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Japanese man saves for early retirement by eating extremely simple meals for 21 years
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this post was submitted on 09 Aug 2024
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Its only a decline in Dollar terms, not purchasing power tbf.
if he were in Pakistan or some global South country, a 40% depreciation would (likely) mean a 40% reduction (maybe more) in purchasing power but its not 1:1 with Japan (and China, Russia, most Western countries).
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What is CPI?
Edit: Consumer Price Index
Maybe he had investments that were affected by it.