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JZer
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 Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:27 pm Post subject: Part time work |
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Can one easily find some Saturday part-time work in Mexico City?
The reason I am asking is that I would like to come to Mexico but unless I have a second job there is no way that I can make my student loan payments. |
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notamiss
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| Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:55 pm Post subject: |
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| What is the first job? Teaching jobs are often 6 days a week anyway, you might not have Saturdays free for a second job. |
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JZer
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| Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't have any job in Mexico yet. How can I earn $1,300 US a month in Mexico? |
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tagastelum
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You should be able to earn close to that (or even more) if you have a few years of teaching experience and are able to find a job at one of the better private secundarias or prepas. If you're going to Mexico City, you can find a list of these schools in the January 2009 issue of Chilango magazine. It has been discussed in this forum, so do a search and I think there is a link to the information in that issue.
Good luck! |
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JZer
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| I have been teaching for four years in Asia. |
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geaaronson
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| Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:20 pm Post subject: keep in mind |
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| Keep in mind that you are temporarily absolved from making student loan payments if your annual income falls below about $20,000 USD |
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Prof.Gringo
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| Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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| tagastelum wrote: |
You should be able to earn close to that (or even more) if you have a few years of teaching experience and are able to find a job at one of the better private secundarias or prepas. If you're going to Mexico City, you can find a list of these schools in the January 2009 issue of Chilango magazine. It has been discussed in this forum, so do a search and I think there is a link to the information in that issue.
Good luck! |
It is a possibility to make over $12,000 pesos per month teaching at a fresa colegio. But it's a tough gig. Take a look at those threads. There are some real horror stories. At the current exchange rate you would need to make $18,000 pesos per month. That is very difficult in Mexico. |
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JZer
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| Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 11:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Keep in mind that you are temporarily absolved from making student loan payments if your annual income falls below about $20,000 USD |
I doubt that is true. I know that government backed loans can be deffered for two years because of economic hardship. They actually give you two years without having to give any reason as well. I have spoken to the agency that handles that loan.
The problem is that I have one private loan. It can only be defered one year because of economic hardship. I would hate to foolishly use my one year and then have a real economic hardship and not be able to pay or deffer the loan.
Maybe I could defer the government loan and still pay on the non-government loan? Is it reasonable to be able to send $150US a month to the US on a 10,000 peso salary? |
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Samantha
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 12:07 am Post subject: |
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| $150.00 USD is around 2000.00 pesos right now. You could do it if you were frugal, but remember it's also a cost to send money out of Mexico which will add to your monthly expenses. That's been discussed at length here. If you were to find an inexpensive place to live, use the cheapest public transportation, rely on free WIFI, no cable TV, no private telephone line, and don't go to expensive clubs or restaurants, you could do it. It gets easier as you learn where the bargains are. You do get used to being frugal. |
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JZer
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 4:08 am Post subject: |
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| Is it possible to earn 2000.00 a month teaching some private students or getting a side job. In China or Taiwan that would take you about five days. I don't know how fessible it is in Mexico city. |
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Prof.Gringo
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Is it possible to earn 2000.00 a month teaching some private students or getting a side job. In China or Taiwan that would take you about five days. I don't know how fessible it is in Mexico city. |
The short answer is: No.
$2,000 US would be over $26,000 pesos per month and few, very few teachers make that pay in Mexico.
Mexico is not a well-paid place for teaching English (one of the resons jobs are plentiful). The cost of living is higher than many places, yet the pay rates seem to be going down, not up.
Also, many students have stopped taking ESL classes due to the economic situation. The Mexican economy is predicted to shrink by as much as 8% this year.
In Asia, students often have a genuine desire to learn English. In Mexico many students only learn English because they are forced to by school or work.
Mexicans often seem to resent the need to learn English. |
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JZer
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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$2,000 US would be over $26,000 pesos per month and few, very few teachers make that pay in Mexico |
I was talking about 2000pesos.(150USD) |
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Prof.Gringo
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$2,000 US would be over $26,000 pesos per month and few, very few teachers make that pay in Mexico |
I was talking about 2000pesos.(150USD) |
14 hours @ 150 pesos per hour. That would be teaching business or private students. |
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JZer
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| Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes, that would be 4.5 hours a week outside my normal job. Or a job that provided me with 4.5 hours of overtime. |
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geaaronson
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| Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 7:24 pm Post subject: Saturday opportunities. |
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I have not found Saturday work at all, and I have been looking for 2 years, despite at times having as much as 28 hours freelance teaching a week. Others have had much better luck in that regard.
There is an exception to that and that is private students. But even those came and went quickly. |
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