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r.
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 Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 12:54 pm Post subject: Awesome ways to save money on esl teacher's salary |
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I'm going to list a couple to get us started:
1. Always say "Chom KkaKa jususeyo" just before buying at a store where it seems like you can negotiate. Usually saves me at least 5,000 won every time, like here: http://mykoreaandi.blogspot.com/2013/10/kaka-juseyo.html Maybe it is only because they are impressed I am trying.
2. Get the Honey extension for Google Chrome when online shopping: www.joinhoney.com to apply coupon codes automatically when you shop online. Nobrainer |
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guavashake
Joined: 09 Nov 2013
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| Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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Make toilet paper last twice as long
Use both sides |
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Stan Rogers
Joined: 20 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 4:08 pm Post subject: |
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| guavashake wrote: |
Make toilet paper last twice as long
Use both sides |
 Even better, just use your hand. |
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So Sincere
Joined: 04 Apr 2011
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| Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Soju is cheaper than beer. |
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Died By Bear
Joined: 13 Jul 2010
Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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| Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Sell your used toothbrushes to other cheap bastards in the buy/sell forum. |
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Squire
Joined: 26 Sep 2010
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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| I must have saved some money this summer on air con. I'm sure I've only turned mine on two or three times. If I've used it four times thus far I'd be surprised- the preceding three summers were much hotter than this has been |
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EZE
Joined: 05 May 2012
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| Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 12:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Squire wrote: |
| I must have saved some money this summer on air con. I'm sure I've only turned mine on two or three times. If I've used it four times thus far I'd be surprised- the preceding three summers were much hotter than this has been |
I didn't turn mine on. It's broken.
I haven't eaten in a restaurant on my own dime since February or so. I cook everything at home and drink only tap water, tea, or instant coffee. Mostly tap water. A 20 kg bag of rice is cheap and goes a looooong way.
I'm not buying anymore new clothes until I arrive in the USA at the end of the year. My jeans are getting worn out and I'll dispose of them when I leave, along with other old clothing. It'll help keep me under the luggage weight limit when I leave.
I got a vasectomy. |
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Maserial
Joined: 31 Jul 2005
Location: The Web
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| Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 1:34 pm Post subject: |
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| EZE wrote: |
I haven't eaten in a restaurant on my own dime since February or so. I cook everything at home and drink only tap water, tea, or instant coffee. Mostly tap water. A 20 kg bag of rice is cheap and goes a looooong way.
I got a vasectomy. |
Isn't this thread about awesome ways to save money? |
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KimchiNinja
Joined: 01 May 2012
Location: Gangnam
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wings
Joined: 09 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Set up an automatic withdrawal from the account that your pay goes into. Have 1,000,000 takes out the day after payday. Even at the lower end of the ESL pay scale you should be able to save 1,000,000 a month and still live well. |
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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| I rarely go to bars or pubs anymore. That saves me at least 300k per month. Also, the Korean chonsei housing system enables me to live rent free. |
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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| Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Think outside the money box. Generosity begets windfalls. |
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Sector7G
Joined: 24 May 2008
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| Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 7:47 am Post subject: |
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| Some of these "ways to save money" you guys are touting, like never going out and/or living a spartan lifestyle I can completely understand and even admire as long as you are talking about as a temporary solution to pay off some debt or to save a down payment for a house or a business. And I know that a lot of people have used their time in Korea to do just that. But come on, life is also to enjoy. For most of us the ESL gig affords us a great economical way to see a new part of the world - we should take advantage of it. |
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 4:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Sector7G wrote: |
| Some of these "ways to save money" you guys are touting, like never going out and/or living a spartan lifestyle I can completely understand and even admire as long as you are talking about as a temporary solution to pay off some debt or to save a down payment for a house or a business. And I know that a lot of people have used their time in Korea to do just that. But come on, life is also to enjoy. For most of us the ESL gig affords us a great economical way to see a new part of the world - we should take advantage of it. |
It depends what stage you are at in life. I'm married and in my 30s. When I came here 8 years ago, it was different. I hardly saved a penny every month because I would basically piss it all away in bars. Now I'm older I don't feel that urge so much. I prefer to save money for my two annual vacations in more enjoyable countries. |
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Sector7G
Joined: 24 May 2008
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| Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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| cj1976 wrote: |
It depends what stage you are at in life. I'm married and in my 30s. When I came here 8 years ago, it was different. I hardly saved a penny every month because I would basically piss it all away in bars. Now I'm older I don't feel that urge so much. I prefer to save money for my two annual vacations in more enjoyable countries. |
Ok, but that's a little bit different. Yes, you are still "saving" around 300K a month by not going to the pubs, but you probably don't want to so much anymore anyway since you are married so it's not like a hardship that takes extraordinary willpower or anything. I'm sure the two of you still go out to eat or order in occasionally, in addition to your vacations, right?
Anyway, it does not matter. I'm probably the last person in the world who should be advising someone else on how they should spend their money...  |
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