Payday in Tokyo 🇯🇵 | 31-Year-Old Nurse's Real Salary | Homemade Ramen Night

Thanks for watching. 🍵 It's payday! I stopped by the ATM after work, took out my fun money for the month, and decided on a small luxury at home instead of eating out — instant ramen and gyoza, plus a strawberry ice cream bar. At the end, I open my budget notebook and show you exactly how I split my paycheck as an 8th-year nurse in Tokyo. How do you spend your payday? Tell me in the comments. 🌿 ───────────────────── ▶ THE NUMBERS ───────────────────── ・Take-home pay: about ¥270,000 (~$1,713) a month ・Fun money: ¥30,000 (~$190) — taken out in cash on payday ・Rent (my half, incl. parking): ¥51,000 (~$324) ・NISA (tax-free investment account): ¥35,000 (~$222) a month ・Tonight's shopping: ¥859 (~$5.45) — ramen ¥430, gyoza ¥247, ice cream ¥182 ・Travel, gifts, furniture & appliances: saved separately from what's left each month ───────────────────── ▶ CHAPTERS ───────────────────── 0:00 Highlights 0:19 Payday — a stop at the ATM 0:49 Supermarket: ramen & gyoza 2:52 Ice cream & the deli corner 4:04 Home 4:46 Cooking ramen & gyoza 10:22 Dinner 11:28 Bath & hair dryer 12:19 Candle & ice cream 14:12 My budget notebook 16:42 Good night Prices in this video: ¥157.58 = $1 (Oct 2026) #JapanVlog #PaydayVlog #NurseLife #TokyoLife #LifeInJapan #BudgetWithMe #DayInMyLife