Do you save your money?

Capgemini and Merrill Lynch released their  11th annual world wealth report. They say 1.48 million people have a million dollars in this country. It means one out of every hundred Japanese has a million dollars. Of course that hundred includes babies and kids... Hmm, it means some of my co-worker should have a million dollars... I don't think so. This is a single women's topic site. Their monthly magazine "psiko" sent a readers・questionnaire to 1000 working single women in their 30s. According to the result, 30.2% of the 30s women have less than 500,000 yen saved. 56.7% said "no savings" or "I save when I have money," "I don't save every month." Well, to be honest with you, the results sounds a little bit unreal for me. I think working women in their 30s will have more. On that point, this site shows a 36 years old woman's monthly income and expense. Her income is 331,045 yen. Rent is 78,000 yen (in the Kansai area). Food 40000 yen, Energy 4518 yen, Tel 5537 yen, Internet 5143 yen, cable TV 3675 yen, clothes 25640 yen, cosmetics 15000 yen, hair 17850 yen, Gym 9975 yen, Insurance 2180 yen, and the biggest one is social expenses 52000yen. But she is doing well because she saves 54464 yen per month. For me, her account looks very real.

By the way, psiko magazine asked "How much do you pay during dates with your boyfriend?" 41.2% replied "I don't have any BF." I wrote this post, " teh Single, 30's and older, No kids" woman can be called "a loser" a few year ago. Now we have another trend "Himono Onna"(web translate). Himono is Japanese dried fish. Himono Onna means "Dried fish woman." A himono onna is a woman spending a "dry" life without romance and other luxury events. The words originated from the manga "Hotaru No Hikari". And the official site has your Himono Onna check. Here is some of their check list.

-You are not sure of your correct BRA size.
-Your mail reply is slow and short. (YES!)
-You say it's a pain, messy, what a pain often.
-You taje off shirts and sweater or jeans and underwear together.
-You eat standing in the kitchen sometimes.
You think you are a Himono Onna? "Hotaru no Hikari is being made into a TV drama, so this boom might be bigger.

Comments

Why can't we be friends?! Simple rules of communication and empathy and respect can go such a long way in keeping couples together and life in harmony. Fortunately, the rules can be learned, even if you came from parents who weren't very good role models.

[Jeff Paul Internet Millions]

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[Jeff Paul Internet Millions]

Thanks for posting such vital information. I am new to the blogging scene. Any and all pointers are helpful.

[Mari]

office work!

[siyundeng]

this is my first visit here, i love your blog=D it's nice "meeting" you, just our of curiosity, what do u do for living?

[Mari]

Hi Martin, yes it was 40000yen. Thank! I correct it.

[Gloria]

I take off my shirts and sweater/jeans and underwear at the same time sometimes. And sometimes I eat standing up in the kitchen too. Oh no, I'm a 2/5 Himono Onna!

[Martin F]

The food expense would be 40000 yen, not 4000 per month.

Himono Onna - funny. What are such guys called?