Me: “Broke but Fed” | A Frugal Salaryman’s Diary

Low cash, warm bowls. I’m Hiro—an Osaka salaryman running on low battery—keeping it together with pantry cooking, long walks, and the quiet victories you only notice when you’re broke (but fed). In this vlog I: 🍜 Build my “lazy udon”: frozen udon (better chew than chilled), tenkasu, shio-kombu, green onion, a dab of butter, and a raw egg (yolk/white split for that gold swirl). 🚶 Do a no-spend city loop: pass every konbini; choose sidewalks over swipes. 🥒 Toss 5-minute cucumber pickles (cucumber + shio-kombu + sesame oil & seeds—massage, done). 🥣 Keep mornings simple: fresh rice and miso soup; peace before the inbox. 🔥 Make a solo motsunabe at night: cabbage, garlic chives, tofu, chili & garlic; finish with zōsui (rice + egg) because nothing should go to waste. 🧠 Small thought: frugality isn’t suffering—it’s control, one quiet choice at a time. Work, food, small wins—the usual mix of exhaustion and oddly bright hope. If this slice of real Japan hits you, Like, Subscribe, and tell me: Your best $0 pantry dish (I’ll try it on camera) Motsunabe finish: rice zōsui or noodle drop? Your favorite no-spend walk or budget spot in Osaka Hashtags #Osaka #BrokeButFed #FrugalLiving #NoSpendDay #Salaryman #6TatamiLife #Udon #Tenkasu #ShioKombu #Motsunabe #Zosui #MisoSoup #JapanVlog #RealJapan #vlog ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 🗺️ Spots Map (all places in my videos) https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mi... 🎟️ Channel Membership (10K thank-you; tip-jar style)    / @japanese_sala   📝 Suggest spots for future videos (Google Form) https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA... 📍 See viewer suggestions — Map & Spreadsheet https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mi... Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/... ■Contact Information [email protected]