Abstract

Under the coronavirus pandemic, there is a growing feeling that we need to save more to live comfortably. And now we can live happily with little money using our own ingenuity. This book introduces seven popular bloggers, Instagrammers, and YouTubers.
In this book, we introduce seven popular bloggers, Instagrammers, and YouTubers, including Chocolat from the bestseller "Living Small and Cherishing Every Day from Age 58" (Subaru), which has sold over 100,000 copies, and Nachi from "Living in Secret" (Daiwa Shobo). Instagrammer Mimi (@mroomi___), YouTubers nanoha (nanoha style), Aomi (Life as a single part-time worker with no desire to get married), Rio (Rio's money-saving lifestyle.), and blogger Tomo (Tomo's lifestyle). and blogger Tomo-san (Tomolife).
Although they vary in age and occupation, they all lead fulfilling lives less than 150,000 yen per month. With photos, they talk about their finances, their lives, their work and their lives.

Author’s Information

Mimi
Instagram "mroomi___", 65,000 followers. 25 years old, 1K, 6.5 tatami mats. Monthly income 230,000 yen, expenses 120,000 yen, savings 110,000 yen. Social worker at a regional comprehensive center. She is popular for her steady lifestyle that makes full use of the business supermarket.

Nachi
Blog, "Hissorigurashi", 100,000 PV per month, early 30s, 1LDK, lives in a condominium purchased with a mortgage in her 20s. Annual income: 3 million yen, monthly expenses: 140,000 yen. As a minimalist, she has many fans for her sensible, money-saving lifestyle.

Nanoha
YouTube channel "Daily life of an office worker who lives alone". 414,000 subscribers. 30 years old, 1K, 6 tatami mats. Take-home pay 180,000 yen, expenses 150,000 yen. People feel sympathy the way she lives as an office worker with the sometimes painful daily life.

Rio
YouTube "Rio's Saving Life. 1.82 million subscribers, 230,000 most viewed posts. She is in her 20s and lives in a 1K 9 tatami room. She lives part-time with a take-home pay of 130,000 yen. She has a small income, but she saves money steadily. Enjoys fashion with petite clothes.

Tomo
Blog "Tomolife" for 10 years. 45 years old, company employee, lives in an apartment with paid off mortgage. Monthly expenses: 150,000 yen, divorced 10 years ago. Believes that "living alone is the most fun. People pay much attention to her life ; living alone as an adult.

Aomi
YouTube channel "Life as a single part-time worker with no desire to get married", 65,000 subscribers. Most viewed 1.57 million times. She works part-time and earns less than 100,000 yen in order to have free time. Her core way of life and careful lifestyle have many supporters.

Chocolat
Author of "Living Alone in Your 60s: What I Want to Cherish," a blog with a monthly PV of 700,000, and the 100,000-copy bestseller "Living Small and Cherishing Every Day from Age 58," Chocolat appears as a 65-year-old senior living alone.