As far as money goes, I’m at about the same spot as I was before.  I’ve been spending about an average of $16/day ($120/wk ish), including our lodging which is a significant chunk of change at $6/day.  Some expenses have definitely gone up (clubs here charge wayyyyyyy more for beer than our little local pubs, and well, I’ve been exploring the club scene a bit) but I’m not to my magic scary number of $400.00 yet.  Good news is I have a job, I should be starting teaching soon, and I’m the only one here who gets paid every two weeks as opposed to every month.  So hopefully that $400 mark never gets met, that would be nice.  Here are some of the significant expenses I’ve run into the last couple weeks:

Entrance into factory party: 100,000 dong ($5.60)

Beers at factory party: 50,000 dong ($2.80)

Beers at Cage Nightclub (free entrance): 60,000 dong ($3.36)

Ladies Night at Lush Nightclub: FREE

Ladies Night Booze at Lush Nighclub: FREE (I LOVE THIS PLACE)

“Hooker Noodles” (as coined by the Saigon cast in Season 1): 25,000 dong ($1.40)

Ban Minh (sandwiches filled with deliciousness)- 10,000 dong ($0.56)

Bus Ticket to Vũng Tàu Beach- 110,000 dong ($6.16)

Motorbike Taxi (used for four hours for the job search)- 200,000 dong ($11.20)

Total Money Spent since in Vietnam (3 Weeks): About $350.00