Korean Job Discussion Forums

[traveler007]

For those people that try and save their money each month, how much and what percentage of your monthly salary are you able to save for a rainy day?

[T-J]

Better to ask what expenses you can expect in Korea, that will give you an idea of what salary you require to achieve the savings you desire.

Here is a thread about that.

http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=141209&highlight=frugal

[asams]

most people can live pretty comfortably on 1 million won per month. It really depends on where you live and what kind of lifestyle you lead. I'm 22 so I still like to hang out with friends at night and spend a little more money. The better question might be how people budget their money and in what city they live in. I don't really have a set budget, but I've been fine so far

[Ilsanman]

I save at least 2 million a month.

[poet13]

1 million a month. Family of four. We're rural.

[Draz]

It really depends how much money you're making to start with, you know...

[saw6436]

50-60% of monthly income.

[harlowethrombey]

try to save close to 2 million a month.

it all depends on how much you want to go out drinking. most things here are real cheap but if you take a long night out then a long taxi ride back home you can be spending upwards of 100,000 won a night on the weekend.

also, if you like hookers.

[zeldalee13]

1 million won

[losing_touch]

1 Million per month ... I support my wife and have a dog ....

[cruisemonkey]

[Big Mac]

I save about 1.2 million month. If I'm working after school classes, all of that goes into savings too. So sometimes 1.6 million. I usually budget about a million won for spending money each month, though I don't always spend all of that.

[SOOHWA101]

Depends on your lifestyle. I try not to dump too much at the casinos, and I don't eat steak every night, either.

I stick close to 3.2-3.4 away every month. It varies.

[crosbystillsstash]

[chickenpie]

I save about 3 mill a month myself, with my wife's income included about 8.