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Heron Catchers
Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2024 8:26 am
by TJKansai
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.
Re: Heron Catchers
Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2024 9:17 am
by RetireJapan
Yikes.
This is not the reason my wife and I have separate accounts, but it does make that kind of scenario less likely
Re: Heron Catchers
Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2024 10:15 pm
by captainspoke
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)
Re: Heron Catchers
Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2024 1:27 am
by Roger Van Zant
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
The only things your wife needs to drain your bank account are your inkan and your bank book.
Source? This happened to a friend of mine here.
Re: Heron Catchers
Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2024 8:11 am
by RetireJapan
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
Re: Heron Catchers
Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2024 9:40 am
by captainspoke
RetireJapan wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 8:11 am...
She's at more risk as I handle all her accounts
So when you gonna do the runner?
Re: Heron Catchers
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2024 5:36 am
by TJKansai
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
So when you gonna do the runner?
He'd never withdraw everything as the pain of the capital gains tax hit would be too much to bear.
Re: Heron Catchers
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2024 8:29 am
by RetireJapan
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
So when you gonna do the runner?
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
