PM me the name of the school - money is not everything here.

Car insurence is fairly cheap compared to UK standards £200 - 300 per year I'd say.

But at 17 pence a litre you will save a bomb on fuel.

Nourishing,  proper, basic home cooking will be cheaper or on a par wirth that in the UK.

Any other monies coming in other than the 10.5K?

Brit is about right, you should save about 5K a month, ie £800-900, if you forgo luxuries.

:)