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Kootaroo, 16, first-year, private high school, boy, Tokyo
I receive a monthly allowance ( o-kozukai ) of 5,000 yen from my parents. My afternoons are busy with school club activities ( kurabu katsudoo ), so I don't have time to take a part-time job ( arubaito ). Sometimes I help out with chores around the house and receive some extra cash. My birthday was this month, so I bought a DVD player, something I had wanted for a long time, using savings from my monthly allowance and money my parents gave me for my birthday. I also bought two DVDs.
What I'm really into now is martial arts. I'm a member of the judo club at school, and we have practice everyday after school. On Saturdays and Sundays we usually have matches. Two days a week, after judo club practice is over I go to the community sports gym for lessons in shoorinji kenpoo. After that much exercise, I usually stop at the convenience store on my way home for onigiri and a drink. You know, you get really hungry!
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Details of Kotaro's Accounts ( yen )
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![](images/15_d01.gif) Mo./Day |
![](images/15_d02.gif) Item |
![](images/15_d03.gif) Income |
![](images/15_d04.gif) Expenses |
![](images/15_d05.gif) Balance |
11/27 |
![](images/15_d06.gif) Savings from previous month |
34,000 |
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34,000 |
![](images/15_d07.gif) Birthday present |
10,000 |
![](images/space10.gif) |
44,000 |
![](images/15_d08.gif) Monthly allowance |
5,000 |
![](images/space10.gif) |
49,000 |
![](images/15_d09.gif) Electric hair clippers |
![](images/space10.gif) |
3,980 |
45,020 |
![](images/15_d10.gif) Lemon soda drink |
![](images/space10.gif) |
100 |
44,920 |
28 |
![](images/15_d11.gif) Apple juice |
![](images/space10.gif) |
100 |
44,820 |
30 |
![](images/15_d12.gif) Lemon tea candy |
![](images/space10.gif) |
160 |
44,660 |
12/2 |
![](images/15_d13.gif) DVD player |
![](images/space10.gif) |
19,800 |
24,860 |
![](images/15_d14.gif) Pride GP ( DVD ) |
![](images/space10.gif) |
6,800 |
18,060 |
5 |
![](images/15_d15.gif) Konnyaku jelly snack |
![](images/space10.gif) |
60 |
18,000 |
6 |
![](images/15_d16.gif) Kakutoogi Tsuushin ( martial arts magazine ) |
![](images/space10.gif) |
640 |
17,360 |
8 |
![](images/15_d17.gif) Zero no Satsujin ( The Zero murder ) ( book ) |
![](images/space10.gif) |
550 |
16,810 |
9 |
![](images/15_d18.gif) Game center charges |
![](images/space10.gif) |
300 |
16,510 |
10 |
![](images/15_d19.gif) Raamen ( eating out ) |
![](images/space10.gif) |
800 |
15,710 |
11 |
![](images/15_d11.gif) Apple juice |
![](images/space10.gif) |
100 |
15,610 |
12 |
![](images/15_d20.gif) Extra cash for household chores |
500 |
![](images/space10.gif) |
16,110 |
![](images/15_d21.gif) Onigiri, raamen, pastries |
![](images/space10.gif) |
700 |
15,410 |
![](images/15_d22.gif) Coke, kinako-mochi |
![](images/space10.gif) |
180 |
15,230 |
19 |
Milk tea ( drink ) |
![](images/space10.gif) |
100 |
15,130 |
21 |
![](images/15_d24.gif) Pride-10 ( DVD ) |
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4,800 |
10,330 |
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