Tempting East: 10 TIPS FOR SAVING MONEY IN JAPAN

There is a pre-conception floating around that Japan is really expensive. I'm not out to challenge that view head-on and say that it's a budgeter's paradise, but it does seem that ideas about Japan's average prices come from people who've never stepped foot outside Tokyo's business districts. The cost of living in Japan is probably one of the highest in the world (close to Australia, Euro-using European countries or the UK), but the money that you can make here is pretty good, too. If you're careful and wise (and take on some private English lessons on the side), you could put away around $1000 a month in savings! "HOW?" I hear you cry. Well, let me give you some suggestions...

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1) Chill out, stay in, invest in some home entertainment

2) Nomi and Tabe-hodai!

3) Learn to cook!

4) Special Offers

5) Karaoke – free time!

6) On your Bike!

7) Buy Second Hand

8) Supermarkets over Combinis

9) Cheap Food Recommendations

10) Avoid Traps

Just by reading through the list of things, you will never know a thing. If you really want to save some, you gotta visit Gwynnei blog. Having lived in Japan many years, she's got much to explain.