Think and Grow Rich
No, not the book by Napoleon Hill My family’s net worth hit a new high this month, despite some large expenses last year. We haven’t done anything different, just stuck to the plan and continued saving and investing every month. I told my wife, and she said ‘that’s good, but I don’t really think about […]
The Monday Read
Golden Week Edition! I presume no-one will read this, as you’re all on holiday and not wasting time at work đ I am planning to have an excellent Golden Week. I am going to stay home, sleep a lot, go to jiu-jitsu every day, take naps, play with the grandkids, and maybe write some stuff […]
How much money do I need to retire in Japan?
Planning for retirement in Japan? Find out how much you might need to save and learn about different income sources, including pensions and investments.
Letting Go
Or not. Is that the question? That’s me in the pink t-shirt. This month has been somewhat trying work-wise. I haven’t had much time to think, but in the limited time I have had I’ve been mentally exploring some options. Today’s post is going to list them and hopefully the act of writing them out […]
2017 Roundup: September to December
But that was only last week… Last year we ran Roundup posts: for Jan-Apr 2016, May-Aug 2016, and Sep-Dec 2016. The idea is just to highlight the better or more perennial posts that new readers may have missed and old-timers may want to re-read. This month we ran the first Roundup post for 2017: January to April and the second one for 2017: […]
2017 Roundup: May to August
A lack of quality control? Last year we ran Roundup posts: for Jan-Apr 2016, May-Aug 2016, and Sep-Dec 2016. The idea is just to highlight the better or more perennial posts that new readers may have missed and old-timers may want to re-read. Last week we ran the first Roundup post for 2017: January to April. Today we’ll take a look […]
2017 Roundup: January to April
I don’t remember writing that Last year we ran Roundup posts: for Jan-Apr 2016, May-Aug 2016, and Sep-Dec 2016. The idea is just to highlight the better or more perennial posts that new readers may have missed and old-timers may want to re-read. It’s also an easy post for us to write đ Earlier this […]
2016 Roundup III (Sep-Dec)
The madness continues âThis is the third and final roundup post for 2016. You can see the first one here and the second one here. Today’s post includes posts from September to December. âI’ve really enjoyed going back and reading all the posts from this year, trying to figure out which ones to include and […]
The Monday Read: More learning ahead
RetireJapan is full steam There is so much going on now at RetireJapan. Our flagship annual live course started this week. If you’re interested in the next cohort, you can sign up for the waiting list here. YouTube and the blog are going really well this year. Thanks for watching and reading! Please tell other […]
The Monday Read: You Win or You Learn
I learned something last week. (that’s the positive way to look at it, and I’m a fan of seeing the positive in every situation) I booked three nights in one of my favourite hotels. It’s an old school place on the coast of Miyagi near Kinkasan, about an hour and a half drive from where […]