The Monday Read

It’s meant to be 37 degrees tomorrow in Sendai

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37! Fortunately I can stay inside in the AC for most of the day… Stay safe out there!

Here are this week’s links:

  1. Pretty bad situation for some in Japan. Poverty in Japan: Underclass struggles to achieve upward mobility.
  2. I have seen some of these in me. Others, not so much: when I’m sixty-four.
  3. How are your finances doing? Two minute checkup.
  4. It’s good to keep working, but better if it is a choice: 82% of Japanese in early 60s not ready to retire.
  5. This is one way to invest: If You Want to Build the Foundation for a Successful Retirement, Read This.
  6. Owning a small business is one of the best ways to get rich: a millionaire interview.
  7. A model portfolio from Monevator: The Slow and Steady passive portfolio update: Q2 2018.
  8. ​This made me feel better: there is no right decision.
  9. Which is more valuable, money or time? The most important asset.
  10. ​A long, really interesting read: sheep logic.
  11. Cheap cheese? Japan, EU sign massive trade deal to eliminate nearly all tariffs.
  12. Unless they start taking steps to integrate them, this is not going to end well: Japan is finally starting to admit more foreign workers.
  13. I think I am this kind of optimist: Mindsets: Optimism vs. Complacency vs. Pessimism.
  14. This is really close to my own thinking: Living frugally and loving it.
  15. More FATCA fun for Americans: FATCA Regulations Mean Non-Resident Americans Can’t Invest In U.S. Mutual Funds.
  16. This is pretty good. I’ve never done the whole process, but I usually get about halfway through for a presentation: How to Memorize a Speech.
  17. We all need one of these in our head: I Stop Celebrities From Blowing Their Money.
  18. This doesn’t strike me as actionable information: Currency War Erupts, Threatening to Ripple Across Global Markets.
  19. Weekend reading from Monevator: One more year, justified.
  20. I’m going to be working on this: Want To Become Extremely Successful? Do These 13 Things Every Day.
  21. Big questions about AI: How the Enlightenment Ends.

What do you think? Anything good in there? I like #14 and #20.

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