Nerd alert: I love grocery shopping. Knowing that my huge bowl of chocolate krispies only costs me thirty-five cents is a saver’s dream. I do enjoy the occasional night out at a restaurant with an appetizer, entree, and a glass of wine but at $8-$20 a shot these nights tend to come once every couple [...]
Archive | September, 2009
3 Steps for Outrageous Savings in College
I have a good amount of friends who are headed back to universities across America this month so I came up with my three money-saving tips for college students. The savings I managed to come up with blew me away. I actually looked at the total and thought no one is going to believe that [...]
The Downside of Excessive Savings for Japan
Japan is a closed culture. The people tend to stick to themselves and rarely speak out or do anything that would shed light on an individual. I once read a quote about the way Japanese people view the rights of an individual, “In America they say you have the right to free speech. In Japan, [...]
How I Saved $65 with a 5 Minute Phone Call
I wasn’t expecting to write a post about this topic tonight, but money stories tend to pop up out of nowhere. My girlfriend is arriving in Japan next Saturday. We’ve decided to make a long weekend out of her arrival in Tokyo since September 19-23 is a national holiday. We looked into different accommodations for [...]
Amazon Japan: More Power to the Customer
When I lived in America my girlfriend and I would often visit Best Buy, Borders, or the local mall on a Saturday afternoon. Fortunately for us, we’re a couple who sees finances similarly so these trips to stores were more of a chance to decompress from the week, hang out, and gawk at the expensive [...]
Learning Savings Tips from Japan’s Efficiency
Being efficient with your money is a sure fire way to reach and exceed your financial goals. – A minimal amount of accounts that provide great benefits to your money will provide your financial life with structure and ease. – Automating your savings and investing will take the emotional aspect out of money, and allow [...]
How to Simplify Your Financial Life to Move Abroad
This is the second part of my two part mini-series on preparing your financial life to go abroad. On Wednesday, we looked at preparing for a vacation abroad. Today, we’ll take it a step further and discuss how to prepare your accounts for a permanent move abroad. I moved out of the country a little [...]
Vacation Abroad? – Prepare Your Financial Accounts for Stress-Free Living
Planning to go abroad can be a stressful process. From insurance to Visas to money, there are a lot of areas to cover before departure. One of the most important areas to cover before leaving for a vacation or move abroad is your financial accounts – bank, credit cards, investing accounts. It’s vital to simplify [...]
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Hi, my name's Austin Morgan. I teach English in Japan and write about money for twenty-somethings. Feel free to contact me with any questions and I hope you enjoy the site!
