All posts tagged "Money"

  • Money and children

    Money makes the world go 'round. For kids it's never too early to learn about finance; give them your two cents on the matter!

    • Posted July 26, 2010
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  • Generation debt: Hope for echo boomers in trouble

    The children of Baby Boomers have many nicknames: Echo Boomers, the Millennial Generation and Generation Y. With birth dates ranging from 1978 and 1994, Generation Y makes up 60 million of America’s 300 million population. They’re demanding, technically...

    • Posted March 31, 2010
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  • Tips for leasing an office space in Tokyo

    Now is the perfect time to establish or relocate your business in Japan. Rents are down, and a tiny bit of savvy, tempered with even a basic local market knowledge, make you as ready as you will ever...

    • Posted October 31, 2009
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  • Dos and don’ts on leasing a home in Japan

    DOs Do your homework: Websites will give you a good idea of what may be on the market and sharing your findings with your agent will give him or her a good idea of what your requirements...

    • Posted October 1, 2009
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  • Tips for real-estate investors

    Investing in real estate isn’t always a safe proposition. There are risks, but it can be a very good investment in terms of providing a steady cash flow and the tax benefits for Japan residents can be...

    • Posted July 26, 2009
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  • Summer fun for less

    Let’s face it: summer’s not what it used to be. After an exhausting school year, you deserve to enjoy the season. Yet, the world’s in a pickle with money matters, and it surely is affecting Mom, Dad,...

    • Posted June 29, 2009
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  • How to get the most out of your real estate broker

    Photo © Elena Derevstova   Sounds like a loaded topic from the beginning, but most of the tips anyone can offer regarding motivating your broker, you may already know from the schoolyard or conversations at the Tokyo...

    • Posted June 29, 2009
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  • Starting from zero

      OK, so you have just tied the knot and taken the steps to starting a family of your own. A few years into your working life, you probably have so many ideas about spending than saving...

    • Posted June 29, 2009
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  • 3 tips on buying property in Tokyo

    1. Foreigners considering the purchase of a property in Tokyo would do well to first talk to a lender or mortgage broker to ascertain the budget and to get loan pre-approval. Lenders have become stricter due to...

    • Posted May 30, 2009
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  • Protecting your family and finances in challenging times

    The global recession is hitting us all. There are few – if any – people I have spoken to recently who have not been touched. In the past few months alone we have seen a mass exodus...

    • Posted March 30, 2009
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  • Budget browsing

    So what can one coin buy in these days of global economic meltdown? Plenty! Does a Japanese buck still have any bang left in it? Yes! If you have the time and the eye, you can usually...

    • Posted February 1, 2009
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  • Are my investments safe?

    Photo © Elena Derevstova If you are like me you may have been contemplating passing the financial section of the news by in favour of sports. Grim does not seem to describe it.  This year a depressing...

    • Posted December 25, 2008
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  • Home run

    Generally speaking, people find the topic of taxation extremely boring except when they find out that they are getting a refund. The sad news is that getting a tax refund means that you overpaid in the first...

    • Posted November 29, 2008
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  • A good old-fashioned recession

    The pace of the Titanic-like sinking of America’s financial infrastructure is moving at such a rapid clip that by the time you are reading this, it is likely that new tremors have already wiped out even more...

    • Posted November 4, 2008
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  • Don’t break the bank

    Funding your child's education

    • Posted August 4, 2008
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