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CheeseSandwich
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 Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 6:46 pm Post subject: Nova and Aeon. About how much do you save |
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Assuming I go out on the town two nights a week.
About how much can I expect to save if I am in Osaka or Kyoto |
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callmesim
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Location: London, UK
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| I'll get in first - before the local crowd wake up I recommend searching via the link next to FAQ and Memberlist. This has been answered many times before. |
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CheeseSandwich
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| Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 9:05 pm Post subject: |
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| callmesim wrote: |
| I'll get in first - before the local crowd wake up I recommend searching via the link next to FAQ and Memberlist. This has been answered many times before. |
ok, sorry, I must have missed it. |
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Glenski
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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Figure on an average salary of 250,000 yen/month.
You lose half of that on basic necessities (phone, rent, utilities, food).
You could add a couple of other things in there, too, like haircuts and insurance. So, now you have 125,000.
Go out twice a week and drink conservatively, and you could spend another 50,000 yen/month. That leaves you with 75,000 yen/month to do with as you please. Party heartier, you have less.
Basic necessities aren't the only thing people spend money on. So, figure having less than this on average depending on your other needs.
phone calls (even local ones cost money)
hair style management (simple cut? perm and dye job?)
cable or satellite TV?
magazine or newspaper subscriptions?
buy local or imported foods? (like Foreign Buyers Club) |
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24601
Joined: 25 May 2006
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 12:45 am Post subject: Re: Nova and Aeon. About how much do you save |
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| CheeseSandwich wrote: |
Assuming I go out on the town two nights a week.
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Not a fecking dime.
I guess it depends on what you mean by "out on the town." If I go out, which is *rare*, think like, once or twice a *month*, I drink semi conservatively and still can easily spend 5,000 Y. I find this appalling. I am used to buying an entire pitcher for 1,000Y or a 6 pack for 1,000Y and staying home. Most people I know easily drop anywhere from 10-15,000Y. Keep in mind, a shot is 500Y (but you can buy the bottle for 1000Y at the liquor shop?!?!) and a "pint" is often around 700Y. So to go "out on the town" as in out for several hours of drinking, adds up. Then add in going to the aquarium and the castle and shopping and oh let's go out to dinner. It is really easy to blow through cash here. I know someone who spent 120,000Y in a week *just partying*.
This is why I drink at home with a few select friends. That has enabled me to save a hell of a lot thus far. Otherwise? Maybe about 200$ a month. But I could have done that in North America. |
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ironopolis
Joined: 01 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 1:38 am Post subject: Re: Nova and Aeon. About how much do you save |
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| CheeseSandwich wrote: |
Assuming I go out on the town two nights a week.
About how much can I expect to save if I am in Osaka or Kyoto |
OP, I noticed you started another thread where you seemed to be weighing up Japan vs. Korea as your place to go.
Most of the positives and negatives people come up with for both countries are largely just personal opinions and experiences, which will vary for different individuals. However, if ability to save money is a big issue for you, there isn't much argument - in the vast majority of cases you'd be much, much better off financially in Korea than Japan. At present exchange rates, entry level salaries are about the same, if anything slightly higher in Korea; and when you factor in the free accommodation you'll get in Korea versus what you'll be paying for it in Japan and the lower cost of most daily essentials too, the difference is quite significant.
I'm not sure how important saving money is to you (if it isn't, then relax and ignore the above!). But I'd agree with other posters - saving money for a newbie in Japan now is doable, but not easy and many are very disappointed with how little they can save here. |
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