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Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here's a true story of an American girl, Sarah. After Sarah left university, 1 began to live in New York City on her own. She 2 a job in a publishing house, but the salary was less than $30，000 a year. Her parents thought her life would be hard, but Sarah could live on her 3and still saved $5,000 in a year. How was that 4 in one of the most expensive cities in the world?
Cheap living always starts with keeping the big cost small．For most people, that means housing. So Sarah chose to 5 a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was 6. When she ate out, she went to cheap restaurants.7she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then 8the chicken bones(骨头)home and made soup out of them. Nowadays young people often 9 a lot of money on entertainment(娱乐). But Sarah said, "I enjoy walking 10 in New York City. I love going to museums and parks." Did Sarah feel poor by cheap living? Not really. She 11managed to take two trips, one to the Netherlands, the other to Portland.“Don’t think of saving money as something 12. It's a kind of game,” said Sarah.
