a little break down of your 89,000
89,000
-26.700 (tax set aside)
-24,000 (the mythical rent you plan on paying.
- 8,000 (cheap food for a single guy- not eating out)
- 2,500 (A/C, water, natural gas - some months my AC alone was more than this)
- 1,200 (Internet/cable)
- 1,500 (bus's and trains.. no taxis )
- 1000 MPF
Thats 62,500K and you've not left your flat. You've only bought food, sat at home, and gone to work. Haven't even paid to use the gym in Tung Chung.
No kids, no wife, no DEBT in the UK.. you may have some money left to do stuff, but my point is you may have 16-800 GBP's left. No travel home yet, no vacations. No picking up a chick taking her to a movie.
If you're in the UK, and get a job that gives you even 900 left over, you get a PENSION, HEALTHCARE, and some sort of rights as a worker. You don't have that here.
I write the above with no malice , or intention to fight. It is what it is.
The money maker here for me is(was) the CNY bonus, Travel Allowance and Gratutity. It is almost 4 months pay for me. We do stuff, and save with that.
Last edited by AAIGUY; 18th Jun 2012 at 11:22.