More unexpected expenses

Of course Not even a week into the new year, and just when I had finished congratulating myself on how well our finances were doing, my wife shared a thought with me. We came across a small company that specialises in doing manshon renovations and house building. They do a lot of custom work, and […]

The Monday Read

The Monday Read from RetireJapan

Happier New Year edition How was your New Year’s break? Hopefully you had one, and it was restful and enjoyable. We went to the in-laws’, watched kohaku, and ate and drank a bit too much. All good. I was also awarded my blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu last week -quite a big deal. Took me […]

2020 Planning

New Year, New Decade, New Goals? Not really. More like new year, new decade, same goals. Every year we start things off here on the blog with a look ahead, both for the site and me personally. Here is last year’s post for comparison. So what is in store for RetireJapan in 2020? More of […]