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Paula Tudoran

California Woman Said Goodbye To US Financial Stress, Trades Lululemon Job For Japan Teaching Position Paying $1,800 Per Month — Rent Costs Just $483

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Ashley Peters departed Los Angeles International Airport at the beginning of this year, less than one year after graduating from University of California, Irvine. The 23-year-old left behind four California jobs, including a full-time job at Lululemon (NASDAQ:LULU), to accept an English teaching position in Japan.

The teaching position paid her 277,500 Japanese yen monthly ($1,800). Peters said she pays 74,460 yen to rent an apartment alone near Tokyo, according to CNBC.

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