Comments on: I saved $2,500 by buying 2 items abroad. Is that un-American?

By: preschool

preschool — Tue, 05 May 2009 10:19:08 +0000

I searched on google and I had a hard time located the right info….until I found your blog.

By: Health Insurance, Doctors Visits, and Prescription Medicine | How to Save Money

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:04:36 +0000

[...] items like prescription eyeglasses or contact lens, shop around online to see if you can get a good [...]

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:27:20 +0000

And, contact lenses. Bring your boxes with you to Thailand, and they can give you the same scrip, often even the same brands. This is probably true in other countries, most likely India.

One caveat: old people need multifocals, which my husband hasn’t had any luck getting over there.

By: Rosa

Rosa — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:57:17 +0000

So I had a somewhat minor surgical procedure done while I was in Korea. 3 visits with a doctor, necessary tests, the surgery itself including the anesthesiologist ended up being ~$1000 total (USD) without health insurance.

In the US, where I was planning on having the surgery (my mother soooo awesomely convinced me otherwise), 2 tests and 1 specialist doctor visit would’ve cost $4000 without insurance (and even so, I paid over $1000 with insurance).

Soo… yes. The US health care system is really really expensive.

By: Tip #11: Never pay full retail price for clothes (or eyeglasses) again | I Will Teach You To Be Rich

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:10:45 +0000

[...] abroad: Recently, I detailed how I saved $700 buy buying a suit and eyeglasses in India. Good news: Instead of walking the streets of Rajouri Garden in Delhi, you can do all of those [...]

By: MH

MH — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:41:15 +0000

If there’s one thing I learned from this discussion, it’s to never have a wedding.

By: jj

jj — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:14:21 +0000

A heart by-pass would cost me nothing in Spain. We have public healthcare there…

By: Vj

Vj — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:35:53 +0000

In response to Brian- about the quality of the glasses in India, it is definetly better or as good as you get it here.

By: ben

ben — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:59:10 +0000

We paid ~ $6000 for our wedding photographer from the Philippines last year. An equivalent photographer with a similar package, quality, and reputation in from the SF Bay Area cost more than $15000. It was a good deal for all parties involved.

1. We saved quite a bit of money and received quality in return.
2. In a country where the per capita income is about $1500 annually, $6000 is a lot of money.
3. He got work at a time where there would not be much work for him. Their wedding season is November, December, and January. Our summer months is their rainy season.
4. If he didn’t have a stellar reputation there, we would have never heard of him here.

By: Ramit Sethi

Ramit Sethi — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:45:48 +0000

Lar, good point. My mistake. Thanks for the tactful comment. I’ve updated the post.