Comments on: An Example ALT Budget http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2009/04/29/1297/ Deas Richardson is currently living as a JET and teaching English in the middle of the Seto Inland Sea, a gorgeous part of Japan. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:30:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tracey http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2009/04/29/1297/comment-page-1/#comment-66460 Tracey Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:22:53 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/?p=1297#comment-66460 Wow thanks for getting back to fast! Of course I have a million other questions for you... if you have time of course, I hope you don't mind! <br>so what does 38000 get you? is it a big apartment? house? how many bedrooms? Do you live way out in the sticks? or in a suburban/urban area? Do you think 230000 yen a month is a realistic number for a family of three to live on? actually it could be less then that even... they take out a percentage for the health insurance. Man I want to go sooooo bad! JET would have been perfect for my situation, but it didn't work out and I'm exploring other options. I've already had to disregard all Eikawa because of the hours alone. I want this one to work! <br><br>Also, just wanted to say thatnks so much for posting this... not only is it up to date, it also gives practical, usable numbers. everything else I found was vague sating cities are expensive, and the country is cheap without any real numbers. <br><br>Thanks! Wow thanks for getting back to fast! Of course I have a million other questions for you… if you have time of course, I hope you don't mind!
so what does 38000 get you? is it a big apartment? house? how many bedrooms? Do you live way out in the sticks? or in a suburban/urban area? Do you think 230000 yen a month is a realistic number for a family of three to live on? actually it could be less then that even… they take out a percentage for the health insurance. Man I want to go sooooo bad! JET would have been perfect for my situation, but it didn't work out and I'm exploring other options. I've already had to disregard all Eikawa because of the hours alone. I want this one to work!

Also, just wanted to say thatnks so much for posting this… not only is it up to date, it also gives practical, usable numbers. everything else I found was vague sating cities are expensive, and the country is cheap without any real numbers.

Thanks!

]]> By: Deas http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2009/04/29/1297/comment-page-1/#comment-66455 Deas Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:52:21 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/?p=1297#comment-66455 Hi there! Thanks for the comment. Yes, my housing is subsidized. I live in<br>the countryside in public teacher's housing, and the contract stipulates<br>that the board of education pays half. (With your quick mental math skills<br>you can see that were I not subsidized, I'd still only be paying about<br>38,000円 a month.) I hope that helps you! Too bad about JET not working for<br>you, but I'm glad you're being proactive about your goal! Hi there! Thanks for the comment. Yes, my housing is subsidized. I live in
the countryside in public teacher's housing, and the contract stipulates
that the board of education pays half. (With your quick mental math skills
you can see that were I not subsidized, I'd still only be paying about
38,000円 a month.) I hope that helps you! Too bad about JET not working for
you, but I'm glad you're being proactive about your goal!

]]> By: Tracey http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2009/04/29/1297/comment-page-1/#comment-66454 Tracey Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:04:03 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/?p=1297#comment-66454 Hello <br>I was wondering, that 19000 yen per month for your rent... is your housing subsidized? Are you in the Inaka or the city? I'm curious because I've applied for Interac and the pay with them is only like 230000 to 250000 yen a month and I have a daughter and a husband that would be coming with me, and I want to know if I could realistically support my family on that kind of income? Applied for JET 2 years running now... was an alternate the first time, and not even an interview the second time... I don't want to wait around anymore ! <br>Any info helps a lot! Thanks! Hello
I was wondering, that 19000 yen per month for your rent… is your housing subsidized? Are you in the Inaka or the city? I'm curious because I've applied for Interac and the pay with them is only like 230000 to 250000 yen a month and I have a daughter and a husband that would be coming with me, and I want to know if I could realistically support my family on that kind of income? Applied for JET 2 years running now… was an alternate the first time, and not even an interview the second time… I don't want to wait around anymore !
Any info helps a lot! Thanks!

]]> By: Deas http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2009/04/29/1297/comment-page-1/#comment-66303 Deas Sat, 09 May 2009 12:39:10 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/?p=1297#comment-66303 Yeah - it's a tradeoff for living in the countryside. It's subsidized. :-) Yeah – it's a tradeoff for living in the countryside. It's subsidized. :-)

]]> By: David Thomas http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2009/04/29/1297/comment-page-1/#comment-66302 David Thomas Sat, 09 May 2009 10:10:24 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/?p=1297#comment-66302 I can't believe the rent! ¥19,000 per month is amazingly cheap. One of the many advantages of living outside of Tokyo I guess :) I can't believe the rent! ¥19,000 per month is amazingly cheap. One of the many advantages of living outside of Tokyo I guess :)

]]> By: Deas http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2009/04/29/1297/comment-page-1/#comment-54215 Deas Sat, 09 May 2009 08:39:10 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/?p=1297#comment-54215 Yeah - it's a tradeoff for living in the countryside. It's subsidized. :-) Yeah – it's a tradeoff for living in the countryside. It's subsidized. :-)

]]> By: David Thomas http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2009/04/29/1297/comment-page-1/#comment-54211 David Thomas Sat, 09 May 2009 06:10:24 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/?p=1297#comment-54211 I can't believe the rent! ¥19,000 per month is amazingly cheap. One of the many advantages of living outside of Tokyo I guess :) I can't believe the rent! ¥19,000 per month is amazingly cheap. One of the many advantages of living outside of Tokyo I guess :)

]]> By: Mladen http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2009/04/29/1297/comment-page-1/#comment-54124 Mladen Fri, 08 May 2009 18:29:01 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/?p=1297#comment-54124 #<br><br>Hi,<br><br>this is good information, perhaps you can consider to use it to contribute to our worldwide cost of living free online software :<br><br><a href="http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" rel="nofollow">http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/</a><br>? #

Hi,

this is good information, perhaps you can consider to use it to contribute to our worldwide cost of living free online software :

http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/
?

]]> By: Mladen http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2009/04/29/1297/comment-page-1/#comment-54123 Mladen Fri, 08 May 2009 18:25:44 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/?p=1297#comment-54123 #<br><br>Hi,<br><br>this is good information, regarding cost of living, could you perhaps contribute to my new cost of living free online software :<br><br><a href="http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" rel="nofollow">http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/</a><br>? #

Hi,

this is good information, regarding cost of living, could you perhaps contribute to my new cost of living free online software :

http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/
?

]]> By: Andy http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2009/04/29/1297/comment-page-1/#comment-53865 Andy Wed, 06 May 2009 03:03:11 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/?p=1297#comment-53865 A very detailed account of where your money goes. I wrote a much rougher version of my <a href="http://www.altdirectory.net/blog/alt-finance/alt-budget/" rel="nofollow">ALT budget</a> here.<br><br>In the post yesterday I just got a bill for 34,500 yen...damn road tax! A very detailed account of where your money goes. I wrote a much rougher version of my ALT budget here.

In the post yesterday I just got a bill for 34,500 yen…damn road tax!

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