We forgot to post this picture earlier. This money came from the bank, not a monopoly game. To get our mansion we had to pay: one month's rent (200,000 yen), deposit (200,000 yen), key money (one-time fee that everyone pays when renting a place in Japan: 200, 000 yen), agent fee (200,000 yen), and fire insurance (10,ooo yen). I don't know why we look so happy to be paying this much money. Anyway, we heard that it is much worse in Korea. A friend told us that he had to carry a suitcase full of money, 3 years worth of rent paid up front, to get his place. What we had to carry was mere chump change in comparison...
Friday, August 1, 2008
Money Bags
We forgot to post this picture earlier. This money came from the bank, not a monopoly game. To get our mansion we had to pay: one month's rent (200,000 yen), deposit (200,000 yen), key money (one-time fee that everyone pays when renting a place in Japan: 200, 000 yen), agent fee (200,000 yen), and fire insurance (10,ooo yen). I don't know why we look so happy to be paying this much money. Anyway, we heard that it is much worse in Korea. A friend told us that he had to carry a suitcase full of money, 3 years worth of rent paid up front, to get his place. What we had to carry was mere chump change in comparison...
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He he he!! I remember thinking the same thing when we were in Korea. It's amazing that we would get $900 worth of yen in $10 bills!! :) Does Yokota not have a "GI Bill Pay" so the rent can come straight from your bank account?
I don't know if we have that or not. I'll have to check in to it. You have to tell me about Korea sometime. Erik and I want to go there to vacation at some point.
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