My own comment on money matters is that if money is such an issue then do not embarked on this journey in the first place.
Willy
I only said that I would not use chnlove because I find them expensive. I did not say that I was not willing to spend money on a journey, and I did not say that money was a particular issue. I was speaking specifically of chnlove, and the pitfalls of dealing with translators, and shady agencies. We all know that not all agencies, and not all translators are bad. But I would not spend my money there trying to find out.