In the past, large numbers of American people liked to use tomorrow's money. However, since the economic depression(经济萧条), many have learnt to live
1. Here is a true story about an American girl, Anna. After graduation, she began to live in Los Angeles on her own. She
2 a job in a publishing house(出版社) and earned
3 $30,000 a year. Her parents thought Anna's life would be
4, but Anna was able to live on her money and still
5 $5000 in the first year. How could she do so in
6 expensive city?
Cheap living always starts with keeping the
7 cost small. For people, that
8 housing. So Anna chose to share a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was
9. When she ate
10, she went to cheap restaurants.
11 she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then took the chicken bones home and made soup out of them. Today young people often
12 a lot of money on entertainment. But Anna loved going to museums and parks as the
13 for these places were free. Did Anna feel poor by cheap living? Not really. She even
14 to take two trips, one to the Netherlands,
15 to Portland.
“Don't think of saving money as something hard. It's a kind of game,” said Anna.
