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Stop in the name of love. Feb 14 is business-as-usual day.

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Do you talk to your children about money?
Teaching money-management skills to children is climbing the popularity polls, as more secondary schools...
- Posted November 26, 2018
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Wealth Building: Where do you start?
As the global economy continues to flounder, now more than ever it’s a pertinent...
- Posted February 2, 2018
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5 Smart Ways To Stretch Your Tokyo Home Budget
The most effective advice for responsible home budgeting is to never miss a bill,...
- Posted November 13, 2017
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What I’d like my kids to know about budgeting, debt and wealth
Budgeting means living within your means As an adult, you’ll have expenses and bills....
- Posted October 18, 2017
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What is the best debit card in Japan for foreigners?
A debit card is a card on which the price is immediately deducted from...
- Posted August 21, 2017
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How are bonuses calculated in Japan?
In Japan, most companies pay twice-a-year bonuses to its full time employees. The summer...
- Posted June 1, 2017
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License now required for people renting out properties to people through an online marketplace.
When you rent out your property or motor vehicle to visitors through an online...
- Posted June 1, 2017
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Booking your summer vacation online? Be vigilant with credit card fraud.
Summer is here and most families may be shopping online for cheap air tickets...
- Posted May 26, 2017
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What the Japanese law says about paying for goods and services in coins
Almost everyone in Japan pays in cash at convenience stores.You might be surprised by...
- Posted May 13, 2017
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Being good at saving money is because of genes not parenting, says study
photo by magnolia Good financial habits has always been perceived as something instilled by...
- Posted April 23, 2017
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Teaching kids about financial literacy
A couple of months ago, I picked up a pretty cool item from the...
- Posted February 22, 2017
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Setting limits with data and beyond
Ever feel like you spend half your time managing other family members’ behaviour, especially...
- Posted February 14, 2017
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Unemployment insurance benefit
Q I’m contemplating quitting my job without another one in place. For how long...
- Posted October 10, 2015
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How do major Japanese phone carriers make money from you?
The answer is by selling only ‘Very expensive’ and ‘Too Expensive’ mobile phone plans...
- Posted September 13, 2015
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Statistics reveal growing poverty rate in Japan linked to divorce
The number of Japan’s middle class is crumbling. The era of the once called...
- Posted December 17, 2014
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Why is Japanese beef more expensive than US beef?
I thought I would cook a good steak for dinner so I went to...
- Posted November 4, 2014
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How to get the best out of your Costco shopping experience
Supermarkets deliberately put their pricier products at very visible corners to get you to ...
- Posted September 3, 2014
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How to use a prepaid (E saifu) Visa card in Japan
A payment option for online purchases that has become increasingly popular in Japan for...
- Posted March 4, 2014
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Which credit card in Japan offers the most value to user?
Do you want to make sweeping changes to your finances ahead of the consumption...
- Posted February 18, 2014
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Japanese preschooler donates his piggy bank savings to typhoon victims
According to the United Nations, typhoon-ravaged Tacloban city, Leyte, Philippines has recorded a death...
- Posted December 17, 2013
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Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ banking rules change
If, at the end of the year, you find yourself complaining that you don’t...
- Posted October 11, 2013
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Spender or saver?: What this reveals about you
I was recently invited to be a guest on a local television show. The...
- Posted July 5, 2013
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How I shaved off ¥9,000 a month from our electricity bill
Tokyo summer is here again with many households cranking up their air conditioners to...
- Posted June 17, 2013
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Do you have a retirement plan?
One in four of the working Japanese population are approaching or now past the...
- Posted August 30, 2012
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Till debt do us part
Seven years ago this month, I was the June bride with a big smile...
- Posted May 31, 2012
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Money and children
Money makes the world go 'round. For kids it's never too early to learn...
- 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...
- Posted March 31, 2010
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