Seems to be cheaper 7,714 euros
: https://www.bahn.de/angebot/bahncard/bahncard100-1-klasse
I spend £8,500 a year to live on a train
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Re: I spend £8,500 a year to live on a train
#12more information:
- Lasse's blog (in German): https://leben-im-zug.de/
- r/de thread (in German): https://www.reddit.com/r/de/comments/1b4syao/dieser_17j%C3%A...
Re: I spend £8,500 a year to live on a train
#13So he's been sleeping in an uncomfortable plastic chair with the lights on for the past year. The things you can do while you're still 17.
I don't know if you're British since this seems to echo the weird comments at the beginning of the article, dissing trains for apparently no particular reason. But no, he's likely been sleeping in beds since he's first class in night trains, in 3-bed compartments that generally have showers as far as I know. The lights can obviously be turned off.
From what I can see it just says he sleeps on the 'night trains' which are any trains that operate overnight.
If you restricted yourself to sleepers, there is quite a broad network across Germany, but still not comprehensive (https://assets.static-bahn.de/dam/jcr:5e469db8-ee74-46b0-a27...)
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#14I’m not telling my son about this or he’ll do it.
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#15Seems to be cheaper 7,714 euros : https://www.bahn.de/angebot/bahncard/bahncard100-1-klasse
If he's paying for sleeper trains, that's a supplement on top of the Bahncard 100.
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#16This is awesome. I love trains, the German trains more so. Wish I could go back in time and do this!
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#17He seems happy :D
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#18Not lifestyle for me, but it is likely not actually that different from possible rents in any bigger cities. So it might work for year or two. And after that, just get a real place.
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#19All fine and good, I hope he likes it but €10k is a lot of money to live more or less like a beggar. With €10k/y you can afford a house+food+bills in most of Europe and in many places it is way cheaper than that. So... yeah, I find it incredibly stupid.
10k Euro per year is what, 800 Euro per month?
Im in the UK so I work in pounds. 800 Euro = £684.29
I guarantee you that you cannot get house, bills, and food for this amount per month.
I actually think its a pretty smart and cheap way to live if you are young and can handle the requirements.
Re: I spend £8,500 a year to live on a train
#20All fine and good, I hope he likes it but €10k is a lot of money to live more or less like a beggar. With €10k/y you can afford a house+food+bills in most of Europe and in many places it is way cheaper than that. So... yeah, I find it incredibly stupid.
10k covers all that in "most of Europe"? I'm more than a little skeptical of that claim without some expansion, and also a little curious if what you're saying is true.