The Monday Read
Sunny day edition Well, the weather is wonderful today, and campus is deserted so I am enjoying the little moments. Read an interesting Twitter feed from a submariner about the importance of routine, so I am going to spend the next few days trying to plan my days instead of blindly reacting to things. Hopefully […]
What do we do now?
A few ideas These are truly interesting times. So far, things are not too bad in Japan, but the uncertainty is pretty rough. I spend far too much time online reading news and other sites, and would undoubtedly benefit from logging off and doing something else. But if there are two things I am good […]
The Monday Read
Overwhelmed edition The stock market is on a ride. Society and work are kind of iffy. The worst thing is the uncertainty: no one has any idea of what is going to happen. Even RetireJapan is not immune: you may have noticed we missed a post last week, as I was just too busy to […]
The Monday Read
So far so good edition Well, into week two of school closures and fingers crossed, it seems things aren’t as bad as they could be. Let’s hope it continues that way! The weather has been pretty miserable though. Quite unusual for Sendai. I feel like I’m back in the UK. This week’s links I am […]
Saving for the Future
Jon is back Prolific contributor Jon is back with his second guest post in as many months. You may remember his post about deciding to buy a house from last month. Today he writes about his financial plan. I always find it really interesting to hear or read about other people’s situations -it’s a great […]
The Monday Read
The stock market is sick edition Well, it’s been an interesting few days on the investing front. This month our family net worth is down about seven million yen from the start of February. As we discussed in last week’s post, this is not a problem. How are you doing? This week’s links We are […]
Some Thoughts on The Stock Market
Keep calm and follow the plan Well, the stock markets seem to have caught the novel coronavirus. Checked my Rakuten account today after seeing some posts on the forum here, and we’re down… quite a bit. I figure this might be a good time to do a quick post for anyone who is feeling a […]
The Monday Read
Interesting times edition Just cancelled a trip to Europe in April. Mix of work and perhaps an excess of caution. Our venue for the March RetireJapan event is already emailing me with virus fears (participants must wear masks and wash hands, will be turned away if visibly ill, etc.). And today we saw the first […]
Disaster Preparation: Diseases 2
Second order effects After last week’s post, I did not expect to end up writing about the novel coronavirus this soon, but I have thought a lot and learned a lot in the last few days so here it is. I promise this isn’t going to be some drawn-out paranoid series though, this should be […]
The Monday Read
Hayfever or something else edition Well, it’s hayfever season and the Prime Minister just told us to consider not going to school or work if we have cold-like symptoms… great. Personally I was a clever boy this year and went and got my allergy meds in mid-January. Feeling a bit groggy, but otherwise not too […]