| How much does a man spend on his beloved in his life? | |
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| Sep 19, 2007 02:57 |   |
 | If a Chinese man want to make his beloved lead a happy and comfortable life, how much money does he need? Let's check up a man's bill. No.1 Before they get married. Suppose they have been talking love for two years. During those two years, he spents about 2,000 yuan per month including eating, watching movies and other entertainments. In all, he spent about 50,000 to 60,000 yuan in two years. Except the expenditure mentioned above, you should buy some gifts, costumes, cosmetics, flowers and jewelries during various festivals and her birthdays. 20,000 yuan a year, is that ok? In two years, he needs about 50,000 yuan. No.2 Getting married. 200,000 yuan for their wedding ceremony. No.3 Buying a house about 100 square meters. According the present house price, he needs to pay 800,000 which includes house decoration. No.4 Buying a car. An ordinary car which is worth 150,000 yuan. If he changes the car every 10 years, he needs 450,000 yuan in 30 years. All this does not include oil and other expenditures. No.5 Raising a child. In current situation, he needs 600,000 yuan to cultivate their child from a baby to a college graduate at least. No.6 Family expenditure. He needs 3,500 yuan a month to make a good living. The amount is 1260,000 yuan for 30 years, which does not include medicare and other expenditure. To be fair, his beloved should also burden the expenditure. Here comes the result: 60,000 + 50,000 + 200,000/2 + 800,000/2 + 450,000 + 600,000/2 + 1260,000/2 = 1990,000. Can you believe it? Personally, I think that such a life is really comfortable and happy. Perhaps, a bit luxurious. His beloved must be happy too. Do you ever make such a bill? What do you think of it? In you opinion, how much money is enough? |
| Sep 19, 2007 05:22 | #1 |
| :-) Good mathematics, Ice! Maybe I should have thought about that before marrying. Think I´d better find a new job ;-) |
| Sep 19, 2007 12:08 | #2 |
| A Chinese wedding costs 200,000 RMB??? That's $26000+ USD!!! How could any Chinese man afford a Chinese wedding making 5000 RMB a month wages? Something does not seem correct. Do you mean if my gal and I decided to marry in China I will have to have $26000+ USD available to pay for the wedding??? YIKES! :-/ |
| Sep 19, 2007 12:52 | #3 |
| I think cost of Chinese wedding depends of how much guests are invited. Mean how many tables must there be. I read somewhere that 8 is some kind of "magical" number; not under 8 tables to each sides. (bride´s family and groom´s family side) Also not more tables to other side. If I have understood right, that means if bride´s family needs 10 tables, must buy 10 tables to groom´s side, needed or not.(?) I have heard one table is about 1500 - 2000 rmb. If that is correct, then 20 tables is 40,000 rmb. To bride´s parents, say 20.000 rmb and other costs (whatever they might be), say 20,000 rmb. I think 100,000 rmb is more than enough for average Chinese wedding. And must remember, red envelopes give some of the investment back. |
| Sep 19, 2007 12:55 | #4 |
| Oh, forgot. If Lao Po goes to work, then maybe Lao Gong might be able to spend some time with is Lao Po in the evenings instead of working overnight to collect all money needed. |
| Sep 19, 2007 18:12 | #5 |
| I mean no disrespect, but Americans have been told that Chinese people are still poor even though China is an emerging nation. We do Chinese people making 5000 RMB/month find the sort of money required for a wedding? It baffles me because a friend in Beijing told me that professional people in my company there are paid 20-30 thousand dollars/year. I remember being paid that much money and I would never have been able to afford to get married if the big wedding celebration was required. |
| Sep 19, 2007 21:15 | #6 |
| Cost for weddings differs from places to places. If you get married in Northwest China, I believe that you do not have to pay so much. But how about in Shanghai? I find some data in another thread in this forum. One table is about 4000 yuan. what about 20 tables? 80,000 yuan. To decorate your weddings, flowers are needed. Some companies ask for 4000 to 5000 yuan for decoration. Of course, you need to give 彩礼 to your bride's family. Except those expenditures, you have to rent cars, taking wedding photos and buying some clothes. In this situation, 100000 yuan is not enough. Griz, We do Chinese people making 5000 RMB/month find the sort of money required for a wedding? To my understanding, they care about their faces very much. Both bride and groom do not want be looked down by others. For girls, wedding is the most sacred and important. I believe that every bride dreams of a wonderful and luxurious wedding ceremony. But how many of them can realize their dreams? |
| Sep 20, 2007 18:02 | #7 |
| ...absolutely amazing! So I guess the trick is not to invite "cheapskates" to your 200000 RMB wedding!!! WOW! |
| Sep 25, 2007 01:20 | #8 |
| This is an enormous figure for those working people. When my brother got married, he seldom spent a lot of money because he bought an appartment by installment. He did not hold a grand wedding ceremony to celebrate. Instead, his wife and him went to Jiuzhaigou to spend their honeymoon. I think it is perfect. Face is very important, but we need to live. Spending 200000 yuan to hold a wedding ceremony is too luxurious unless you are very rich. |
| Sep 25, 2007 22:11 | #9 |
| Face is very important, but we need to live. Totally agree with you, Kevin. Getting married is not for showing off. Before you get married, you should think about your economic capacity----whether you can afford such a luxurious wedding ceremony. Do not borrow money to hold such a luxurious wedding cereomony. Otherwise, your marriage will be painful. |
| Oct 19, 2007 04:42 | #10 |
| If he really love his beloved, he never cares about how much he will spend on her. Love can not be measured by money. |
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