Brilio.net - The frugal living lifestyle is a choice for some people to save money. Not a few people then share tips for frugal living style frugal living that can be applied in everyday life. As did a man who works as an office employee who shared tips for managing his expenses on the TikTok page @pinkerton87.
This bespectacled man revealed his daily expenses while living in the city of Solo. Resisting the temptation to live excessively by choosing to cycle to the office, he revealed that he only spent IDR 5 thousand on food.
" Rp. 5,000 for snacks a day. Thank God, there are lots of blessings from friends who have birthdays today ," he said, reported by brilio.net on Tuesday (18/6).
In managing his finances, he chooses to buy oats for breakfast which can save him food expenses for a month. If he wants different food, he buys it near the office or at a cooperative for no more than IDR 5 thousand. Meanwhile, for lunch, he doesn't need to spend money because he already gets a meal from the office.
photo: TikTok/@pinkerton87
" Buy breakfast at the vermicelli cooperative for IDR 3,000 thousand, tofu filled with vegetables for IDR 1,500 and nuts for IDR 500. Total IDR 5,000. It's time for full action, it's time to use the magic coupon cheat ," he added.
Meanwhile, for transportation, he uses a bicycle. In fact, with this ontel vehicle he is willing to cover a distance of up to IDR 30 km round trip to the office. To stay fresh and fragrant throughout the day, he brings a change of clothes to shower at the office. He also dried the T-shirts he wore when cycling on his bicycle.
photo: TikTok/@pinkerton87
" Depart from home at 06.30-am, the distance is approximately 15 km. Arrive at the office at 07.10. Drying clothes is mandatory so you can wear them when you get home. Save on laundry ," he explained further.
From the frugal living style of frugal living that he implements, this bespectacled man has reaped the rewards. Who would have thought, if he could save expenses of up to IDR 800 thousand. Not only that, with this habit he was able to stop taking hypertension medication and lose up to 30 kg in weight.
photo: TikTok/@pinkerton87
" Frugal living in a slow living city, the routine of cycling saves IDR 800 a month in fuel. This is a routine that makes my child healthier, off hypertension medication and down 30 kg ," he explained.
He lived a frugal frugal lifestyle at first because he wanted to go on a diet to lose weight. It turned out that the good habits he had made him more selective in buying snacks and the bonus was that they were healthier.
photo: TikTok/@pinkerton87
" Oh, the bonus is that cycling can freshen your mind and release stress, you know. So you can cook at home more often and in terms of food ingredients you can also arrange it to make it healthier and more nutritious ," he explained.
His video upload showing that living in the city of Solo does not make him miserable, let alone tortured, immediately invited responses from netizens. Not a few are interested in adopting frugal living.
" Oh, I want to... open the consul plssss ," wrote @perayaanke13.
" Geez, I can get 200 thousand a day, when can I save money ," said @umamishop2.
" How do you manage frugal living in Jakarta, temptations are everywhere ," added @sirupmarkisaa.
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