Reader Profile: Amon and Christina
Their Rich Journey I’m really pleased to have another Reader Profile for you today. I came across Amon and Christina a few weeks ago on the Rockstar Finance forum, and found their story so interesting that I immediately asked them to write a guest post for us. If you enjoy this post, their Youtube videos […]
Reader Profile: Dave and Amy
The English School Owners I’m really happy to be able to bring you another Reader Profile today. Dave and Amy run a number of English-teaching related businesses and are active in the teaching community. I finally met Amy last year at the Tokyo RetireJapan seminar and she’s been an enthusiastic member of our gang ever […]
Reader Profile: captainspoke
The retired cyclist I’m delighted to have another Reader Profile for you today, this time from a regular RetireJapan commenter and community member: captainspoke. He’s living the good life now after a lifetime of good decisions. We can all but hope to be in such a good position when we want to retire. Take it […]
Reader Profile: Ryan Davis
The Lazy Author I’m really pleased to have a new Reader Profile for you today. Meet Ryan, an English teacher turned author. 1. Tell us a bit about yourself. My name is Ryan Davis, 34 years old, from Champaign, IL, USA. I studied Mass Communication and Media Arts at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, where I […]
Reader Profile: Bob’s spending
Do you know where your money goes? At the beginning of last month a reader got in touch with me to share his spending habits. I thought it was so interesting it deserved to be featured on the blog, and thankfully Bob very kindly agreed to write everything up. Enjoy! Ben has recommended at various […]
Reader Profile: N00bster
The Cautious Investor I’m really pleased to have a new Reader Profile for you today. N00bster (a prolific contributor to the forum) was kind enough to answer our questions and give us a look at his financial journey. 1. Tell us a little bit about yourself Hi! I am N00bster on the RetireJapan forum. Initially […]
Reader Profile: Parker Dupont
Lessons from the Future Another real treat for you today: the experiences of someone who went through the system in Japan and then successfully retired. Take it away, Parker! Early Retirement: Lessons from an Unsophisticated Investorby Parker Dupont I retired at 61, just shy of the 62nd birthday required to start my pension. I could […]
Reader Profile: MJC
The long-term resident leaving Japan Last week I received an email from MJC, who told me he was planning to leave Japan and had a few questions. I suggested our readership might be able to answer them better than I could, so he kindly agreed to submit a Reader Profile. MJC has quite the incredible […]
Reader Profile: RJC
The business owner I’m really pleased to publish our first reader profile of 2017 today, courtesy of RJC, an entrepreneur recently arrived in Japan. 1. Tell us a little bit about yourself I am an expat from the USA. I have lived in Costa Rica and Thailand previously and decided to move to Japan just […]
Reader Profile: John
Saving for Two? RetireJapan: I’m really pleased to have another reader profile for you today. John very kindly shares his story with us below, and seems to be making an excellent start on saving and investing for retirement. 1. Tell us a little bit about yourself I’ve been in Japan for about 10 years. Originally […]