{"id":174377,"date":"2022-01-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/?p=174377"},"modified":"2022-11-02T12:22:22","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T09:22:22","slug":"the-japanese-art-of-saving-money-in-5-points-kakeibo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/the-japanese-art-of-saving-money-in-5-points-kakeibo","title":{"rendered":"The Japanese Art of Saving Money in 5 Points: Kakeibo"},"content":{"rendered":"
Saving money is difficult. It is very difficult indeed. No matter how prepared you are, you always have nothing but a few dollars in your account at the end of the month, right? A large portion of your salary probably goes into rent, and then there are the bills and expenses that consume your precious money without you realizing it. Then a voice comes. That tiny, giggling voice in the back of your mind says, “Why bother? You’ll never have the money to buy a house anyway. Then I’ll pamper myself with a fancy meal from that famous restaurant. I deserve it.”<\/div>\n
Take a look at Kakeibo, the latest Japanese lifestyle trend. Kakeibo was invented in 1904 by Hani Motoko, Japan’s first female journalist, and was designed to help busy women control their finances. Fumiko Chiba has compiled this method as a guidebook under the title “Kakeibo: The Japanese Art of Saving Money”.<\/div>\n
Here’s the concept: At the beginning of each month you sit in front of your Kakeibo and plan what to spend, what to save, and what you need to do to reach your goals. You then review what you have accomplished. Does it look simple? It really is! Here’s what you need to know:<\/div>\n
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1) We need to shift our focus from saving to spending<\/h2>\n
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Author Chiba explains that we need to reshape our stance on budgeting; To “save well” we must “spend well” and vice versa.<\/div>\n
Chiba, “Living and enjoying<\/a> things “It’s important to remember this fact when saving money.” In other words, if saving is all about what we can’t and can’t have, it’s going to be a chore and we’ll probably just let it go. If you’re meticulously budgeting to be able to do and get what we really want, It becomes a much more inviting prospect if it becomes about doing it.<\/div>\n