Personal finance, investing, retirement, and life in Japan
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The Monday Read: A Whisper on the Wind
There is a hint of autumn in the air, and it is getting cooler. Not quite cold yet, but almost (at least when cycling home at night in shorts and a t-shirt). I’m enjoying it.
For me this is always a relatively productive time of year. I fi...
The Monday Read: The Same
Weather was good for our annual shrine visit this year.
Visa fees go up from October 1st.
The annual catch up for Your First Ten Million Yen alumni was great.
I found a company that does sea kayak tours near us.
The burgers from Captain...
The Monday Read: 15 weeks left in 2026
A lot going on in this issue!
Be safe if you’re in the rain zone this week.
Don’t panic if your bank puts your mortgage rate up, your monthly payments won’t be going up just yet.
Get your furusato nozei orders in if you still plan to use...
iDeCo Update!
We’ve talked about this a few times, but iDeCo contribution limits are going up from January 2027.
If you’re an employee with no corporate DC pension scheme, your maximum monthly contribution is currently 23,000 yen a month. From January y...
The Monday Read: The cool winds of autumn
the Owara Kaze no Bon festival in Toyama
I love autumn in Japan. It’s just starting to creep in here in Sendai (although I’m ready for the usual hotter week we get at the end of September recently).
Autumn lasts forever here, stretching f...
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