FarOut said:You know what's the best of immigrating to a another country, you are mostly free to leave if you don't like it
When it comes to living in the DR one of the things I enjoy most is my freedom, no one bothers me with regulations and restrictions. And if you are willing to work you can at least afford a decent living and earn around 20.000 Peso.
Do you mean 20,000 per month?
If so In what type of position can you earn 20,000 a month in DR?
And what qualifications must you have?
The two statements are not mutually exclusive. You don't need much money to live in the DR, but a Dominican salary doesn't even provide enough for that.indiana16 said:it seems to me that people contradict each other. One group of people talk about what a challenge it is to survive on a dominican salary and another group says that you don't need to have much money in DR. Who ever says one thing now and says another later should make up their minds.
HOWMAR said:The two statements are not mutually exclusive. You don't need much money to live in the DR, but a Dominican salary doesn't even provide enough for that.
indiana16 said:it seems to me that people contradict each other. One group of people talk about what a challenge it is to survive on a dominican salary and another group says that you don't need to have much money in DR.
indiana16 said:it seems to me that people contradict each other. One group of people talk about what a challenge it is to survive on a dominican salary and another group says that you don't need to have much money in DR. Who ever says one thing now and says another later should make up their minds.
Having to work hard to obtain material wealth and not take pleasure in said:DonJuan----from one Don to another...BULLS-EYES!!!!!
I think there's nothing else to say; in the end that's what it comes down to. TIME...quality TIME.
I was precisely talking about that earlier today w/ a co-worker of mines here in NYC. I was telling him how I am noticing that w/ each year that passes, all the people I know, close friends AND family have less TIME available. they are always canceling last minute, hardly visit, etc. and the one thing they always say is that " I am too busy and dont have time".
I am getting bit tired of pleading the case of making time because I feel like I am going agains the current since that's how the system works here. people are NEVER satisfied here, ALWAYS want more. part of being happy is feeling satisfied I read somewhere, and its true. as long as you're not satisfied you always feel something or "some more things" are missing. Then I was telling my friend about how in DR, there seems to be TIME for things, visit a friend, a walk, conversation....etc. even w/ all of DR's drawbacks, the TIME to enjoy the moments of life have no price, and that makes the country worth living in.
Don Juan said:My wife and I work a LOT of hours to make a LOT money to pay a LOT of bills.
We end up with very little TIME time for our children, little TIME for ourselves and no TIME to even think about a vacation.
We have a LOT of stuff we paid a LOT of money for that we don't use because we don't have the TIME to enjoy them. So, we don't actually need them if we don't use them, correct? You see, having things means diddly if you haven't the TIME to enjoy them.
Having to work hard to obtain material wealth and not take pleasure in, get pleasure or benefit from, makes absolutely no sense, does it?... What I, and quite a few of us, are trying to explain to you is that "giving up" possessions in the "first world" to live in the DR is, by far, the most advantageous trade-off anyone can make.
What makes a life pleasurable, rich & rewarding is not what you have but having the TIME to enjoy the little that you have. Capiche?
indiana16 said:[
Where you a college educated professional when you use to live in the first world?
Snuffy said:Don Juan...having said that to such perfection...you are welcome in my home anytime...Santiago.
FarOut said:Hi Indiana,
I for myself work as a independent Computer Technican (Salex, Repair, Webdesign etc.) and make at least this amount of money per month without having to work 44h / per week.
Most people I know who came from Europe/America and speak at least Spanisch/English (any other language is a plus of course) can find work in a varety of proffessions. I know one Chef-Secretary (German) which also is able to deal with international corespodense, one certified car mechanic working vor VW as chief mechanicer and he get's more than 60.000 per month, a translater making a everage of 30.000 a. s. o....
One thing which helps if you look out for an employer which is the same nationalty as you and is willing to pay more for a emploeyee which knows how he wont's his business get done. And you should alredy have working experience and speak spanish.
I for myself enjoy what I'm doin and don't feel anymore stressed out as I used to be back in Europe.
Just my 5 Cent