纽约抠门女白领：如厕不用纸 食物家具全靠捡垃圾
<p><span word="Kate">Kate</span> <span word="Hashimoto">Hashimoto</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="picking">picking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="groceries">groceries</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Upper">Upper</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Side">Side</span> <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="Emporium">Emporium</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span>.</p><p>这天凯特·桥本与她朋友相遇时，她正在上西街区的食品商场捡拾一些杂货品。</p><p>“<span word="Hey">Hey</span> <span word="Kate">Kate</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="wraps">wraps</span>? <span word="Here">Here</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span> <span word="wrap">wrap</span>,’’ <span word="her">her</span> <span word="pal">pal</span> <span word="said">said</span>. “<span word="But">But</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="careful">careful</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wet">wet</span>.” <span word="They">They</span> <span word="weren">weren</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grocery">grocery</span> <span word="aisle">aisle</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span>, <span word="digging">digging</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="overflowing">overflowing</span> <span word="trash">trash</span> <span word="bins">bins</span>.</p><p>“嘿凯特，你喜欢肉卷吗？这有个鸡肉卷，” 她朋友说道。“但是小心，还有点湿。” 她们的对话并不是在什么杂货店的走廊里。她们站在商店前，在三个漫出来的垃圾箱翻找着。</p><p><span word="Hashimoto">Hashimoto</span> <span word="Dumpster">Dumpster</span>-<span word="dives">dives</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="laundry">laundry</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hasn">hasn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="toiletries">toiletries</span> <span word="in">in</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span> — <span word="she">she</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="employed">employed</span> <span word="CPA">CPA</span>.</p><p>10年来桥本一直都在垃圾箱里找食物，不用厕纸，不去洗衣店，也没有买过任何化妆品。她其实并不需要这样生活，她是一名有工作的注册会计师。</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="frugal">frugal</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dot">dot</span>-<span word="com">com</span> <span word="crash">crash</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span>,” <span word="Hashimoto">Hashimoto</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>.</p><p>“我一直都很节俭，但是如此极端的生活方式，却是在被一家网络公司解雇后才开始的。” 桥本这样解释道。</p><p>“<span word="No">No</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="guaranteed">guaranteed</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="time">time</span>.” <span word="Manhattan">Manhattan</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="mine">mine</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Dumpster">Dumpster</span> <span word="divers">divers</span>.</p>
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