Tag Archives: Japan

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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