How a daily budget of Rs 120 helped a Japanese woman buy 3 houses and start a cat café

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At just 34 years old, she has managed to purchase three properties and open her dream cat caf, all while spending a mere 120 yen (approximately Rs 120) on food each day...

The woman named Tamogamibegan her journey towards financial freedom in her early twenties..

After graduating from university and landing a job at a property agency, Tamogami lived on a tight daily food budget of just 200 yen (about Rs 120)...

She furnished her home with items she found in the trash and even sold her long, untreated hair for 3,100 yen (Rs 1,800) when it got long enough, which helped cover half a months living expenses...

She used the rental income from that property to pay the mortgage, which helped her buy a second house for 18 million yen (Rs 1.1 crore) just two years later..

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