Kate Hashimoto - The saint earns 2.7 billion VND/year but still scavenges for food

Kate Hashimoto is a native of Japan living in New York. She is famous on social networks with the nickname "Saint of mischief" because of her thrifty way of living to a negative level. Everyone thought that because Kate was too poor, she had to live so frugally. But the fact is that Kate currently works for a leading auditing firm in the world with an average income of 119,000 USD/year, about 2.7 billion VND. This is almost twice the average for the American people.

New York is the largest city in the United States, has a rapidly growing economy, and is the world's leading cosmopolitan metropolis, along with London. Therefore, the consumption level here is also very high. According to statistics, the basic spending level in New York is 2,000 - 2,500 USD per person per month, with the condition of sharing a house, no entertainment needs and no money saving plan.

If you want to live comfortably in this expensive city, a person must have an ideal income of about $50,000 per year. However, for many years, Kate Hashimoto lived on just over 200 USD/month. On TLC's "Extreme Cheapskates," Kate revealed her super money-saving techniques that left people in disbelief.

Kate shared: "My rule of life is: What is not necessary, do not spend. If you have to spend money, think how to spend as little as possible." To save money, she has controlled her desire for clothes, bags, cosmetics... Hashimoto hasn't used toilet paper, hasn't bought new clothes for 8 years. The underwear she wears for 14 years, the shirt has nearly 10 years of use. The shorts are fully elastic, must use clips every time you use them. Kate Hashimoto also cuts her own hair and washes her clothes while in the shower to save water.

In addition, she also stores bath water to flush the toilet. She said that washing clothes in this way both saves water and saves the electricity used by washing machines. When train tickets increased in price, she chose to walk to work. It is because she is frugal in all aspects of her life that she is able to survive with the least amount of money in the big city where food, clothing, housing and transportation are all extremely expensive.

To earn more, she participates in surveys, free trials or participates in trials of vaccines and new medical measures to earn money. The apartment she bought has its own dishwasher, but she believes that the dishwasher wastes electricity and water and turns the dishwasher into a cupboard. In order not to pay the gas fee of 17 USD/month, Kate Hashimoto never used the gas stove and oven, but only used the electric stove which was exchanged for a free voucher.

For toothpaste, laundry detergent, laundry detergent and other items, Kate has never spent a dime. The reason is that companies producing this type of product often send trial samples to customers, she will register or "watch" promotional activities, gifts of the shopping center and then gradually accumulate. Kate Hashimoto is so thrifty that she doesn't even throw away her hand towels, but brings them back to reuse. Many people expressed surprise when they saw this behavior, but she did not care and insisted: "Why spend money on things that will eventually be lost?"

But those are not "infinity miserly" acts. Kate won't go to the market to buy ingredients, instead, three times a week, she goes to the Upper West Side, an affluent neighborhood in Manhattan, to dig through the trash cans of luxury restaurants to pick up leftovers to eat. . In addition, she regularly picks up some usable scraps and turns them into furniture. Instead of spending money on a bed, Kate put together two yoga mats. Meanwhile, the dining table is stacked with old magazines, the sofa is made of cushions.

According to The Sun, Kate said: "If I had to spend money, I try and avoid it, I would try and pay as little as possible." Kate also avoids going to restaurants with friends unless they pay. As a child, the mother often maliciously disparaged Kate Hashimoto's appearance, saying: "You look so ugly, like a pig". This causes the girl to develop a character that is used to pleasing others, low self-esteem and insecurity.

After graduating, Kate Hashimoto went through another crisis. At first, she naively believed that she only needed to finish university to have a job to support herself. However, she was fired during the economic crisis, even though she had only been employed for a few months. "I realized that no job is guaranteed to last forever, so I will live as if I could be fired at any moment," Hashimoto said.

Despite suffering a lot of damage, Kate is still determined to change herself. She focuses more on what she can do than looks. She learned the best way to survive, which is to save and minimize expenses, and to have a house of her own. In addition to saving, Hashimoto actually has many other life habits. For example, she is passionate about long-distance running and has been an athlete for 12 years. She said: "I believe that I can overcome malicious people who attack me, because I live a healthier and happier life than those people."

Through a frugal lifestyle, Hashimoto hopes to have a secure future, free from the worry of sudden unemployment. She also said, throwing away excessive material desires, making the body more and more light, the soul more and more refreshing. In addition, Kate Hashimoto has a very clear financial goal. She bought a studio apartment in installments in Harlem, New York in 2010 and it only took about 9 months to pay off.

Despite the judgment of people, Hashimoto said that she is completely happy with this lifestyle. "This inexpensive way of living makes me feel refreshed and proud." The spirit of thrift, hard work, and simplicity in Kate Hashimoto is worth learning. Many young people in today's society cannot live a simple life. Besides, some people with low salary can only spend for a month and have no plan to save.

From the case of Kate Hashimoto, it is easy to see that there are many things in life that can still be saved. For those with a low salary, you can refer to some of Kate's savings methods. However, you should also not copy this saving method exactly.

With furniture and other items, you can use things that other people have thrown away if you don't mind. But for other aspects of life, such as laundry and food ingredients, it's still worth investing a little more. In addition, working hard to earn and save money in some key respects is to enjoy life and make life more comfortable.

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