Category: Productivity

Life and Money, Personal Development, Productivity, Success, The Psychology of Money, Work-Life Balance

Affirmations

I am becoming financially independent. I am creating multiple streams of income that will be sustainable and that will generate at least $10,000 a month. I am taking the steps that will lead me to this goal. I live a life of purpose, humility, gratitude, and kindness. Every morning, before I start my day, I say these words out loud to put myself in a … Continue reading Affirmations

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Learning New Things, Life and Money, Productivity, Time vs. Money, Work-Life Balance

Hobbies

What are you guys’ hobbies? Are they expensive? Do they take up a lot of time? Why did you guys decide to pick it up? For the past two months, while I was busy working for my school and just being a wife, I fell into a hobby I never thought I would get into: writing fiction. And I’ve published my stories anonymously and gotten … Continue reading Hobbies

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Learning New Things, Life in Japan, Personal Development, Productivity, Retirement, The Psychology of Money, Time vs. Money, Uncategorized, Work-Life Balance

Feels Like FIRE

58 Days. I haven’t been working for 58 days, which is about two months. I still can’t get over that. In a way, it really feels like I’m living the financially independent lifestyle. I get up and do whatever I want. I can choose to read or write a blog. If I want to go for a run, I lace up my sneakers and zip … Continue reading Feels Like FIRE

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Emergencies, Life and Money, Life in Japan, Productivity, Risk, The Psychology of Money, Time vs. Money, Work-Life Balance

Coronavirus

Okay, I’m jumping on the bandwagon. It’s just inescapable. I’m inundated everyday on the news about the coronavirus and its spread all over Japan. Everyday, new cases are reported. The worrying thing is that it’s affecting even those who had no direct contact with people from China’s Wuhan province. There’s a lack of masks in Japan and all around the world. People are stocking up … Continue reading Coronavirus

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Failure, Personal Development, Personal finance in Japan, Productivity, Time vs. Money, Uncategorized, Work-Life Balance

End of the Year

So we’re coming up on the last two months of 2019. Frankly, I have lots to do on my list, and I feel like I’m bowing to the pressure. For the past few weeks, every morning I wake up, I review the things that I have to do for the day. I start the day motivated and then I lose steam later on. I become … Continue reading End of the Year

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Careers, Learning New Things, Life in Japan, Personal Development, Productivity, Products

Coursera, EdX, and MOOCs

The problem when you live in Japan is that everything is in Japanese, especially for those of us who live in areas that are not as connected globally. You do have to rely on the local language most of the time–so if you choose to take classes, most of it will be in Japanese. Enter online learning. I’m surprised I haven’t written anything about this … Continue reading Coursera, EdX, and MOOCs

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Financial Independence, Learning New Things, Life and Money, Life in Japan, Personal Development, Personal finance in Japan, Productivity, Saving, The Psychology of Money, Uncategorized, Work-Life Balance

39

This number seems so ominous. So close to forty, but not. Actually, that’s how old I am right now. Wait a minute–that does look really bad, now that I am staring that number in bold black print. Maybe I should just forget about this post… But I need to reel myself in and focus on the point: It’s been a month since my birthday and … Continue reading 39

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Failure, Personal Development, Productivity, Success, Work-Life Balance

Doing Nothing

It’s been three weeks since my last post. I wish I could say that I was busy, but I haven’t been really busy. It’s more like I lost some steam and became really lazy. I didn’t do anything productive at all. Two weeks after the school year, I lost the motivation and got caught up with all the minutiae of work and life. And then … Continue reading Doing Nothing

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