RetireJapan

got mine a long time ago

I would imagine (in general) house prices must go down (??) as so many people will have less money/income in the months to come
and the economy in general will take a hit

.........hhhhmmm??

I am no spring chicken but my motorbike license (back home) cost 400 yen!
and when I came here I got chugata license! (transferred over, no test)

Olympics? no, they will be put off for sure. It should have been done by now!

so pleased I didn't have any stocks .......... have thought about it many times but my wife is not a fan

We don't have any stocks so no immediate losses for us

this slide was no real shock, it was going to happen (given what happened in China)

WOW! just got our latest (mid winter) power bill, its the lowest ever for winter ... just 8,500yen (all heating is electric)
and I live in Tohoku!!

Warm winters are great

Real leather, too many cards and NEVER put coins in it, I always have coins in my pocket
hate those big fat wallets, its got to fit easily in my pocket

you asked about advice. I don't know how old your fridge is, .... but if its more than 5 to 7 years old I would check out how efficient it is (kakaku.com or google) and then do the same with new ones. I did this just before the tax went up and I was surprised that our new fridge uses about 20% less...

RetireJapan wrote: ↑Tue Jan 28, 2020 1:58 pm We dry in the living room (or outside on the balcony if it is clear).

same here, moist of the time if we do a wash at night its dry by morning (just in the living room) and just the odd time we use a dehumidifier, but thats rare

sorry double post