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Depends on how many meals you want to eat in expensive restaurants if you cook for yourself you should be able to do it all on about 200 Euro

So when are you coming again?  The 500e will have to last for six weeks?  No problem if you're not out buying a lot of stuff.  For just food, shampoo, incidentals, a few restaurant meals, taxis this is plenty of money

Alliecat wrote:

So when are you coming again?  The 500e will have to last for six weeks?  No problem if you're not out buying a lot of stuff.  For just food, shampoo, incidentals, a few restaurant meals, taxis this is plenty of money

Great ! Thanks .....the restaurant will just have to wait -,I have a year anyway :-)

Don't worry man! You are not alone! I'm broke too. I just came back from vacation.

seeker of truth wrote:

Don't worry man! You are not alone! I'm broke too. I just came back from vacation.

I didn't even have a holiday ! Well, a busman's holiday in .....Belfast :-(

Dont worry Mr. Micheal i came to kingdom with 500 riyal for gods grace my company gave me another 500 for expenses (not charity they deducted from my pay).... anyways 500 euros is a lot of money to fulfill basic needs so dw and welcome to the kingdom.....

galiusman wrote:

Dont worry Mr. Micheal i came to kingdom with 500 riyal for gods grace my company gave me another 500 for expenses (not charity they deducted from my pay).... anyways 500 euros is a lot of money to fulfill basic needs so dw and welcome to the kingdom.....

Thanks !

Michael,

Have you maxed out your credit cards?

Why only 500 Euros ? Are you on some TV reality show that goes like - Survivor Series - Saudi Arabia n'th season ??

Well, I would have recommended to beg / borrow / steal, but it turns out that begging and stealing are punishable offences here.


Jokes apart, you can check with your employer for any salary advances that they provide to new joinees.

ghanshyampdave wrote:

Why only 500 Euros ? Are you on some TV reality show that goes like - Survivor Series - Saudi Arabia n'th season ??

Well, I would have recommended to beg / borrow / steal, but it turns out that begging and stealing are punishable offences here.


Jokes apart, you can check with your employer for any salary advances that they provide to new joinees.

Im sure, given the other posts, I shall survive . I have survived on less

1maxboss wrote:

Michael,

Have you maxed out your credit cards?

Yes !

You have plenty of money!  Let's see ... since I have no bills here, if I'm not going to the hairdresser or buying new clothes, only thing to spend $$ on is buying food and taxis.  $25 a week for a single person is certainly enough for food and taxi fares are reasonable.

michaelpakenham wrote:

seeker of truth wrote:

Don't worry man! You are not alone! I'm broke too. I just came back from vacation.

I didn't even have a holiday ! Well, a busman's holiday in .....Belfast :-(

No worries! Just wait for two weeks and you'll have a long week vacation because eid is coming!!!!

I think you will easily get some advances from your company.

Alliecat wrote:

You have plenty of money!  Let's see ... since I have no bills here, if I'm not going to the hairdresser or buying new clothes, only thing to spend $$ on is buying food and taxis.  $25 a week for a single person is certainly enough for food and taxi fares are reasonable.

Alhamdel allah say mashallah .

Hitch wrote:

Alliecat wrote:

You have plenty of money!  Let's see ... since I have no bills here, if I'm not going to the hairdresser or buying new clothes, only thing to spend $$ on is buying food and taxis.  $25 a week for a single person is certainly enough for food and taxi fares are reasonable.

Alhamdel allah say mashallah .

Great! Cheers ;-)

Alliecat wrote:

You have plenty of money!  Let's see ... since I have no bills here, if I'm not going to the hairdresser or buying new clothes, only thing to spend $$ on is buying food and taxis.  $25 a week for a single person is certainly enough for food and taxi fares are reasonable.

Good news! Thanks !

Hitch wrote:

Alliecat wrote:

You have plenty of money!  Let's see ... since I have no bills here, if I'm not going to the hairdresser or buying new clothes, only thing to spend $$ on is buying food and taxis.  $25 a week for a single person is certainly enough for food and taxi fares are reasonable.

Alhamdel allah say mashallah .

DUDE!  If you agree with somebody, you don't hit them with a hammer!!  You 'clink' beer mugs, like this -->

Alliecat wrote:

You have plenty of money!  Let's see ... since I have no bills here, if I'm not going to the hairdresser or buying new clothes, only thing to spend $$ on is buying food and taxis.  $25 a week for a single person is certainly enough for food and taxi fares are reasonable.

this is pretty true

eating steaks, and getting deli meats and stuff, cooking for all meals

i spend about 100USD a week TOTAL, including snacks at work and stuff

Alliecat wrote:

Hitch wrote:

Alliecat wrote:

You have plenty of money!  Let's see ... since I have no bills here, if I'm not going to the hairdresser or buying new clothes, only thing to spend $$ on is buying food and taxis.  $25 a week for a single person is certainly enough for food and taxi fares are reasonable.

Alhamdel allah say mashallah .

DUDE!  If you agree with somebody, you don't hit them with a hammer!!  You 'clink' beer mugs, like this -->

LOL i would share a bear but i was fasting

@hitch  you can clink/just don't drink!

Hitch wrote:

LOL i would share a bear but i was fasting

You mean the stuff toy, bear meat or the alcoholic one?

Kidding!

You will be just fine with 500 euros, thats a lot of money in riyadh...believe me

Oh welcome Paul. He's already here in Riyadh and earned his first pay

Alliecat wrote:

@hitch  you can clink/just don't drink!

Aha

you know me better than that ...

hey congrats michael..
wheres the treat for 1st pay?

hey 500 euros = 2450 SAR its more than enough for a month
lets say:
500 - 800  SAR for grocery for a month month
200 SAR for new simcard and credit
500 SAR Personal (shampoo, barber, shaving ...etc )

total 1500 SAR

bambinone wrote:

hey 500 euros = 2450 SAR its more than enough for a month
lets say:
500 - 800  SAR for grocery for a month month
200 SAR for new simcard and credit
500 SAR Personal (shampoo, barber, shaving ...etc )

total 1500 SAR

you're a bit late. Michael has his 1st Salary now
and he is luvin it

pkmusd wrote:

bambinone wrote:

hey 500 euros = 2450 SAR its more than enough for a month
lets say:
500 - 800  SAR for grocery for a month month
200 SAR for new simcard and credit
500 SAR Personal (shampoo, barber, shaving ...etc )

total 1500 SAR

you're a bit late. Michael has his 1st Salary now
and he is luvin it

oh pity forgive me i was just trying to help . however, we should throw welcoming party for him lol :p

yes, but  I guesss he will be more happy than us, so first he should give us a treat and then we can offer him a party.

awaiting comments fro mich.

He's already busy spending all what he earned.

Spending? Buy you meals? He came here to save money not feed the masses! Michael how much of the 500euros did you eventually spend?