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[jsbankston]

So I've been looking all over these boards for days now and one thing seems to stand out: TEFLers (those that don't save) spend most of their spare money on alcohol and clubbing. It would stand to reason then if you weren't much of a drinker, you could do okay financially.

[Like a Rolling Stone]

Sounds about right to me In Japan, those that go out clubbing every night looking for young ladeis and stuff end up on a diet of plain rice a week before payday and those that stay in and study kanji have healthy bodies and bank balances!

[jsbankston]

That's encouraging. At 42, I've gotten most of the partying out of my system. This probably kicked in when I actually started having hangovers (something I was spared for much of my 20s, but even then, I was by no means an heroic drinker). My biggest vices are books, magazines, DVDs, and to an extent, CDs, but it sounds like in many countries my English-language options there would be limited.

[denise]

I beg to differ. I do spend a lot of my money on going out, but there's more to do than drink and dance!!! I go on weekend trips and eat out a lot--I am determined not to set foot in my kitchen ever again ("ever" being for the next two weeks, the duration of my stay here...) since discovering a fat, hairy rat running through my house. So most of my money goes towards food and traveling. It has occurred to me that I could be more frugal, especially given the student loans I've got waiting for me when I get back, but then it occurred to me that with enough scrimping and saving I could leave with, oh, a couple hundred dollars... Which won't go very far back home! Might as well enjoy life over here.

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[Eva Pilot]

[Like a Rolling Stone]

[jsbankston]

Funny thing, Like a, I always thought that preposition quote was from Winnie Churchill, directed at a secretary who tried to correct his grammar. Either way, I enjoy it.

[Eva Pilot]