I see you guys never walk down gangs.
There are loads of villages in Jakarta, but you have to open your eyes to see them.
Au contraire, I often walk down such gangs (alleys) and love seeing whats happening, saying hi to the Ibu2's cooking etc and the little kids who never seen a bule before
If that is really the type of room you were looking for, then sure you can find a room in someone's house for 500rb a month, but as mentioned before, don't expect any a/c or even a bathroom
It will be a room with a flimsy plywood door to the street
Are you really honestly that cheap?? Or is it just for the attention and laughs on the forum?
I mean you rent a house for 1.4 jt a month and have business in Jakarta for 6 nights and want to stay in a room that costs 15,000 rp a night ??
Wow
I think you need to ask for a payrise or re-assess your retirement financials, seriously
No offence, but I hope I am not so cheap when I get to your age. You should be enjoying life not counting the pennies
There's being financially astute, and being cheap and thrifty, and just downright being on the poverty line almost?
I know you like to joke about being from Yorkshire and being a tightarse, but if you honestly seriously live like this, worrying about a few hundred rupiah a month, then I pity you and worry for your future in Indonesia if you are really so short of funds that you can't enjoy your life at your age. I hope you don't get ill.
If I may ask, are you retired or still working? Just kepo, sorry