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by goran
Wed Jun 05, 2024 1:40 am
Forum: New NISA (2024~)
Topic: Rakuten CC tsumitate is now 100,000 yen a month
Replies: 21
Views: 3440

Re: Rakuten CC tsumitate is now 100,000 yen a month

Slightly necroposting here, but how about 100k through credit card on NISA Tsumitate and 50k through Rakuten cash on NISA growth portion (also setup as a tsumitate monthly purchase)? What would be the points return on this? Any documentation or simulator for Rakuten - NISA/Tsumitate connection? It ...
by goran
Mon Jun 03, 2024 6:35 am
Forum: New NISA (2024~)
Topic: Rakuten CC tsumitate is now 100,000 yen a month
Replies: 21
Views: 3440

Re: Rakuten CC tsumitate is now 100,000 yen a month

Slightly necroposting here,
but how about 100k through credit card on NISA Tsumitate and 50k through Rakuten cash on NISA growth portion (also setup as a tsumitate monthly purchase)? What would be the points return on this? Any documentation or simulator for Rakuten - NISA/Tsumitate connection?
by goran
Tue May 14, 2024 1:16 am
Forum: General
Topic: Selling English books
Replies: 16
Views: 2448

Re: Selling English books

Facebook groups.
Search for Sayonara sales, Mottainai or similar keywords.

Or if Ben and other members are fine with it, list them here. I would definitely be interested.
by goran
Mon Apr 08, 2024 5:36 am
Forum: General
Topic: Why is there so much confusion around pensions?
Replies: 25
Views: 3586

Re: Why is there so much confusion around pensions?

Thank you goran. Do you have this cash balance element too, which is an amount on top of the DC contribution remains sat in cash? I think that is the DB component. I had this at my previous work, where I had no say about the investment asset for the DB side of things. And because they had this DB c...
by goran
Sun Apr 07, 2024 12:28 am
Forum: General
Topic: Why is there so much confusion around pensions?
Replies: 25
Views: 3586

Re: Why is there so much confusion around pensions?

So is there anyone here who has a corporate DC pension which allows them to invest more than 25,200 a month? Upto 55000. Monthly contribution of company of 0.55% of annual salary Employee can contribute the difference upto 55000. (for salaries of less than 10m JPY) For employees with over 10m JPY s...
by goran
Tue Mar 19, 2024 6:40 am
Forum: Banking
Topic: Quicken or Mint like software in JP?
Replies: 4
Views: 635

Re: Quicken or Mint like software in JP?

I use MoneyTree to track spending. It connects to all my bank accounts and credit cards. The free version is fine for my needs. https://getmoneytree.com/jp/home MoneyForward has a similar service it seems. Anyone else? Have you created a video for this? Or do you plan to? May be Moneytree can spons...
by goran
Fri Mar 01, 2024 2:35 am
Forum: General
Topic: Milestone Thread
Replies: 46
Views: 7323

Re: Milestone Thread

This thread is really great! It gives me another perspective to look at where I am in a different angle, perhaps. Although still a long way from my goal, but combining my NISA and DC assets, I have reached 2 year's worth of my first Japan salary. My first Japan salary was quite low, but I started to...
by goran
Thu Feb 22, 2024 4:16 am
Forum: General
Topic: Pending- Law to revoke the permanent residency status of foreign nationals who fail to pay taxes
Replies: 43
Views: 6417

Re: Pending- Law to revoke the permanent residency status of foreign nationals who fail to pay taxes

.. Goran, did the OSAKA office test you on spot by making you hand write something? If not, do you have JLPT N1? I would like to know what happened during your first interview. R Sorry if my earlier post was not clear. I have not submitted my application yet. I went to verify the documents that I h...
by goran
Wed Feb 21, 2024 2:11 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Pending- Law to revoke the permanent residency status of foreign nationals who fail to pay taxes
Replies: 43
Views: 6417

Re: Pending- Law to revoke the permanent residency status of foreign nationals who fail to pay taxes

Good luck! Let us know how it goes. If you would be willing to write a guest post or interview about your experience on the RJ blog after you finish I think a lot of people would be interested :D :lol: I was thinking about updating/adding to the RJ wiki for naturalization. But I could take a shot a...
by goran
Wed Feb 21, 2024 6:04 am
Forum: Children/Family
Topic: Need advice about what I need to do regarding nursery school, in Japan, when one partner is on maternity leave.
Replies: 7
Views: 1426

Re: Need advice about what I need to do regarding nursery school, in Japan, when one partner is on maternity leave.

Did you talk to your ward or city office?

We are expecting right now. And as preparation, we went to discuss child-care services at our ward office. They were quite helpful and explained in much detail.