> One for teachers everywhere, can you live reasonably well on your
> earnings as a teacher?

> I'm making about US$900 a month (net) which is a fairly good salary
> for Mexico. If I was single it would be more than enough, however I
> have a wife and two kids and it is a consistent struggle to make ends
> meet. We have a comfortable standard of living by local standards,
> but things I would take for granted back home in Australia or NZ
> require major sacrifices to get.

> Things like telephone, refrigerator, car, computer. We can live
> without all of these, and for years we did (still no telephone) but
> sometimes it really is depressing.

> How do the rest of you live in different countries? Can you save a
> bit? Are you able to visit other countries? Fly "home" to
> see your folks? Buy yourself little luxury items from time to time?
> I'm very interested in how the rest of you are going.

> To answer my own question, I'd say Mexico is OK to work in, but only
> if you're single.

Mike B, I think you can live on your salary in South Korea and save even as a married couple. My wife and I will be trying it soon - of course, we are both working at the school I am talking about, but our combined salary there isn't much greater than I made in Seoul alone before I met her.