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-3E-
Joined: 19 Apr 2007
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| G Cthulhu wrote: |
Cool: either you're another troll, in which case well done and keep up the good work or something, or you're serious and really are IRL just as you seem to be on here, in which case I would honestly suggest not going to Japan because you're wound up far too tight to deal with the place. |
I'm niether a troll nor wound up too tight... But you are fairly off topic...
I think we were talking about if a person taught in Japan generally speaking could support a spouse.
So far a couple of people say its possible to do so. Thanks for you replies. I'll go about researching this on my own now, I appreciate your input. |
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G Cthulhu
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Oh, I don't know: whether you'll even cope with Japan seems pretty relevant to someone considering living there, and let's face it: you don't have a clue on that front. We, at least, have how you've acted here along with actual knowledge of and experience in Japan to go by in making our otherwise largely random judgements.  
Good luck with it all. |
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Glenski
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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| Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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| It's not that I was trying to be lazy, but my ignorance of the general idea of the field of teaching in Japan and the cost of living makes it extremely difficult to do an adequate search. |
May I suggest you read the 4 stickies above called FAQs?
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| I suppose I should have worded it a little better so whomever read the question had a better grasp on what I was wanting to know though, so I am at fault in that and apologize for not being so clear in my question. What I meant is generally speaking can a person generate enough income to support a spouse teaching in Japan. |
Live in the country or live very VERY frugally, and my answer is maybe. That's assuming you are going to work at entry level work (eikaiwa or dispatch ALT). Stay a while, and you might see a raise in pay which will make things easier. Lots of people seem to think that the break even point for a couple to live on (in the most general of terms) is 300,000 yen/month, so you would need to work up to that.
I have supported my spouse and me, but my salaries have always been higher than that.
So, your question is still far too vague and ill-defined to give an exact answer.
1) Come here and have a spouse in tow, and land a typical 250,000 yen/month eikaiwa job, and I would have to say you would be scraping by a lot.
2) Come here on your own, move up the ladder a bit, make 300K or more, get married, and then you could feel more in the safety range for supporting that spouse.
3) There are other options as well. I think someone else put it best by saying that you are probably looking at starting out in eikaiwa, though, so the 2 options I've just listed seem the most reasonable. |
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davechile
Joined: 17 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 5:04 pm Post subject: Wow |
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Then the answer is Yes. Of course some people can do this. There are single income TEFL earners in EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.
I support a spouse and 3 kids and we spend 2-3 months abroad every year. |
Do you work at the university? Do you live in a small village? That sounds amazing! How do you do it?  |
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-3E-
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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Glenski, I appreciate your reply. Thanks.
I'm not sure but I think I'd probably be able to start out higher than entry level teaching with where I'm at now in my career.
Everybody has been more than helpful. Thanks again for your replies. |
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Gordon
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:01 pm Post subject: Re: Wow |
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| Gordon wrote: |
Then the answer is Yes. Of course some people can do this. There are single income TEFL earners in EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.
I support a spouse and 3 kids and we spend 2-3 months abroad every year. |
Do you work at the university?
Do you live in a small village? That sounds amazing! How do you do it? |
Yes and Yes and I don't know how I do it really. Privates do help for sure and a thrifty wife. |
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Glenski
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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Glenski, I appreciate your reply. Thanks.
I'm not sure but I think I'd probably be able to start out higher than entry level teaching with where I'm at now in my career. |
Well, since you have essentially told us nothing about your experience or credentials, there's no way for us to judge. If you want a more accurate assessment, let us know this information, otherwise we're just shooting in the dark here. |
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-3E-
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It's ok if you don't give me a full assessment. You don't really need to go to all the trouble of assessing my qualifications and experience. I really do appreciate the strong urges everyone has had to give me the best possible answer that they can.
I was just curious if generally a person could support their spouse while teaching.
There seems to be quite a few people on here who have spouses and from what it sounds like, they are teaching and getting by just fine. You yourself are a prime example.
Again I humbly thank you all for your most generous input on this topic. I can't stess enough, the gratitude that i feel for the amount of wonderful replies I have recieved. |
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-3E-
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| G Cthulhu wrote: |
Oh, I don't know: whether you'll even cope with Japan seems pretty relevant to someone considering living there, and let's face it: you don't have a clue on that front. We, at least, have how you've acted here along with actual knowledge of and experience in Japan to go by in making our otherwise largely random judgements.
Good luck with it all. |
Oh, you are most definately correct that I don't have a clue if I would cope with living in Japan. Unfortunately, your experience and knowledge in Japan is just that, your experience and knowledge in Japan. You may have some helpful hints... But, frankly in the end you don't have a clue if I could cope if I was living in Japan either. |
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Henry_Cowell
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:23 pm Post subject: |
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| -3E- and, presumably, his spouse need money only for beer and cigarettes. At least in Indonesia they do. In Japan perhaps sake and sushi? |
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-3E-
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| You made me laugh Henry. That was great. |
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