The Monday Read
Unseasonably warm edition It was so warm this morning I had to strip down to my t-shirt walking my granddaughter to school. Eeek. The future is… disturbing. In more cheerful news Kitakyushu JALT will be hosting a RetireJapan lecture on March 21st (more details when we have them). I’m also hoping to organise a longer […]
Guest Post: Social Lending
Not so Talked About Investment Options I Tried (Part One) Today’s guest post is from Leonard Loo, an entrepreneur and author based in Japan. He actually sent me an email a few weeks ago asking about whether he could sponsor a post on the site about his new book. As you know, RetireJapan does not […]
The Monday Read
Six weeks left of the year edition This one kind of crept up on me. 2019 is almost over! Not really sure what kind of year it has been. Not a spectacular one, for sure. No crowning achievements or anything like that. If anything a year of steady progress towards goals, with a couple of […]
My Number VII: The Renumbering
Still don’t like it So I got an email from my employer the other day (well, from the kyosai office at work, to be exact) about My Number. I thought the government might have forgotten about it, but clearly they haven’t. In the email I received not one, not two, but three leaflets about how […]
The Monday Read
Post-viral fatigue edition Man, shingles is a nasty disease. I had no idea how nasty. Visibly I have recovered but I have no energy and life seems really difficult now. Hopefully this too will pass 🙂 In better news we will be heading to Fukuoka and Kitakyushu in March! More details when we have them. […]
Think and Grow Rich
No, not the book by Napoleon Hill My family’s net worth hit a new high this month, despite some large expenses last year. We haven’t done anything different, just stuck to the plan and continued saving and investing every month. I told my wife, and she said ‘that’s good, but I don’t really think about […]
The Monday Read
Not much to report this week. A few things on the horizon, but nothing I can announce just yet. We’re still looking for guest posts or reader profiles. If you would like to contribute either of these please get in touch! This week’s links I need to do more of this: When in doubt, try […]
Personal Finance Hacks in Japan I
Help me write my next book 🙂 As I was idly thinking about what to write today, a fine possibility came into view. It would be great to put together a list of simple or short personal finance ‘hacks’ for people in Japan, organised into categories. I’ll write some but I’m hoping our readers will […]
The Monday Read
Guest posts and events (just to remind everyone: the Monday Read is written on Monday, and you can find it on the site and on Facebook then, but if you are reading this from the newsletter it’s a week behind. Shouldn’t make much difference to most of the content) Just got back from an exhausting […]
The Economics and In-Economics of Home Ownership in Japan
A guest post from Mason Dixon Today we have a real treat for you: a guest post from Mason Dixon detailing his experience of buying and selling a house in Japan. This kind of post is exactly what RetireJapan is for: to provide information and help people consider their life choices in a positive way. […]