Showing posts with label 2001. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2001. Show all posts

Monday, October 28, 2019

How to stay connected to China and keep relatives happy?

Oct. 28, 2019

Introduction


It is my personal finance research. I like to figure out how many hours I spend in a year to chat with relatives in China. I am a single person and 53 years old, I like to figure out how to make a living in Canada.

How many hours?


The idea is to look into how efficient I am compared to 20 years ago. I used to spend a few time $200/ month US dollars on long distance calls to China from 1999 to 2001.

I think that I was not efficient to communicate with relatives. I used to pay 65 cent/ minute in US dollar for long distance call from 1996 to 2000.

I used to talk to my mom every day later when the calling card was cheaper after 2000.

I have to learn how to discipline myself. Do not waste time and money.

Being frugal


I like to challenge myself. Do not spend time on wechat. Cut time to minimum.