Name: Saving Money in Tokyo 💵 Family Economics in Japan | Life in Japan EP 299
Uploaded: 2025-10-21T18:35:11.000Z
Duration: 14 min 23 s
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When people look at families, especially big ones in Tokyo, they often think of the cost.

But big families have unique ways to help them cut costs and make the most of their money.

The greater Tokyo area, like any major metropolitan area, can be a very expensive place to live.

But in the same way, there are big ways to save money if you know where to look.

Today, we're heading to a local shoe shop where we know we can get good help and a good price on shoes for Joshua.

Better to buy it right first than three times wrong.

Finding the right shoe might seem like a small thing, but

lots of small things add up to make a big difference.

You want to find a good shoe, but you don't want to spend a fortune on it either.

Because as fast as you buy the shoe, they seem to grow out of them or put holes in them.

Joshua's foot seems to have grown since we first came into the store.

But getting the right size makes a big difference.

Large families save a lot when there are group discounts.

For example, haircuts we often do at home to save money.

But you can also save money when several people get something done at once.

Well, Joshua's haircut looks so good, I decided to get my own cut.

Honor With a family of six, cooking is definitely cheaper than buying because it just is.

I buy in bulk, usually from Costco or from Gyomu, and

what I can't get there, I get at my local grocery store or at, like, my little fruit stand.

They have great apples and seasonal fruit always.

And a lot of times it's just cheaper than the grocery store, so we'll buy there.

But it's easier for me to make a pot of rice and a pot of food and feed everyone than buying a 500, 600$.

But Otherwise, we just cook at home, and it's much cheaper.

It doesn't hurt that everyone loves Mama Chun's food.

One of the ways that we're really able to save money is by squeezing all of my work area in this little half of the room.

It works great for work, and it's super efficient when it comes to our space.

Making the most of it and really getting the biggest bang for our buck here.

And a big family means lots of potential help at home.

Our friends are sleeping over, so we don't want to be in the bed.

We usually don't clean upstairs at the ground too much because nobody comes upstairs.

The room's like, we open up the divine here.

Friend is going to sit up there, and the friend's gonna sit down and pull up the front.

Oh, it's so bright and nice in here now, isn't it?

We sometimes wait asleep with the heat on.

Having kids in the same room who like little heat is a great way to save money.

But one of our greatest hacks came in the form of taxes.

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