Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here’s a true story of an American girl，Sarah．
41Sarah left university，she began to live in New York City on her own．She42a job in a publishing house，but the salary(薪水)was43$30，000 a year．Her parents thought her life would be hard，but Sarah44Iive on her salary and stilI saved $5，000 in a year．How was that45in one of the most expensive cities in the world?
Cheap living46starts with keeping the big cost small．For most people，that47 housing．So Sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends．Her next biggest cost was48 ．When she ate out，she went to cheap restaurants． 49she bought a $9．99 whole chicken at a local restaurant．She then50 the chicken bones(骨头)home and made soup out of them．Nowadays young people often51a lot of money on entertainment(娱乐)．But Sarah said，“I enjoy walking52in New York City．I love going to museums and parks．” Did Sarah feel poor53cheap living? Not really．She even managed to take two trips，one to the Netherlands， 54to Portland．
“Don’t think of saving money as something55 ．It’s a kind of ，”said Sarah．
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