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Walter Mitty
Joined: 27 Mar 2003
Location: Tokyo! ^.^
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| panthermodern wrote: |
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| This is a running total of my start up costs in Japan. |
Wrong board |
Not hardly.
More than a few people here think about making the jump to Japan, so a topic like this is perfetly on-topic in the "Off-Topic" forum. |
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Joe Thanks
Joined: 01 Oct 2003
Location: Dudleyville
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| Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2003 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Walter Mitty wrote: |
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| This is a running total of my start up costs in Japan. |
Wrong board |
Not hardly.
More than a few people here think about making the jump to Japan, so a topic like this is perfetly on-topic in the "Off-Topic" forum. |
I agree. This is totally justified. Please, PM - don't turn into a Matthew's World. Besides - this is the OFF TOPIC forum.
Cheers,
Joe |
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Zyzyfer
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
Location: who, what, where, when, why, how?
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Tiger-That's a million won for key money. Granted, it's cheaper key money than Seoul, but it's not his rent.
Hope you get lucky, whatthefunk. But never forget Pohang and the god of chicken! |
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little mixed girl
Joined: 11 Jun 2003
Location: shin hyesung's bed~
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| Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2003 8:59 pm Post subject: Re: My start up costs in Japan |
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bucheon bum
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2003 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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| at least you got a place to stay. Good luck with the job hunt. |
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itaewonguy
Joined: 25 Mar 2003
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so what your saying is.. you have spent 1.6 million or 2 million,..
you have moved over there, found a house, moved in paid rent and key money and now is out looking for a job?
sounds sweet to me man... |
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William Beckerson
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| Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2003 12:41 am Post subject: |
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It's at this point that I'd like to gloat over my free living space when I head there next month.  |
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rapier
Joined: 16 Feb 2003
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Its tough at the start, all those up front payments and extra costs until you get yourself established. Just getting to and from interviews is bad enough, when you include having to eat out all the time while you do it...the whole starting up all over again is a total pain...but hang in there and it'll work out in the long run.
I kinda had a similar experience in Taiwan before I fled back to nice and familiar korea....but I was more foolish and took less money than you. The thing you don't realise is that other countries don't look after you and set you up to the same degree as they do in good ol korea. You have to pay a lot of stuff and sort it all out yourself...
But it sounds like you've had the forward planning to make your transition succeed.
If it doesn't work out, you know you can always return to good old Gimchiland... |
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matko
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: in a world of hurt!
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| Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2003 3:49 am Post subject: Re: My start up costs in Japan |
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This is a running total of my start up costs in Japan. I came here with no job, no apartment etc. Ive been here four days and my money is flying. Just thought Id post for all those interested.
3 nights in a cheap hotel - 12,000 yen
3 months key money for apartment (one month returnable) - 96,000 yen
First 20 days of rent (moved in on the 10th, 20 days until rent collection) - 21,000 yen
Required apartment insurance - 6,000 yen
Deposit for gas company - 10,000 yen
Four days at about 3,000 yen per day living, traveling, job hunting costs - 12,000 yen
Total - 157,000 yen and I still dont have a phone or job
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omfg, i wanna do the jet program...crap if i have to pay $$ like that... 
Ill update this total every few days. Ever gotten the feeling that youve made a huge mistake??? |
You don't have to worry about any of that on the jet program. In my opinion, it's the sweetest deal in Asia!
Good luck wtf!!!
Sounds to me like you're not doing too badly for a guy who has been there less than a week!
Just take ANY job and get your visa! After that you're a free agent with his own pad!!
Awesome!!! |
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Joe Thanks
Joined: 01 Oct 2003
Location: Dudleyville
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| rapier wrote: |
| IThe thing you don't realise is that other countries don't look after you and set you up to the same degree as they do in good ol korea. You have to pay a lot of stuff and sort it all out yourself.... |
Believe me - the wangjangnim would rather not do it, but seeing that the racist housing policies in SK are far worse than in Japan - there's a reason that they "look after you."
Cheers,
Joe
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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Whatthefunk,
I went through the same experience as you in early 2001. My job in Japan had, compared to Korea, big start-up costs.
For example, let me tell you about a teacher who arrived at my hagwon in Korea last year with 40 bucks in her pocket!!! She had to borrow a bit but she made it through to the next payday. That's how different Korea is to Japan.
I found a job that meant having a have a car. The company I worked for was good enough to get me a Corrolla on monthly payments so that wasn't too bad. However, I then discovered that to park the car i had to pay 70,000 won each month for a space 200 meters from my small apartment (which, of course, I was fully paying the rent for)
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