49 frugal living in South Korea tips

Whether you’re staying in South Korea to
work, study or build a family here, you’ll
survive and even succeed! Here are some
tips how to make that happen.
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A 10 here, a 10 there, it really
adds up and before you know it,
you’ve spent more than 50,000
that day.
Think carefully about it
and consider whether
or not it’s really necessary.

This way,
you won’t be tempted
to eat
junk food
or processed stuff,
which can really add up.

Seriously-you’ll save so much money on a
variety of stuff.

They’re usually
a lot cheaper
than places like
Lotte Mart or Emart,
especially the Lotte,
which as we
all know if total
and complete
rip-off.

http://www.iherb.com/
It’s an
American company
that specializes
in health food,
vitamins and supplements,
although they do
have all the
junk food from
Home, as well
(ummm…Salt & Vinegar chips!!!).

Stay at home and enjoy Korea instead of
taking expensive tropical vacations around
Asia, particularly if you’re paying off debt.

Although health care in Korea is cheap, it’ll
still cost you something so try to be as
healthy as possible.

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It’ll be delicious,
people will appreciate
a healthy option
and it will be way
less expensive than
bringing meat products.

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You can haggle for stuff in markets, or find some
Korean friends.

Even if it’s like an hour or two, it really is
possible.

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Things like oil,
laundry soap
and pasta sauce
are on sale a lot
so never buy them
at full price.
Just hold out for
a 1+1 sale and get 2!

They’re really cheap and healthy too. Fried,
boiled, poached, scrambled, etc, etc. Yum!

You’ll save a hundred won or so every single time
you take the subway or bus.

You’ll get some tax credit of some sort at the
end of the year.

You’ll have to pay a fee, which can add up.

Most of it is way overpriced in Korea. The more
you can live like a Korean, the less money you’ll
spend

It’s great exercise, there are a million and one
mountains and you can enjoy some quality
conversation time with your friends.

When you get busy, you can just grab and go
instead of having to eat out.

You can transfer money
to your home country
way more cheaply
and easily than going
into the bank and
having the
teller do it for you.

Sure, it’s fun but conditions are terrible in
Korea and it’s also wicked expensive. If you’re
lucky, you can maybe see a sea urchin!

Go to local book-swaps for free reading
material or exchange with friends.

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eat-vegan/
It’s great for your health and good for the wallet,
especially in Korea where things like meat and
dairy are really expensive.

Nothing says accountability than everyone
knowing about your splurges!

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gory/frugal-living/

You know, the ones who waited to sell their crap
until like 2 days before they’re leaving.

Here’s how I shop for food and household stuff,
cheaply.
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shopping-list-and-taking-advantage-of-sales/

Make it your
biggest meal
of the day,
by far.
Then, just eat
something small
for breakfast
and dinner.

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It’s going to be
the best
$3.99 you spend
all year,
for sure.

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I’ve survived for a lot of years in Korea
without it. You can too!

Do all your errands, get to work, meet friends,
etc.

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healthy-living-snacks-and-meals-at-work/
DO NOT go out to eat all the time.

Here’s how to bring some snacks with you:
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road-trip-snacks/

If you don’t want
to fill up
your bottles
at work,
get a Brita
which will be
way cheaper
than buying bottles.

You’ll be happy
to stay home
instead of always
feeling like
you need
to go out.
Plus, you can
invite friends over.

It’s kind of expensive and you can exercise for
free easily enough.

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You probably have
a balcony so
take advantage of it,
especially herbs
which are way
too expensive
in Korea
and not
easy to find.

These are my tried and tested
tips to Frugal Living
in South Korea.
If you want to know more
about how to survive
in South Korea follow me
on Twitter, buy my books
on Amazon and visit
my website:
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Website: www.wealthyenglishteacher.com
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