I’m currently celebrating everything America, but Japan’s played a huge role in my life over the past year. Here’s some of FF’s best posts about Japan. Do I Send Money Home? Dealing with Exchange Rates – It’s a complicated topic with differing opinions, but this post helps bring some clarity to exchange rates and hopes [...]
Tag Archives: Japan
FF TV Episode #5: Talking Japanese Personal Finance with Hiro
The different ways countries and people use money is really fascinating to me. Why do some countries use credit cards? Why do some barter? Why do same have large percentages of debt while some are very money savvy? Thankfully, my good friend Hiro, a native of Japan, was nice enough to sit down and talk about [...]
Interview with a Thai Twenty-Something Who Has Lived in Chicago, Yokohama, and Bangkok
I met Chris Kridakorn in 2007 when we both were part of our college’s China and Japan study abroad program for 15 weeks. Since then he’s been all around the globe, not just visiting, but claiming residence and studying. Today, Chris is living in the heart of Bangkok, Thailand with his parents and we recently [...]
Carnival of Money Stories #49 – The Sakura Spring Edition
Welcome to the Carnival of Money Stories! This week we’re celebrating spring in Japan and the beautiful sakura (cherry blossoms) which are the hit of the season. I hope you enjoy some sakura pictures and facts, and of course, some insightful money stories from over 20 great bloggers! Most Japanese schools have a sakura tree on grounds [...]
Interview with an English Filmmaker Living in Kyoto, Married to a Japanese Woman, and Living a Dream
I recently had a reader, Luke, e-mail me with a question about opening up a joint bank account in Japan since he is English and his wife is Japanese. Luke and I got to talking and I quickly realized he had a fascinating story that I needed to share. On a whim, he left his [...]
Yakezie Roundup – March 9th
Corinne and I spent a refreshing weekend in Nagoya visiting our good friend Hiro who went to school with us in America for about a year. Over 2.5 days we saw the city, stopped by the ocean (above), ate Subway, made burritos, played Rock Band, toured the infamous Japanese clothing stores, and saw one of [...]
Reader Question: Roth & U.S. Taxes While Working Abroad
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 [...]
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 [...]
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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!
