The Monday Read
At Work in the Middle of Golden Week Edition Looking at data from the last few years of sending out this newsletter and running the forum, it seems most of our readers only log on while they are at work. Seems legit, for a site that aims to help people retire 😉 So if you […]
The Monday Read
How Low Can We Go Edition Seems the question on everyone’s mind is how low is the yen going to go, and how long is it going to remain weak? Sadly no one knows. It’s 128 yen to the dollar as I write this. Personally I am hoping for the yen to strengthen, as I […]
The Monday Read
Sakura Edition Once again I have totally missed out on sakura season by being too busy to breathe. Hoping that will be different next year! Japan Times article I was asked to contribute to a Japan Times article, and it came out yesterday. I think they did a great job! Money matters: Fight inflation with […]
The Monday Read
Too Busy to Eat Edition This is rare for me (normally I make sure I eat too well). This week though, I was too busy to eat on several days. It was not a pleasant experience. The silver lining is that I lost some weight! But still, hopefully things will turn around soon. Working on […]
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Unemployed Edition Well, as of last Friday I am now unemployed (again). Actually, it’s even worse than that. Due to a series of unfortunate events, I am now working for my wife full-time. Hoping to learn a lot and super-charge our school. The Forum The Forum is doing well (20,204 posts so far). Here are […]
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Has Now Left the Building Edition I’ve been working at a national university in Sendai for the last thirteen years, but my contract is up at the end of this month. In a few days time I will no longer be a well-paid public servant 😉 It was a very mixed experience, but I am […]
The Monday Read
Some FIRE Otaku from Sendai Edition This post on reddit tickled me and this is now my Twitter handle for the rest of time 😉 New Podcast I was on a podcast this week! The Deep in Japan podcast, by Jeff Krueger. Actually we recorded it a few weeks ago, but it was published this […]
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Exhausted but Happy Edition I’m getting used to my new schedule as an eikaiwa teacher and enjoying getting a good overview of my wife’s school. Very tired but it’s fulfilling and I even lost some weight (3kg). Maybe I could repackage this experience as a weight loss course. The Forum The Forum is doing well […]
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Yet Another Unexpected Event Edition Aaand once again my life is flipped-turned upside down. Instead of retiring it seems I’ll be going back to full-time work next month, working for a boss I can’t get away from (they live with me) as an eikaiwa teacher with a full schedule. I’m going to be quite a […]
The Monday Read
Turn off the News Edition Sometimes it’s okay to take a break from social media and turn the TV off. For me, this is one of those weeks. I hope things get better. Take care of yourselves. The Forum The Forum is doing well (19,610 posts to date). Here are the latest active threads: Charity […]