Korean Job Discussion Forums

[cubanlord]

I send home every month. you never know....

How much do you guys send home?

[Yu_Bum_suk]

I have enough in Canada that if I had to flee Korea I'd be fine for a while.

I have enough in Korea that if my creditors in Canada got hold of my account I'd could live off what I have here for a while if need be.

[ajgeddes]

I only said money home, probably once a year, to have in my account so I can pay off my credit cards that I use when I travel.

[jinju]

Ive never sent any money home. Everything me and my wife have been able to save is in Korea and is staying here as long as we are.

[crazylemongirl]

I keep a New Zealand dollar account here. So I'm not technically sending money home, however I am not leaving it in won either.

[Demophobe]

[SPINOZA]

Other: totally randomly/when ever I feel like it (I've done it twice in 10 months, total: 4.5m). I owe approx 700GBP to my bank so I'll send another 1.5m approx when I feel like it. The rest is staying here. I'd look for some way to make my savings grow but I'm too lazy and it's the kind of thing I say I'm gonna do when having a beer with someone but never actually do and probably never will. The hassle of phone calls, opening accounts, sending money into accounts isn't worth the pittance you gain in my opinion.

[SuperFly]

Back in the mid 90's I would just keep it in the Korean banks.

Then we got hit with IMF.

I got screwed.

Lucky for me, my wife's family is loaded.

[mole]

I generally just send home child support payments.. plus activity fees, sports uniforms, birthdays, Christmas, etc.
Not building any savings back home from my teaching, for sure.

EDIT: um.. monthly. but I think I voted other. Just because I'm not paying any loans or depositing to my own accounts. Korean banks rock. Use 'em.

[pet lover]

I used to send home enough to cover my credit card with a little extra. Now, though, I have the distinct pleasure of needing to empty out my Korean account as there is too much money for me to carry on the plane. I just hope that my MOTHER continues with the withdrawals and not my father, as I inherited the bad luck with ATMs from him.

[mole]

[Wangja]

I'm the other way round really. My pay is from outside Korea so I transfer money TO Korea most months. Since I've been here, nearly 9 years, that's been around 600,000 USD. I suppose one way or another that's still here: either in cash, property or 3 Alley's drains.

[mole]

WangjaSir: I should know, but i don't. Are you married to a k-gal?
You are an enigma to some of us because you aren't a teacher.
Did you ever teach English? Do you have any idea what our
teachers' lives are like?

[Wangja]

[Wangja]

BTW, I see that association has have a vintage section for racing older boats in the class ... here's a nice shot ... my boat (1272) was very much like 1222 ...