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princess
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: soul of Asia
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princess, i would think that you should be banking almost all of your income as i thought you dated a lot and dudes bought you tons of gifts.
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Nope. Since things didn't work out with my ex, I haven't had the desire to really date most guys. I did a major shopping spree in Hong Kong, plus paid to fly there for summer vacay. But it was so worth it. |
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ChimpumCallao
Joined: 17 May 2005
Location: your mom
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 2:16 am Post subject: |
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| princess wrote: |
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princess, i would think that you should be banking almost all of your income as i thought you dated a lot and dudes bought you tons of gifts.
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Nope. Since things didn't work out with my ex, I haven't had the desire to really date most guys. I did a major shopping spree in Hong Kong, plus paid to fly there for summer vacay. But it was so worth it. |
yes! the shopping in hong kong is amazing. i did a lot of travelling whilst in asia too but damn girl...i at least saved a bit. oh well. |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 2:19 am Post subject: |
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| princess wrote: |
Excuse me, but I didn't say I have ZERO savings...just not TONS of savings. At least I never get down to a few thousand won before payday like some people do.  I may not be wonderful with budgeting, but I don't suck at it either. |
1 million in 8 months? Yeah, you suck at it. |
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princess
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: soul of Asia
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 2:57 am Post subject: |
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| Demophobe wrote: |
| princess wrote: |
| Excuse me, but I didn't say I have ZERO savings...just not TONS of savings. At least I never get down to a few thousand won before payday like some people do. I may not be wonderful with budgeting, but I don't suck at it either. |
1 million in 8 months? Yeah, you suck at it. |
Thank you and whatever. Like I said, at least I'm not like some folks...down to their last few thousand won at payday. |
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Big_Bird
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: Sometimes here sometimes there...
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 3:40 am Post subject: |
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| ah...what the hell.....why dont you just tell me the story |
nah lad, thell thee this story abat me first job.
I were 8 years old and me dad goes...
'time you earned your keep lad, time thee went t'er university of life'
I says 'whats that dad? whats university o' life?'
And he goes ' you can earn a few bob wit' horny sailors down docks son, they sailors would like young 'un like you'
So on me first night down docks in Liverpool there, me and me dad
wit' just a dripping butty and a tub of vasaline between us saw ship from Liberia dock.
It were tuppence a go for them sailors... by 'eck Safeblad it 'urt, couln't sit down on me orange box fer weeks.
But after first 12 hour shift we went 'ome and paid thi rent like so I was regular down thi docks for 15 years till I started to grow bumfluff and me dad got younger brother on t' work, shame like cos it were regular money, two bob buys you a lot of Wiggin.
I got other jobs like bleach tester and worst job was 'uman electric shock absorber, I had to work christmas day and was on haypenny a week but I were happy see.
Job were 23 hour shifts, 8 days a week, 54 weeks a year! I were always busy and had no time t' think about lifestyle alternatives like.
Anyway, I were in me cardboard box in Wiggin and I thought 'I'm sick o' university of life and went proper university instead like'
4 year later I'm off t' South Korea. On t' plane an all! only rich folk fly on plane so I thought.
So thats me safeblad! Not an 'ero but working class  |
Ee lad, tha's done alreet fer workin' class lad from up North. Next you'll know, tha'll 'ave 'nough dosh put awaay fer a bloody bike - one o' them fancy ones' an all, wi' a bell an all that razzamattazz. Then tha can get on yer bike, lahk that Norman Tebbit used to say. Good on thee, cocker. |
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bejarano-korea
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 3:54 am Post subject: |
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| Big_Bird wrote: |
| bejarano-korea wrote: |
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| ah...what the hell.....why dont you just tell me the story |
nah lad, thell thee this story abat me first job.
I were 8 years old and me dad goes...
'time you earned your keep lad, time thee went t'er university of life'
I says 'whats that dad? whats university o' life?'
And he goes ' you can earn a few bob wit' horny sailors down docks son, they sailors would like young 'un like you'
So on me first night down docks in Liverpool there, me and me dad
wit' just a dripping butty and a tub of vasaline between us saw ship from Liberia dock.
It were tuppence a go for them sailors... by 'eck Safeblad it 'urt, couln't sit down on me orange box fer weeks.
But after first 12 hour shift we went 'ome and paid thi rent like so I was regular down thi docks for 15 years till I started to grow bumfluff and me dad got younger brother on t' work, shame like cos it were regular money, two bob buys you a lot of Wiggin.
I got other jobs like bleach tester and worst job was 'uman electric shock absorber, I had to work christmas day and was on haypenny a week but I were happy see.
Job were 23 hour shifts, 8 days a week, 54 weeks a year! I were always busy and had no time t' think about lifestyle alternatives like.
Anyway, I were in me cardboard box in Wiggin and I thought 'I'm sick o' university of life and went proper university instead like'
4 year later I'm off t' South Korea. On t' plane an all! only rich folk fly on plane so I thought.
So thats me safeblad! Not an 'ero but working class |
Ee lad, tha's done alreet fer workin' class lad from up North. Next you'll know, tha'll 'ave 'nough dosh put awaay fer a bloody bike - one o' them fancy ones' an all, wi' a bell an all that razzamattazz. Then tha can get on yer bike, lahk that Norman Tebbit used to say. Good on thee, cocker. |
I don't about that like yon lass, my arse is still sore from those Liberian sailors pounding away fer 15 years and that, ya knaw I haven't sit thee down since I were 8 year old.
Ta luv, Norman Tebbit? I bet ee wish 'e were on 'is bike when that big bomb went off in Brighton, wrong place wrong time wi' some men.  |
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Big_Bird
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: Sometimes here sometimes there...
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 4:00 am Post subject: |
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| Bet 'e wish 'e were an' all! |
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 4:04 am Post subject: |
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| SPINOZA wrote: |
Per capita GDP in Korea is $18,392, rank 36
Most people find they save at least 1 million Won per month, so that's 12 million annually PLUS severance (PLUS pension to those citizens elligible). So, before overtime and illegal income, savings for teaching English are generally 14 million Won, which is 78% (savings) of per capita GDP (before savings). |
If you have a life, you WILL NOT save a million per month. I have about a million saved and I am into my 8th month on this year's contract. But, I also used a chunk of coin to take my summer vacation. Or, I'd have about 3 million saved right now. But 1 mil a month? No way! I once had around 8 mil after 2 years here. Still, not 1 mil per month. |
uh, Princess, not all of us spend our entire social lives in bars, or shopping |
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princess
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: soul of Asia
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 5:00 am Post subject: |
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| peppermint wrote: |
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| SPINOZA wrote: |
Per capita GDP in Korea is $18,392, rank 36
Most people find they save at least 1 million Won per month, so that's 12 million annually PLUS severance (PLUS pension to those citizens elligible). So, before overtime and illegal income, savings for teaching English are generally 14 million Won, which is 78% (savings) of per capita GDP (before savings). |
If you have a life, you WILL NOT save a million per month. I have about a million saved and I am into my 8th month on this year's contract. But, I also used a chunk of coin to take my summer vacation. Or, I'd have about 3 million saved right now. But 1 mil a month? No way! I once had around 8 mil after 2 years here. Still, not 1 mil per month. |
uh, Princess, not all of us spend our entire social lives in bars, or shopping |
Wow! I love how a girl can say she has an ex-boyfriend who is a bartender, and idiots like you who don't EVEN know me comeon here and say I spend my whole life in a bar. I don't shop 7 days a week either. Go suck on your peppermint stick, OK? I could care less how much you or anyone else on here spends or saves. So, mind your own business. |
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Atavistic
Joined: 22 May 2006
Location: How totally stupid that Korean doesn't show in this area.
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 6:16 am Post subject: |
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| I DID date a bartender ONCE, but that's a story I don't care to get into, as it ended with me feeling suicidal. |
Yes, we know. You've told us. Multiple times.
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Atavistic
Joined: 22 May 2006
Location: How totally stupid that Korean doesn't show in this area.
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 6:18 am Post subject: |
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uh, Princess, not all of us spend our entire social lives in bars, or shopping |
Wow! I love how a girl can say she has an ex-boyfriend who is a bartender, and idiots like you who don't EVEN know me comeon here and say I spend my whole life in a bar. I don't shop 7 days a week either. Go suck on your peppermint stick, OK? I could care less how much you or anyone else on here spends or saves. So, mind your own business. |
Princess, YOU post this stuff. YOU form your image. Don't get upset at how it's reflected.
Dude, you sound really uptight tonight. |
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bejarano-korea
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 6:20 am Post subject: |
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| I don't shop 7 days a week either. |
I shop 7 days a week, so what?
After 9pm, Tesco sell all the bakery products for 10p a bag!
Doughnut heaven! I've got a mountain of the things, I have so many I have been feeding it to next doors rotweiller! |
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Draz
Joined: 27 Jun 2007
Location: Land of Morning Clam
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 2:07 pm Post subject: |
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uh, Princess, not all of us spend our entire social lives in bars, or shopping |
Wow! I love how a girl can say she has an ex-boyfriend who is a bartender, and idiots like you who don't EVEN know me comeon here and say I spend my whole life in a bar. I don't shop 7 days a week either. Go suck on your peppermint stick, OK? I could care less how much you or anyone else on here spends or saves. So, mind your own business. |
I don't know anyone who spends $1000+ on going out in a month and isn't spending a lot of time at the bar. What do you do with it all, if you aren't spending it at the bar??? I'm genuinely curious. |
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just another day
Joined: 12 Jul 2007
Location: Living with the Alaskan Inuits!!
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 2:41 pm Post subject: |
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man, me and my friends we spent $750 going drinking and clubbing last saturday. it was a cheap night too.
of course we payed for everyone. two of the girls (stubborn) pitched in 120 at 일차. well one was chinese... no wonder. |
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just another day
Joined: 12 Jul 2007
Location: Living with the Alaskan Inuits!!
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 2:45 pm Post subject: |
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| peppermint wrote: |
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| SPINOZA wrote: |
Per capita GDP in Korea is $18,392, rank 36
Most people find they save at least 1 million Won per month, so that's 12 million annually PLUS severance (PLUS pension to those citizens elligible). So, before overtime and illegal income, savings for teaching English are generally 14 million Won, which is 78% (savings) of per capita GDP (before savings). |
If you have a life, you WILL NOT save a million per month. I have about a million saved and I am into my 8th month on this year's contract. But, I also used a chunk of coin to take my summer vacation. Or, I'd have about 3 million saved right now. But 1 mil a month? No way! I once had around 8 mil after 2 years here. Still, not 1 mil per month. |
uh, Princess, not all of us spend our entire social lives in bars, or shopping |
Wow! I love how a girl can say she has an ex-boyfriend who is a bartender, and idiots like you who don't EVEN know me comeon here and say I spend my whole life in a bar. I don't shop 7 days a week either. Go suck on your peppermint stick, OK? I could care less how much you or anyone else on here spends or saves. So, mind your own business. |
In Korea, a lot of times, the oldest girl pays for her younger sister siblings. whether its food or drinks. this applies to 후배's as well. |
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