Category: Financial Independence

Cash Payments, Financial Independence, Gratitude, Investing, Life and Money, Life in Japan, Money, Personal Development, Personal finance in Japan, Saving Money, Spending Money

Bonus

Yes, you read that right. My husband handed me a small slip of paper the other day and said he was getting a bonus. Oh, right. It’s December. Some workers in Japan, if you’re lucky enough to be working for an organization that does it, get a summer and winter bonus. Hubby is one of those lucky people. I am not. Sigh. So I look … Continue reading Bonus

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Failure, Financial Independence, Life in Japan, Personal Development, Work-Life Balance

Fall: Rebirth and Renewal

Oh, the irony. After my last post about being consistent at writing, I drop off from publishing on a regular schedule and miss basically a month of blogging. Sigh. But such is life. The good thing is that things are cyclical and what I love about fall the most is the feeling of rebirth that it gives me. This is my favorite season because it … Continue reading Fall: Rebirth and Renewal

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Financial Independence, Life and Money, Love and Money, Personal Development, Personal finance in Japan, The Psychology of Money, Time vs. Money, Work-Life Balance

Agency

What do you do when everything is uncertain and your life is in limbo? So many unknowns in this world… Or maybe I am just making this all more difficult than I need to? I need to get down to the basics and keep working on what I have to do. The Game Plan still hasn’t changed: the goal is still financial independence(FI) and establishing … Continue reading Agency

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Emergencies, Financial Independence, Gratitude, Life and Money, The Psychology of Money

Wooh!

Short post today. I am still reeling. Whelp. March was brutal, and I’m not talking financially. Personally, I had to take a step back from blogging or anything online related. Every time I logged on, I just kept seeing how horrible it was getting in the US. I looked at the red dots on the US map darkening, and I worried more and more for … Continue reading Wooh!

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Financial Independence, Life and Money, Life in Japan, Personal Development, Personal finance in Japan, The Psychology of Money, Time vs. Money, Work-Life Balance

A Moment of Silence

March 11, 2020. Today is the anniversary of the Great Tohoku Earthquake that claimed the lives of thousands of Japanese people. Events had been planned to remember the lives lost this day, but they’ve been canceled due to the coronavirus. Instead, we’re asked to observe a moment of silence. It’s very sad, but unfortunately, that’s how life is. Still, that moment of silence is all … Continue reading A Moment of Silence

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Cash Payments, Credit Cards, Debt, Financial Independence, Gratitude, Life and Money, Life in Japan, Money, money mistakes, Personal Development, Personal Finance, Personal finance in Japan, Spending Money, The Psychology of Money, Time vs. Money

Black Friday, Japan

Things that make you go, hmm… Last week was Thanksgiving in the US, but I live here in Japan and there was hardly any mention of the holiday except from fellow Americans. However, the big thing that was on people’s minds was Black Friday–which made me go, “Huh?” Black Friday is such an American thing: Lining up at Walmart, people getting trampled just so they … Continue reading Black Friday, Japan

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Financial Independence, Life and Money, Personal Development, Personal finance in Japan, The Psychology of Money, Uncategorized, Work-Life Balance

Five Things I’m Grateful For This Thanksgiving

Today is Thursday, November 28, 2019 in Japan. In the US, it is celebrated as Thanksgiving. In that spirit, I wanted to write about things that I’m grateful for.   I’ve written before how gratitude is my superpower. But I wanted to re-visit it today. It only seems fitting. So here are five things that I’m grateful for this season: Knowledge I am grateful that … Continue reading Five Things I’m Grateful For This Thanksgiving

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Financial Independence, Investing, Learning New Things, Life and Money, Personal Development, Success, The Psychology of Money, Time vs. Money, Work-Life Balance

Rushing the Process

So I just hung up the phone with my nephew. Or more like: I just switched off Facetime with Baby Boy. Baby Boy is in college, in his second year of the University of Connecticut’s Business Program. He texted me this weekend, out of the blue, exclaiming that Robert Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad, Poor Dad was one of the best books he’s ever read. I’m so … Continue reading Rushing the Process

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