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I just finished the Heron Catchers by David Joiner.

Having been to Yamanaka Onsen/Kanazawa made it a fun read for me.

The protagonist's wife empties his bank account and runs off leaving him broke and unemployed. The stuff that gives expats nightmares of course.
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Yikes.

This is not the reason my wife and I have separate accounts, but it does make that kind of scenario less likely :lol:
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TJKansai wrote: Tue Oct 08, 2024 8:26 am I just finished the Heron Catchers by David Joiner.

Having been to Yamanaka Onsen/Kanazawa made it a fun read for me.

The protagonist's wife empties his bank account and runs off leaving him broke and unemployed. The stuff that gives expats nightmares of course.
Thanks--I've looked that up on amazon, along with his one titled Kanazawa. Added to a buy list.

(and both reviewed well)
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RetireJapan wrote: Tue Oct 08, 2024 9:17 am Yikes.

This is not the reason my wife and I have separate accounts, but it does make that kind of scenario less likely :lol:
The only things your wife needs to drain your bank account are your inkan and your bank book.
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Ah, but I have neither (account is online and uses a signature). Also there's not much money in my bank accounts. Broker accounts would be a little trickier to get into.

She's at more risk as I handle all her accounts :lol:
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RetireJapan wrote: Wed Oct 09, 2024 8:11 am...

She's at more risk as I handle all her accounts :lol:
So when you gonna do the runner? :lol: :? :roll:
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captainspoke wrote: Wed Oct 09, 2024 9:40 am
RetireJapan wrote: Wed Oct 09, 2024 8:11 am...

She's at more risk as I handle all her accounts :lol:
So when you gonna do the runner? :lol: :? :roll:
He'd never withdraw everything as the pain of the capital gains tax hit would be too much to bear.
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TJKansai wrote: Thu Oct 10, 2024 5:36 am
captainspoke wrote: Wed Oct 09, 2024 9:40 am
RetireJapan wrote: Wed Oct 09, 2024 8:11 am...

She's at more risk as I handle all her accounts :lol:
So when you gonna do the runner? :lol: :? :roll:
He'd never withdraw everything as the pain of the capital gains tax hit would be too much to bear.
Ha, ha, I need to build a 'net of capital gains tax' line into my spreadsheet :shock:
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