Locations: Tbilisi, Mtskheta [Republic of Georgia]
This week, I discovered the ultimate hack: get someone else to pay for everything. It was made possible by virtue of my being a native English speaker (and a little luck). More on this later….
Transportation
On Monday, I took the metro to English club: $0.20. I’d started going the previous week to meet people, and that day it paid off. I met a Georgian who wants to improve his English, and we’ve been getting along well ever since. As demonstrated by….
On Wednesday evening, I went to მცხეთა (Mtskheta). We took my newfound friend’s car, and it cost me nothing! He’s been showing me around a few places, and describing everything in English. I correct him when he makes mistakes, and he’s been showering me with gifts. I’ve told him a few times he’s taking it a bit over the top, but he won’t listen.
Accommodation
This is pretty boring by now. The daily rate to rent a room in the house is $5.48 for this month.
Food
I’ve made a few trips to the grocery store, but far fewer than normal thanks to my new student. He’s taken me out to dinner a few times, and even cooked once or twice. Like I said, over the top….
Other
Travel insurance: $8.64 per day.
VPN service: $0.13 per day.
Strangely, nothing else came up this week. There’s usually something….
Summary
| Week 31 | ||||||||
| Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Total | |
| Travel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Lodging | 5.48 | 5.48 | 5.48 | 5.48 | 5.48 | 5.48 | 5.48 | 38.36 |
| Food | 1.98 | 4.34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.99 | 0 | 10.31 |
| Other | 8.77 | 8.77 | 8.77 | 8.77 | 8.77 | 8.77 | 8.77 | 61.39 |
| Total | 16.23 | 18.59 | 14.25 | 14.45 | 14.25 | 18.24 | 14.25 | 110.26 |
So yeah…. It’s been a super cheap week. Is English your native language? Do you enjoy teaching? I know I do. It’s fun to see my new student’s progress. There are ways to get jobs teaching where they’ll even pay for your accommodation and give you a small salary too.
See you all next week….
