Tag: money and life

Investing, Investing in Japan, Life and Money, Personal Finance, Women and Money

Money Seminar for Women

Every month, Mainichi Shinbun produces a free magazine with various information about Sapporo and Hokkaido events. I usually pick up these things because they provide good recommendations on shops and places to visit. For the past year, however, I noticed that there have been lots of these FREE seminars about financial matters appearing in the magazine. After seeing these and being curious about them, I … Continue reading Money Seminar for Women

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Debt, Life and Money, Love and Money, Money, Personal Finance, Spending Money, Women and Money

‘Til Debt Do Us Part

  Weddings At the height of the Financial Crisis of 2008, I found myself with a “useless” Master’s Degree and $60,000 worth of student loans. I also decided to get married at the end of the year, which added another $5,000 of credit card debt to the pot. Yes, I know. What an idiot. But I will refer you to the title of this blog, … Continue reading ‘Til Debt Do Us Part

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Learning New Things, Life and Money, Life in the US, Money, money mistakes, Personal Finance

In the Beginning

I’m having a lot of trouble organizing my thoughts. I’ve got a lot of ideas for blog topics, but they seem to be all over the place. I’ve been keeping a running list to help with my goal of writing 100 posts, but it’s difficult to choose the most relevant one. I guess the best way to keep things clear is to start from the … Continue reading In the Beginning

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Financial Independence, Learning New Things, Life and Money, Life in Japan, Personal Development, Personal finance in Japan, The Psychology of Money

Hey, Moron!

This post is all about the origin of this blog. I first heard the term “money moron” when I was listening to Farnoosh Torabi’s podcast, So Money. I think she was interviewing Scott Allan Turner, who was explaining the mistakes he’d made before he became smarter about his money–the time he was a money moron. I heard the term and I just fell in love … Continue reading Hey, Moron!

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