Raising Initial Start Up Funds

[Ini]

if you aren't getting paid for 2 months then 50man including key money and deposits, 2 months rent, 2 months utilities, startup costs blah blah blah then 50man sounds like the minimum you should be bringing. JETs normally only have to wait 3 weeks before their first pay cheque. To be honest your current job sounds ghastly. You'll probably make more cash ditching the sub teaching malarky and do some casual laboring or a retail gig.

[mothy]

Or teach somewhere other than Japan. The market for english teachers is shit here.

[Gizmotech]

Or teach somewhere other than Japan. The market for english teachers is shit here.

Word!

[Fantasylife]

Even in JET y'all had to raise funds right?

Some people did, some people didn't (me) and some people came over close to broke and miraculously survived until their first paycheck. ESID and all that.

[tobio]

iirc Interac has a loan program for new employees, don't they?

[fryfry]

My Grandmother sent me a $500 birthday check. She also the family member most opposed to my going to Japan. Yeah, I promise I'll use it on... shoes.

[AreAmEye]

My Grandmother ... the family member most opposed to my going to Japan.

Same here... showing her how to video call seems to be helping though.
...just hope that I haven't started something I'll later regret.

[Ananasboat]

My grandmother didn't even know she could call me on facebook until I called for my grandpa's 90th.

[Ini]

My grandmother died before AOL started.......... kids today dont know you're born

[AreAmEye]

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[fryfry]

we're all pretty glad that Bernie uses Facebook/email. Although I like to imagine from time to time that he has somebody else log on/set up everything, so that he can just type in one of his speeches.

one a side note, my MOM doesn't know how to use email, but that's a special case. I had to give her a 30 min. lecture on how to use her TV netflix, standing in front of the screen like the Jeopardy girl.