What is possibly the biggest expense you have in life?\u00a0 Housing.\u00a0 Your bill usually comes in the form of a mortgage payment or rent.\u00a0 On top of that bill, most people also have to pay utilities, not just one utility, but all of them.\u00a0 Some heating or electricity bills can reach very high amounts during the winter in some areas of the Northern Hemisphere. All of these bills add up and you find yourself with very little money left over for other things in life (like the other most popular expense of international school teachers: travel!).<\/p>\n Now imagine a life when you don\u2019t have to worry about paying your rent.\u00a0 Even better, try to imagine a life not having to pay for your rent or even any of your utilities.\u00a0 In the international school community that life can be a reality.\u00a0 For many of us in Asia, SE Asia and in the Middle East (and Africa, Eastern Europe, etc\u2026) that reality is a welcomed event in our lives.\u00a0 Without having to worry about paying your rent, many other opportunities present themselves.\u00a0 For once in your life you don\u2019t see your bank account go down to its last $50.\u00a0 For once you see yourself saving money without even trying to save.\u00a0 For once you can literally go out to eat every night if you wanted to.\u00a0 With your \u201cextra\u201d money in hand, you might even decide that getting a massage one or two times a week in now within your budget.\u00a0 You might now decide that you can afford a more expensive trip that would have otherwise been out of your budget.<\/p>\n With all that being said about the \u201cgood life\u201d, having to pay for your rent isn\u2019t automatically a bad thing.\u00a0 If your salary is quite high, you might just be making the same amount of money even after you deduct the amount you are paying towards your rent.\u00a0 Though the cost of living might be higher than the place you once were with the \u201cfree rent\u201d, you still might find that you have a similar budget for traveling and extra expenses.\u00a0 Clearly it is very important to note exactly how much money you will be netting each month and how much your apartment will cost you at the international school you are considering.<\/p>\n On www.internationalschoolcommunity.com<\/a> we have a topic under the Benefits section that is specifically about sharing information about the housing situation at the school.\u00a0 It is called: Details about the staff housing or the housing allowance. If there is no housing allowance, how much are rent costs and utilities.<\/strong><\/p>\n There have been 100s of comments and information already submitted in this topic on numerous school profile pages on our website.\u00a0 Log-on today to check out the latest comments related to housing about the international schools that interest you most.\u00a0 If you currently work at or have worked at an international school, please also log-on and share what you know about the housing situation.<\/p>\n Additionally, the Educatorsoverseas<\/a> website also has a page about different housing situations at international schools that you might want to check out.<\/p>\n So, how much does your current school pay for your housing benefits?\u00a0 Go to the homepage<\/a> of International School Community and submit your vote today!\u00a0 You can check out the latest voting results here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A new survey has arrived! 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