Tips to save money as expat in Taiwan?
You can survive a long time eating sweet potatoes from 711
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Move to Thailand?
Avoid bots?
Don’t get married
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how much does it cost?
Pork buns are between 10-15 not even cheaper in new Taipei sometimes
I used to survive on these but I was pretty hungry
- Buy your groceries at wet/dusk markets.
- Buy a Uber Eats membership – they often have very nice promotions (20-30% off of your entire bill). Use them on stores and restaurants that don’t hike up their in-store prices on the platform (e.g. PX Mart).
- Walk or bike everywhere.
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Live with your parents
Get a roommate
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You could also look for a rich cougar to be your sugar momma
And If you say “why not a sugar daddy?” Just consider that in 2020 there were about 98 men for every 100 women.
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Trade English lessons for food.
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Move to the countryside. Become an insufferable cad.
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I never heard the term “cad” before. Is that British slang?
I read it in a book, once. All the last century '20s kids were saying it.
Sleep in a tent and shower at the gym.
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Stop eating, drinking, and traveling. Life a hermit’s life.
That will save a sheetload of money.
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FIFY
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Could also shower in the tent. It will keep your tent from smelling and keep clothes clean. Just buy a shower head and use any of the numerous available hoses outside buildings for the water.
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Or, save on tent costs by sleeping in the rain
If the rain here does indeed cause baldness, this can also save on haircuts!
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Sleep at Taipei main station and take the bus to Costco for the free food samples (Costco Xizhi don’t check membership anymore). Shower at the $50 per hour gyms, and wash your clothes by hand in a bathroom sink.
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Stay in Nicaragua.
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This is the winner.
If my wife ever tires of my bullshite, this is the plan.
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