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amudbc
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 Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 8:49 am Post subject: Wenzhou on 6200- 6500 RMB a month? |
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| How much could I expect to save in Wenzhou on 6200- 6500 RMB a month? I'd be aiming to save about half of it. How easy would that be? |
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amudbc
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| Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 8:53 am Post subject: |
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| Also, please note - my accomodation is provided already |
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7969
Joined: 26 Mar 2003
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Location: Coastal Guangdong
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| Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 10:18 am Post subject: Re: Wenzhou on 6200- 6500 RMB a month? |
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| amudbc wrote: |
| How much could I expect to save in Wenzhou on 6200- 6500 RMB a month? I'd be aiming to save about half of it. How easy would that be? |
it's fairly easy if you don't like to spend too much and can control yourself.
My accommodation is also provided and I get by most months on about RMB1000-2000 for food (incl. eating out) and other items. I also go on a splurge every three months or so where I take a nice trip or something. |
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AdrianG4
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Location: Harbin, China
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| Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 12:16 pm Post subject: |
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You can save.
You'll do good. Remember, you can eat two pretty good meals a day for about 15 RMB a day. |
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The Great Wall of Whiner
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
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Location: Blabbing
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| Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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| I spend about 4,000 RMB a month, and I am pretty thrifty. |
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seamallowance
Joined: 20 Apr 2010
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Location: Weishan, Jining, Shandong
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| Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:05 pm Post subject: |
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| The Great Wall of Whiner wrote: |
| I spend about 4,000 RMB a month, and I am pretty thrifty. |
Including rent? What do you spend it on? Do you eat out every day? Play the ponies? Smoke opium? Have three wives? Where does the money go?
(serious question) |
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Zero
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| Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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I have previously posted an example budget that would-be teachers can reference. I'll copy it below:
-3,000 rent
-1,200 food
-250 utilities
-250 transportation
-5,000 world's oldest profession
-5,000 massages
-2,000 "haircuts"
-1,300 alcohol
Total: 18,000
Looks like you may be a bit low! |
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seamallowance
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Location: Weishan, Jining, Shandong
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| Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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| I worry that the figures for the last four are grossly underestimated. |
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DixieCat
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| Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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| My total for the 15th was over 6200rmb incl. rent and all "others" and I don't live a lavish lifestyle (currently in Beijing). |
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Mallaien
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| Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:25 am Post subject: |
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| Zero wrote: |
I have previously posted an example budget that would-be teachers can reference. I'll copy it below:
Looks like you may be a bit low! |
-3,000 rent
-1,200 food
-250 utilities
-250 transportation
-5,000 world's oldest profession <--- if you got to pay for it you must be doing somthing wrong.
-5,000 massages <--- is this on a daily basis, you might save a bit if it was combined with the above.
-2,000 "haircuts" <--- If you need to have your hair cut on a monthly basis, do you get a free back shave thrown in with it? I only have to shave once a week,(not my back) and get a cut twice a year
-1,300 alcohol
Total: 18,000 |
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nickpellatt
Joined: 08 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 6:49 pm Post subject: Re: Wenzhou on 6200- 6500 RMB a month? |
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| amudbc wrote: |
| How much could I expect to save in Wenzhou on 6200- 6500 RMB a month? I'd be aiming to save about half of it. How easy would that be? |
I dont know WenZhou and I dont know you, but it should certainly be possible to save half and still enjoy China. If you are the type who insists on buying imported cheese and drinking Guiness on draft at a Western bar it might be hard though! Having a Western taste can burn through money pretty quickly.
One other thing that is rarely mentioned, is how house proud you are! My last housemate used to venture out and almost always come back with a new tablecloth, some flowers and a vase etc. As a consequence my house looked quite nice, but she never had any money  |
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kev7161
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Location: Suzhou, China
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| Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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| The OP did note that accommodations were already paid for (but didn't say about utilities). |
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cholodeuce
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Location: Guangzhou
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Is this with Aston? |
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JZer
Joined: 16 Jan 2005
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Location: Pittsburgh
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| Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Mallaien wrote: |
| Zero wrote: |
I have previously posted an example budget that would-be teachers can reference. I'll copy it below:
Looks like you may be a bit low! |
-3,000 rent
-1,200 food
-250 utilities
-250 transportation
-5,000 world's oldest profession <--- if you got to pay for it you must be doing somthing wrong.
-5,000 massages <--- is this on a daily basis, you might save a bit if it was combined with the above.
-2,000 "haircuts" <--- If you need to have your hair cut on a monthly basis, do you get a free back shave thrown in with it? I only have to shave once a week,(not my back) and get a cut twice a year
-1,300 alcohol
Total: 18,000 |
Depending on the girl you date 5000 might be cheaper than an actually wife or girlfriend. |
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scot47
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| Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 1:42 pm Post subject: |
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| 5,000 RMB a month for Comfort Girls ? What ? |
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