The Monday Read: Spending Time and Money
Welcome to The Monday Read, RetireJapan’s weekly collection of content, musing, and links related to personal finance and life in Japan. Well, I am enjoying being back in Sendai. It is home, after all. My diet has slipped, but I am going to get back on track tomorrow. Exercise is going well, I’m doing a […]
The Monday Read: Health as Number One Priority
I’ve decided my main priority at the moment is health. Not work, not family, not hobbies, not friends, not (gasp!) money, but health. After all, a healthy man wants many things, but a sick man only one. I’m still aiming to lose another 9 kg or so, to reach 77 kg (and stay there!) by […]
2022 Roundup
All in one place Once again there will only be one roundup post this year. Here is the 2021 post if you want to see what that year looked like. 2022 was… really quite different It was a year of massive change, much of it positive. On a personal level: my university job contract finished, […]
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Jet Lag Edition Finally got over the jet lag. I swear it is getting worse as I get older. In my 20s I barely noticed jet lag. In my 30s it took me a couple of days to get over it and I was pretty much functional. Now at 45 it took at least a […]
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Oh Canada Edition Well, it seems like I’m in Canada, eh? First time here, we started with a couple of days in Vancouver. Lovely city, and we had incredible weather while we were there. Next up is Calgary, then Toronto. YouTube Thank you for your support of the RetireJapan YouTube channel. We published a video […]
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Getting Things Done Edition Now that I am no longer working full-time (or unemployed, as my wife puts it) I am finding I have so much more energy and motivation to do things. Just finished writing the 2022 edition of The RetireJapan Guide to NISA. It is 50% longer than the previous version, and well […]
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Pain Edition This has been a very mixed month for me. In some ways, it has been fantastic. My work situation is more flexible and I am feeling energised. On the other hand, I have injured both hands (one falling off a bicycle, one at jiu-jitsu) and then last Monday I wrecked my back carrying […]
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Elementary School Sports Day Edition My granddaughter had her school Sports Day this weekend, and although I wasn’t able to attend, I was really pleased to see her school continue with the ‘new style’ of sports day. In the past, sports days ran from morning to mid-afternoon, but recently due to Covid and climate change […]
How to get to Financial Independence
Saving and Investing your Way to Financial Freedom Financial independence is all the rage these days: articles, blog posts, and videos on the topic abound. It’s an age-old dream, but one that seems increasingly in reach as more and more people commit to trying to get there. In last month’s progress report, I mentioned that […]
2021 Roundup
All in one place Once again there will only be one roundup post this year. Here is the 2020 post if you want to see what that year looked like. 2021 was… kind of like 2020 This year was also stressful, but in a different way from last year. More low-key, less uncertainty. More like […]