revealing they pay a dreamy £2,000 a year to rent their three-bedroom home in Ubud – and now they’re advising other families to do the same.
The couple took the bold step to live ‘financially free’ after growing tired of ‘living to work’, and wanted to make more time for their three children, Lincoln, seven, Delilah, four and Adelaide, one.
Carlie, a beautician, took to TikTok to dare other parents to be just as bold, while also opening up on what life is like in Indonesia for the family of five.
She said Bali is ‘relaxed’ and ‘positive’, and that their kids now have a ‘new lease of life’.
Carlie Donnelley (pictured) 35, originally from Denton, is advising other parents to make the bold leap to Bali – just like her and her partner Matt have
The thrifty couple took the bold step so they could live ‘financially free’ after growing tired of ‘living to work’. Now they enjoy leisure activities such as this at a waterfall
Matt Dearing, 36, and his partner Carlie at Manchester airport before the move with their three children Lincoln, seven, Delilah, four and Adelaide one
Responding to a ‘single mum’s’ fears over the move, Carlie explained: ‘Generally I feel like it’s safe.
‘We’ve been here for five months. We’ve had no issues whatsoever. We’ve come over here with three young children – I’ve got Adelaide who’s one, Delilah who is four and Lincoln who’s seven.
‘I feel like what it is here is the culture is so based around like karma and positivity and I just feel like they don’t want bad karma.
‘They’re just all grateful, happy, smiley, they’re relaxed. They’re happy to help. They’re just like really lovely people.
‘I feel like they’re welcoming. Like we’ve had no issues’.
The mother-of-three let it be known that the trip was far from strictly business, after the family spent the first eight weeks ‘exploring the island’ and having fun.
They were in no immediate rush to buy their currently owned 1,200 square-metre plot of land.
‘Once we decided about buying land, we rented a traditional Balinese house in like a local village’ said Carlie.
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The budget-savvy couple have revealed exclusive details about their £2000-a-year rental property in Ubud, Bali. (Pictured: The three-bedroom property where the family of five are currently staying)
Matt describes their abode as a ‘traditional Balinese home’ with ‘three bedrooms’ and a’ double front’
Their home also features two bathrooms, a ‘dated’ kitchen, and a small entrance road that permits scooter access
‘We’ve got this field over the road here and the kids just play out all the time. They’re actually over there with the local kids. They’re always outside flying kites, playing football, running around the field’.
She explained that the serenity of her new environment was the motivation she needed to let her kids ‘play out’ – something she rarely permitted while living back home in Manchester.
‘I feel comfortable here. They go out playing. And Lincoln – it’s like he’s got his own new lease of life and independence.
‘He gets up in the morning and he wants to play out. It’s great because the [other] kids don’t speak English.’
The couple have been documenting their wondrous new life after striking ‘a really good deal’ on their three-bedroom home.
Speaking of their good fortune at landing a £2000-a-year rental property, Matt explains that ‘money stretches a lot further out there’.
He went on to describe their ‘traditional Balinese’ abode as a ‘a detached, good-sized three bedroom property with a double front’.
With the money saved on rent, the pair are now planning to build their very own home, modelled on this villa, which will save them £236,000 overall
The move has enabled the parents to spend as much time as possible with their three youngsters
It also has two bathrooms, a ‘dated’ kitchen, and a small entrance road that permits scooter access.
The couple made the move after selling their three-bedroom home in Denton for £365,000, and swapping a life of constant bills for the year-round tourism and hot weather that Indonesia has to offer.
They booked one-way tickets in November last year, even though relatives thought they were ‘mad’ and didn’t believe they’d go through with it.
Matt, a joiner, says it was finally time to ‘escape the rat race’ which had him working ‘ten hours, seven days a week sometimes’.
In March this year, after much research, the couple found a three-bedroom house in Bali to rent for just £2,000 a year, as well as a nearby 1,200 square-metre plot of land for £100,000.
FEATURES OF MATT AND CARLIE’S £2000-A-YEAR RENTAL HOME
Detached
Double front
Large hard wood hand-carved front door
Living room with sofas and dining table
Three bedrooms
Two bathrooms
‘Very dated’ kitchen
Tiled floors
Small front and rear yards
Rice field in front
Small road in with only scooter access
Their home features two bathrooms, a ‘dated’ kitchen, and a small entrance road that permits scooter access
Matt says his children are enjoying new experiences such as playing outdoors, lots of swimming and visiting rice fields
The family have more free time for fun activities like visits to the jungle compared with when Matt worked ’10 hours, seven days a week sometimes’ in the UK
The pair are now planning to build their very own home which will save them £236,000 on what they would have paid in the UK.
They’re constructing two four or five-bedroom villas, while they ive in their rented home while building is underway.
Still, Matt says there is one disadvantage of uprooting his family to live in a new country.
‘The only thing about being out in Bali is you don’t have that support network anymore.
‘We are hoping we get to the point where we can fly our family here and we are planning on coming back to the UK for two to three months at a time.’
The couple are sharing their journey on their TikTok – @serenitylivingbali – in the hope they will inspire other people to take the same leap.
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