The other day I received a question from a reader, Jack, on my 5 Minute Intro to Roth IRAs video post. Jack asked: A question for those of us abroad, or rather a request for clarification: I was of the belief that foreign-earned income which qualifies for the foreign-earned income exclusion cannot be used for [...]
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Tips to Earn Extra Airline Miles
This is a guest post from Mr Credit Card of www.askmrcreditcard.com. Mr Credit Card used to work and live in Japan years ago and today, he is going to give us some tips on how to earn airline miles for a trip back to America. I worked and lived in Japan a few years ago [...]
How to Make Nachos in Japan
I love sushi and I’ve been introduced to some delicious Japanese foods, but sometimes I just want some food from America. Luckily, so does my girlfriend and she loves to cook. She searches food blogs and has creatively constructed 10-15 meals that taste like I flew back to Chicago and am eating at my mom’s [...]
How Japan and America View Christmas and New Year’s Day
Many of my junior high students are surprised to hear that Christmas is such a major holiday in most of the western world. In Japan, New Year’s Day is considered the most important holiday of the year. The Japanese recognize Christmas, but it’s mostly just a nice day for couples to be together and exchange [...]
Daily Life of an Assistant Language Teacher in Japan
I’m currently an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) through the JET Program. I work at a Japanese junior high in a small town in western Fukui, about a two hour train ride from Kyoto. I didn’t even know this job existed until two years ago. It’s unfortunate that so many jobs and professions can be overlooked [...]
4 Japanese Personal Finance Gripes
Note: I’m writing this post while completely content with my life in Japan. I’m suffering from very little homesickness and this post is in no way a vendetta against Japan. I’ve wanted to write a critical post about Japanese finance for a while, but in no way is this me being sad and missing home [...]
Credit Card Use in Asia
One of my original goals for Foreigner’s Finances was to personally learn more about how different nations view money. I’m fascinated by the topic of money in general. The fact that everyone uses money everyday, but relates to it differently, fascinates me. Throw in international differences and customs and there are some interesting facts and [...]
Buying a Japanese Car: Our Story
Corinne and I are officially the proud owners of this 1998 Nissan Cube! Purchasing our first car – and in Japan, of all places – was quite the learning experience, but we came out better consumers because of it. The Why The need for a car was created because Corinne was having troubles getting to [...]
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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!
