Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Darkness]

How much money are people sending home each month in CDN, or W?

I'm hoping to send home more cash, but my school said no extra work until maybe March. There must be something else I could, maybe hand out flyers for the hogwon or something promoting extra classes? I'm frustrated now...

[RachaelRoo]

Have you seen the Canadian $ to won exchange rate recently? 796 won to the dollar....best I've seen in my time here.

I'm sending home everything I can scrape together, including my change collection, which has now gone past the 100,000w mark!

[Darkness]

It's awesome for sending home cash!!

[Keepongoing]

i send home a minimum of 1,000,000 won a month

[SuperHero]

I send about $500 per year.

[dog_disco]

A million, minimum per month- that almost $1200 CD right now. Ideally, I send closer to 1.5 + bask in the exchange rate which makes it almost 1,750$. Assa!

[slow_life]

[jlb]

Ideally 1.7 million won/month. I have a couple extra million won hanging around in my bank account here for emergency purposes but I think I'll send home half of that now that the exchange rate is so good.

[Darkness]

Last month I sent home 1.7, and it converted to $2100cdn...but it has left me a bit dry this month.

[europe2seoul]

About 600,000 won. Rest I spend in Korea + 200,000 buffer.

[jmbran11]

I send between 2,300,000 - 3,300,000 depending on my salary (I send as much as I make legally), but I've got a husband teaching here as well who is paid in cash, so I don't need to spend any of my salary So, consider shacking up and you'll earn faster.

[rockstarsmooth]

i send back anywhere between 1.6 and 1.9 each month. i've got a wife to support at home, so a fair chunk of my cash goes to her.
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[europe2seoul]

Question to people living off their salary and no privates which are against visa policy.

If you send 1.7 milion+ home - how do you live from paycheck to paycheck?

[jlb]

I send home 1.7 mill a month and don't do any privates.

I make 2.3 a month. From this, minus pension, tax, health, bills,etc, I'm left with just under 2.1 of that.

That's 100 000 won a week for food, entertainment, etc. Plenty to live on if you're not a big drinker. You can even do a bit of travelling around Korea on this budget.

[b_canadian_eh]

The wife and I (two salaries) have sent over 10,000$ home in 6 months and that includes trips to Japan, Philippines and now Vietnam. Don't spend much on drinking and that is the difference from alot of people on here. And the two salaries is nice.