Eating with cat food and blood donation...Swiss Student's Extreme Saving Topic
Sep 25, 2025
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According to the Hong Kong media South China Morning Post, he graduated from medical school in China, worked in Shanghai, and raised 300,000 yuan (about 60 million won) to start his PhD at a prestigious research institute in Switzerland at his own expense.
Switzerland is one of the most expensive countries in the world, and international students need living expenses of 1,000-1500 Swiss francs (about 1.8 million won to 2.6 million won) per month. In addition, international students cannot work legally, so survival itself is a challenge.
"Many benevolent international students give up in less than three years, but I can never do that," he said. "Before I came to Switzerland, I decided to make extreme savings." he said.
His most talked-about post is about eating cat food.
The 3kg cat food sold at Swiss hypermarkets is 3.75 Swiss francs (about 7,000 won), with a protein content of 32%. He argued that "the most efficient food in Switzerland because it can be obtained in protein abundance for a small amount of money.".
However, he said "Never mix it with milk. It is best to eat with peanuts if you want to hide the smell, he advised "The feeling of fullness lasts for a long time". Fellow Ph.D. students suffer from hair loss, but cat food has an ingredient that makes their hair shiny, so my hair is the healthiest it has ever been," he added.
His savings do not end here. He also works out his meals by donating blood in Switzerland. "It's much more generous than China. Beverages, chocolates, sandwiches, soups, potato chips, and jelly are provided without limit. If you book a blood donation at lunchtime, the soup is the hottest and the food is rich."
Recently, he plans to secure a scholarship and participate in a visiting program at Harvard University, and plans to continue his savings life in the United States.
On Chinese social media, various reactions poured in to his story. Netizens are saying "It's a true legend. I've tried it too, but it's too fishy to eat it. "Bro, if you're going to do that, go to Germany on the weekend to buy meat.", "You can make a lot of money if you do a cat food broadcast. For your information, the Zurich Station also offers free meals.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
