Some examples of how our dollar goes just a little further here in China:
- One month of Phone Service (which includes 2 home phone lines and high speed Internet service) = 50 yuan ($7 US)
- Propane tank refill = 35 yuan ($5 US)
- DVDs = 5-10 yuan ($0.60-$1.20 US)
- 1 pound of boneless skinless chicken breast (or “chicken chest” as it’s called here) = 7-8 yuan ($1 US)
- 20 ounce bottle of Coca-Cola Light (Chinese version of Diet Coke) = 3 yuan ($0.40 US)
- 40 load bag of Tide = 15 yuan ($2 US)
- 24 passport photos = 30 yuan ($4 US) (for comparison purposes Walgreens gouges you for $8.00 and you get 2 pics in the US)
Some examples of how we spend the money we save above:
- 1 small box of Minute Rice = 56 yuan ($8 US) (we have no earthly idea how to cook any other rice except for the 5 minute variety)
- 12 - 4 ounce cans of Diet Coke = 90 yuan ($12 US)
- 2 pound Roast = 200 yuan ($27 US)
- 35 ounce can of Folgers coffee = 138 yuan ($18 US)
- 1 Duncan Hines cake mix = 58 yuan ($8 US)
- Getting just a little taste of home = Priceless (even if it costs you $10 to get a box of Lucky Charms)
You forgot to add Giant Sweet Tarts to your list! I bought them for you at 50 cents a piece and spent $7.00 sending you 14 of them. But it is a taste of home and when you can't get something it is "priceless". Guess when we come we'll bring a roast! And the thought of spending $1.00 for a tomato paste sized can of coke is enough to make me think twice.
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how to cook rice
ReplyDelete1 cup rice, 1 cup of water
put them in a casserole dish with a cover
in the oven at 350 degrees for 40 - 45 minutes or until the water is all soaked up
Love, Tuck and Becca