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VietCanada
Joined: 30 Nov 2010
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Korea. Much cheaper to get started. The standard pay should suit your needs.
Post a resume on this site.
All you need is a degree. They pay your flight costs, supply you with furnished housing and an extra months pay at the end of the contract for severance.
You will need to spend some money getting documentation together before you leave.
You should also have a few hundred in cash to spend when you arrive. Between $500 (very hard to live on) and $1000 (easy). You get paid monthly as a rule. Your school might advance you money after a couple weeks but that is a slippery slope.
The $4000 or so (2 months pay because of severance) you get on your last day of work will help you wipe out your debt and leave you with some money to spare. You won't save much over the year with the school loans you're paying but that depends on your spending habits. |
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Prof.Gringo
Joined: 07 Nov 2006
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Location: Dang Cong San Viet Nam Quang Vinh Muon Nam!
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| Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 2:47 pm Post subject: Re: Best countries to teach in for saving money? |
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| mimi_intheworld wrote: |
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| Glenski wrote: |
| Is there no public transportation where you live? Is it impossible to ride a bike to work? |
Rural America is pretty car dependent. If the OP has to commute in a midwestern metro area like Omaha or Kansas City, the public transportation is worthless. |
lol, rural America. Try most of America, rural or not. Houston is the 4th largest city in the US, and using public transport there is nearly impossible, unless you live and/or work downtown...and on a bus route. |
Very true. I have been all over the US and only a few cities truly have a decent mass transit system. Mostly, it's a SAD joke 
Los Angeles HAS to be the worst city in the US for a major mass transit system.
NYC, Seattle, and oddly enough, Denver all have good mass transit.
In Mexico, it's rare to ever wait more than a few minutes for a bus... |
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Prof.Gringo
Joined: 07 Nov 2006
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Location: Dang Cong San Viet Nam Quang Vinh Muon Nam!
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I drive 30 miles to work and I live in San Diego. There's no good public transportation. Also, why would I need to sell my car now if I'm not planning on leaving for a few months (I need to try to save money).
Thanks for the help everyone and keep it coming if you can. The general consensus seems to be Korea, so I'm going to head over to that board to ask some questions too.
In general though, is Korea a lot better for saving money/ cheaper/ lower start-up costs for a first timer with no real experience than Taiwan? |
San Diego without a car only works if you live and work on a trolley line, otherwise, FORGET it!
BTW, if you want to teach EFL with no qualifications and make decent $, head to Korea. |
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