With a general analysis and my dodgy mathematical skills, something doesn't add up. Here in Sydney, with a wife and 2 kids, I'm forking out 90k Oz a year on all the things Emirates covers in Dubai: mortgage, tax, school fees, extra car, utilities/rates, some insurances and the like. Granted there likely is some top-up for a better school over there, but I still can't see how you'd blow most of your FO cash? Sydney is exorbitant these days, and a check on cost of living websites puts Dubai on a par for groceries/grog/eating out. I'm not judging anyone here. Horses for courses and all that, but I can't reconcile how you could spend 2500-3000 Oz per week.
Getting flogged, losing leave and pay not matching inflation aside, I'm just curious as all the blokes leaving my workplace have financial benefits number 1 on their list.