RetireJapan

I mostly use my Mac but I don’t use any anti virus on my windows computer …. If I did, I would probably not go for the cheap ones

If anything we are marginally better off but about the same
Haven’t lost any thing much on investments and both wife and I have jobs that have not been affected all
So …. Very thankful

I pay about 2800 yen per month with UQ (that’s with 15G of data)
It’s a little slow but so much cheaper than anything I have had so far and another great thing is …. Ok you have 15G but unlimited 3G data
It is enough for basic YouTube and email etc

Yes, fair point, but the weather here has harsher extremes than where I come from and we get snow here where I live

I use UQ and it’s about half the price of SoftBank …. But I will say the speed is slower
We get our power bill paid through them and it has never been cheaper

One thing to seriously consider is how close shops and medical facilities are …. I know for me I don’t plan to drive once I am passed 70.

Thank you

TokyoBoglehead wrote: ↑Thu Dec 15, 2022 11:35 am I think it's important to mention that term life insurance is extremely affordable. I strongly suggest a policy if you don't already have one.

Check Kakaku.

Thanks
I do have a life insurance (for both of us) back home, but would like to get one here in Japan since this is where I will stay

Thanks for the reply, can you clarify?

We recently switched to UQ and got our electricity all paid through them. I live in Sendai and I am paying around 5000yen per month and all heating (except water heating) and cooling Is electric, we don’t use any oil heaters at all. With all these price increases our bill might go up a bit but not m...