Do you have the ability to live cheaply?Now it's a true story of an American girl，Sarah.
1 Sarah left university，she began to live in New York City by herself. She found a job in a publishing house，but the salary （薪水） was2 than ＄30，000 a year. Her parents thought her life would be hard， 3 Sarah could live on her salary and still saved ＄5，000 a year. 4 was that possible in one of the most expensive cities in the world?
Cheap living5 starts with keeping the big cost small. 6 most people，that means housing. So Sarah chose to7 an apartment （公寓） with three other workmates. Her next biggest cost was8 . When she ate out，she went to cheap restaurants. Once she bought a ＄9. 99 whole chicken9 a local restaurant. She then10 the chicken bones home and made soup out of them. Nowadays，young people often11 a lot of money on entertainment （娱乐）. But Sarah said， "I enjoy walking around in New York City. I love going to12 and parks. "Did Sarah feel13 by cheap living?Not really，she even managed （设法） to take two trips，one to the Netherlands，14 to Portland.
"Don't think of saving money as something15 . It's a kind of game. " said Sarah.
