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revilo
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 Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 6:57 am Post subject: How much can you save in 1 yr in china? |
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I worked last year in NE China. I stayed in China during Spring Fest and visited Harbin. After 10 months, I saved about $6500 but I spent $1500 on air fare getting out.
did you guys save more or less? I've never been able to get Chinese schools to pay air fare to leave. I did get one to pay air fare coming in.  |
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hdeth
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I should be able to save about $18k USD this year. My school pays up to $1,000 twice each year for plane tickets to our home countries or to visit relatives.
Totally depends on the job and the person. Most of the teachers at my school seem to constantly be broke. |
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Songbird
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| I'm aiming for a smidgen under what Hdeth is saving, even once my airfare home for summer is paid for. And even after taking a swanky trip travelling through Europe last month, so I definitely could have saved into the 20's if I wanted to. |
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Mikeylikesit114
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My Chinese wife and I are on target for about 50K USD combined savings for the year, but I've got to hustle on the side this year. Last year was cushier.
Next year, if we get the jobs we want, 70-75K USD savings may be doable.
It's all relative though...I'm originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, so I feel pooooor. |
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MuscatGary
Joined: 03 Jun 2013
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| Surely it depends on how you want to live and therefore spend? |
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buravirgil
Joined: 23 Jan 2014
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Location: Jiangxi Province, China
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| MuscatGary wrote: |
| Surely it depends on how you want to live and therefore spend? |
The OP doesn't pose a question for which there is a definitive answer; it intimates an artless survey of an aggregate.
And don't call the OP Shirley. |
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Son of Bud Powell
Joined: 04 Mar 2015
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Location: Since 2003
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| Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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| buravirgil wrote: |
The OP doesn't pose a question for which there is a definitive answer; it intimates an artless survey of an aggregate.
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Buradude,
Have you been hitting the pseudo intellectual BS generator again? You've outdone yourself.
"...did you guys save more or less?..."
That can't be answered? |
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Hatcher
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If you work at a big international school then you can save a lot.
If you work at a training center, it depends on how much you hustle. |
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The_Big_White_Elephant
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| Mikey, songbird, and hdeth, the three of you listed some impressively large numbers. I'm curious, what kinds of schools do you guys work at and how long have you guys been teaching? |
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