Kakeibo: A Life-Changing Method for Saving Money

• The original kakeibo books have fun illustrations featuring a 'savings pig' and an 'expenses wolf' that are battling each other throughout the month.
• The hope, of course, is that the pig will beat the wolf every time.

This Japanese approach to managing household spending may be over 100 years old, but it's as relevant as ever.

• Survival: necessary expenses such as accommodation, groceries, medical, etc.
• - Culture: costs incurred by cultural activities, such as reading, films, theatre, music concerts, etc.
• - Optional: things you don't need but choose to do, such as restaurants, shopping, having drinks with friends
• - Extra: unanticipated expenses like birthday cards , repairs, replacements