In Reply to: I just wanted to say "good on you" for posted by kik on Friday, 27. March 2009 at 17:18 Bali Time:
i'm doing a year or two myself, leaving soon! so you have an idea this is my plan:
i'm renting and in my opinion renting is very affordable. look at baliadvertiser.biz they have real estate rental listings. i'm paying 200AU/month for my one bedroom unit, with western toilet and shower and kitchen in seminyak. you spend much less for a kos (indonesian boarding house style) or thousands on a villa. visa wise I have a sosial budaya visa, a friend of mine in bali is sponsoring me, will be able to extend my visa for up to 6months after that i have booked a ticket on air asia to malaysia where i will start the visa process again. when i'm in bali i will use an agent to do the extensions for me, will find one when in bali- there seems to be so many. budget wise i am planning on about 6,000,000/month. i'm pretty content living off food from kaki limas, warungs and ojek. i'm not working at all. i have friends who are currently doing the same as me, they were my inspiration! you just need to know that living in bali isnt like a holiday (daily massages, eating out at restaurants, cocktails etc completely blows out the budget) treat bali just like home, everything in moderation!
enjoy and good luck with your journey.
you may also be interested in the following websites for learning indonesian
ialf.edu
http://www.bipaunud.org/