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[denverdeath]

To each their own.

I've been here since the mid-90s. I budget for 600 monthly on entertainment these days. Sometimes I spend a bit more; sometimes a bit less. I do like to eat some "real" western food at least once a week. That can mean anything from 10-100 depending on where I eat, or if I cook at home. If I go out(which is only around once a month nowadays) for a friend's birthday or something similar, I can easily blow a hundred plus, and that ain't including ho's blows or regular blow.

I could NEVER get by on 50 monthly, let alone weekly, for entertainment. I don't envy you, but I do kind of respect you for being able to be so spartan.

[wooden nickels]

[SeoulNate]

Kind of envy that to a degree, I don't think I could do without at least 400-600 a month on entertainment stuff w/o going crazy. I suppose a lot of that depends on work though, if you have a job that consumes 10+ hours a day of your time you probably are not going to have much free time nor spend a lot of money during that time as you will most likely be just winding down from the day or sleeping.

[wooden nickels]

[PRagic]

Agree about the car, especially if you live in a city; no need. Here well over 20 years and haven't even ever come close to buying, or needing, a car. Waste.

[wooden nickels]

How much are you single guys generally spending on a date?

[Yaya]

[Lazio]

[PRagic]

I make more on one or two high end humidor flips than I spend on stogies for the year. I make it a point to fund my hobby with my hobby. In fact, I'm well in the black in the stogie and stogie stuff department lol...

Old phone so no expenses there. University and grants cover all tech, book purchases and periodicals. Compared to what we make and have working for us, we live VERY frugally. We like the FU account concept; it's nice to know you can pretty much retire if, where, and when you want.

But, yeah, it see your point. If we had kids, we might consider a car.

[denverdeath]

Not saying cars are a necessity for anyone, but glad we have one(used to have 2 but realized that was wasteful). If I were still single, or childless, I would still think that shopping at costco 4x yearly would be a real pain as there's only one here in Busan, and I don't live anywhere near it...I buy a fair amount of frozen stuff and I don't want it to thaw(I usually place it on the front seat in front of the blasting a/c even in winter). You're single? Again. not saying it's necessary, but taking a lady out on a bus or subway may not be as impressive as taking her out in a Tico...cough!...cough! I guess cabbing it MAY be more impressive than a Tico.

Also, if you like camping, or to bbq at cabins, having a car definitely makes things a lot nicer, esp if you want to do things YOUR way...I don't like BBQing samgyupsal, I like to bbq a nice thick steak, potatoes, veggies, salmon, chicken, and hamburgers. If you don't bring that stuff with you in a cooler filled with ice, you're not going to get it in Korea in the middle of nowhere.

Climate control is also nice. Most Koreans love heat, while I hate it. That's not saying I'm a lazy ass. I walk up and down our school's mountain at least twice a week. I do it for the exercise, and the "fresh" air.

[swashbuckler]