Category: Time vs. Money

Careers, Life in Japan, Personal Development, Personal finance in Japan, Time vs. Money, Work, Work-Life Balance

Catching Up

It’s funny how work always gets in the way of the things I want to do. The last few weeks have been very busy for me. As an English teacher here in Japan, I had to prepare for our special Christmas lessons at school as well as other End-of-Year activities. I think every educator knows that preparation is key when you’re in the teaching field. … Continue reading Catching Up

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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, 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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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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Failure, Learning New Things, money mistakes, Spending Money, Time vs. Money, Work

Starting From Scratch

I am still reeling from the shock of it all. Two years of work. Gone. It’s my fault, really. I am the first to admit it. In a fit of spite, I undid all the work that I had painstakingly and lovingly built from the ground up. I run another blog, which is dedicated solely to my life in Hokkaido, Japan. I started that blog … Continue reading Starting From Scratch

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Learning New Things, Life in Japan, Personal Development, Personal finance in Japan, Time vs. Money, Work, Work-Life Balance

Summer

I’m on a two-week break from teaching. Hooray! I’ve debated whether I should take some time off from blogging, but really, what’s the point? I need to keep writing, or my skills will atrophy. At least, that’s what I delude myself into believing. In all honesty, though, I just want to keep it up because working part-time, I already have a lot of free time. … Continue reading Summer

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