Can
I earn enough to take care of my living expenses while studying
in NZ?
Don’t worry boss…you can earn
enough money towards living expenses while studying in New Zealand.
You may not be able to buy a brand new Ferrari but at least you
don’t have to call Mummy and Daddy every month for pocket
money. Once you leave, they will probably be happy they got rid
of you in the first place anyways, so you don’t have to
become a monthly pain in the #*% again.
This is how much you can earn while you are a student in New Zealand:
There are 48 weeks in the year
(12 months X 4 weeks). Out of these, for 42 weeks you can work
20 hours per week and 40 hours for the rest of the 6 weeks. These
6 weeks are normally the Christmas and New Year vacation. The
minimum wage in New Zealand right now is $12 per hour. This means
if anyone pays you less than this, you can basically kick his
ass. Legally…not literally! Anyway here is the calculation
of your earning:
42
weeks X 20 hours X $12 = $10,080
6 weeks X 40 hours X $12 = $2,880
Total
earning in the year = $12,960
TOTAL
earning per month = $1080 = Rs.32,500 approximately
Now
for the bad news…the expenses per month:
Rent
= $350 (If you are sharing a flat with a couple of friends)
Food = $50 (Yes, provisions are very cheap and won’t cost
more than this)
Travel = $50 (You can get student discount on travel)
Phone = $50 (Use SMS more than voice to save more and don’t
call Mummy everyday)
Misc = $100 (Girlfriend/boyfriend, etc. But make her/him pay and
try to save this)
Tax = $200 (Shit happens man. Can’t escape it)
TOTAL
expense per month = $800 = Rs.24,000 approximately
See,
you can earn enough to live quite comfortably while studying.
The balance $280 (Rs.8400) can perhaps be used to pay
the interest if you have taken a student loan in India.
All calculations above are based on real facts and you can verify
this with anyone studying in New Zealand right now. If you think
we are bullshitting you with these calculations, we can even give
you email ids of some of our own students and they will tell you
whether this is true or false.
Warning: Some stupid consultants will
tell you that you can actually earn a lot of money while you are
studying. The only way you can do this is if you bunk classes
and work full time which is ILLEGAL. So you be careful about these
jokers because they will tell you anything to make you a client.
If you get caught working more than the legal hours as a student
you can get into serious trouble with the NZ authorities. They
can even revoke your student visa and send you back home. We can
imagine how popular you will be with Daddy then!
So be good boys and girls and only stick to what your student
visa permits. You will be safe and never be sorry. Focus on your
studies and you will earn enough as soon as you graduate, get
your 12 months work permit and
move into legal full-time work.
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