Essex woman who 'couldn't afford to live' in UK now has dream life abroadAngela Ward, from Clacton-on-sea, was determined to start a new life in the sun. Just a leap of faith into the unknown,” Angela, from Clacton-on-sea, Essex, told What’s The Jam. ‌“I just couldn't afford to live like that anymore.”As a quick fix, Angela decided to put her three-bedroom house up for sale. But when it didn’t shift for eight months, delays and rising costs only made her life more difficult. ‌On top of this, Angela still couldn’t land a job; riding a carousel of disappointing interviews that led nowhere.