You can enjoy entertainment without spending money! A 75-year-old writer has a daily budget of only 200 yuan. Four tricks to make life full of fun

 9:25am, 16 September 2025

Many people worry that they don’t spend money in their old age. In addition to opening up their daily life, they will also save entertainment expenses, resulting in a decrease in quality of life, but in fact, enjoying life does not necessarily cost a lot of money. Yoko Ogasawara, a 75-year-old Japanese money-saving master, has his own life philosophy, and can enjoy life and gain a sense of time without spending anything. According to the report of "ESSE Online", Yoko Ogasawara, who worked as a gallery and art museum, is now an art prose writer who lives alone in the residential area of ​​the higher aged. Her annuity income is only 40,000 yen (about NT$8,300), and she practices the convention life of "spends no more than 1,000 yen" (about NT$207) every day. Ogasawa originally believed that relaxation is important, but if you are not careful, you will lose control of your leisure and marketing. She lives a life of almost zero entertainment expenses, but this does not mean that life is not lacking. She creates a unique and rich set of daily fun.

No need to travel far away. You can find fun around you.

She chose to explore nearby streets and villages in a good weather, and regard this as a leisure. Sitting on a green or park chair, sip a cup of coffee from a convenience store, or taste an ice cream, is also a great treat. She called this "only time outside" a challenge that requires courage, but the reply was an unexpected refreshing feeling.

Ogasawara supplemented. If you can be more proud, go to the sea to see the sea. You don’t have to go to the sea to swim. Going to the sea alone is a symbol of breaking the impression of loneliness.

She also likes to find small, dense and comfortable coffee shops, not hot check-in locations, but small shops with affordable prices and relaxed moods. For her, real leisure is not a high-priced hotel or overseas trip, but a process of discovering a fresh feeling and liberating pressure in daily life.

On the free activities Expand people and interests

When browsing local publications and regional newspapers, Ogasawara often finds interesting free activities. Last winter, she attended a taro cooker held in a local park. This may not be surprising to local people, but it is a rare gathering for people living in Tokyo.

She also often participates in free music conferences. Once, she also registered the test shot of Lang's performance. "Reading seems simple, but it actually requires skill. My mouth is not as good as before, but I want to be healthy and read it with my head and chest out in front of the review."

Although she had not passed the test, she was still invited to volunteer behind the scenes to join the group and met new friends. "The key to relax is to move. When you feel like you are starting to turn off, that's when you're about to get off your pace. Starting from moving your heart is the first step in leisure."

You can enjoy visual travel and full-scale intact, because she's been injured recently and can't go out freely, so she changed to "watching" through magazines, TV travel programs and YouTube videos. She is particularly fond of channels with exquisite pictures, rhythm and detailed editing, which also stimulates a new understanding of art. This method instead activates her thinking and makes her gain a unique and complimentary fun during the viewing process.

Reading children's books. People who wake up from their original intentions and in their internal circumstances can also gain comfort from reading. She suggested that reading childhood readings such as "Anne with Red Hair" or "Goodie in the World" can also bring different feelings.

"The most important thing is not to relax at one time, but to establish a tool that can relax at any time." Such habits can make people gradually adapt to their behavior and take action, thereby making their body and mind light. When you learn this kind of rhythm, you will naturally experience more heart-warming leisure spirits without spending money.