“Beggar Chat Rooms” Spread as a Way to Cut Back on Spending

SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) – “Beggar chat rooms” are spreading on KakaoTalk’s open chat room platform amid the social mood that everything is rising except salaries. In these chat rooms, people exchange advice on extreme belt-tightening. For example, if someone asks in the beggar room whether they can afford a 4,500-won (US$3.36) Americano from [...]