Episodes

  • RJPod: where should you keep your emergency fund?

    RJPod: where should you keep your emergency fund?
    Jan 29 2025

    For most people having an emergency fund they can access quickly if they need to makes sense, but where should they keep it?
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    4 mins
  • RJPod: should you buy a house or a manshon in Japan?

    RJPod: should you buy a house or a manshon in Japan?
    Jan 28 2025

    When it comes to buying a home in Japan, the two main options are a house or a manshon (condominium). But which is better?
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    7 mins
  • RJPod: floating rate or fixed rate home loan?

    RJPod: floating rate or fixed rate home loan?
    Jan 27 2025

    For the first time in a long time mortgage interest rates are going up in Japan. I have a floating rate mortgage at the moment, but if I was taking out a home loan today which would I choose?
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    5 mins
  • RJPod: iDeCo limits went up

    RJPod: iDeCo limits went up
    Jan 26 2025

    iDeCo is Japan's version of the US 401k. You put away pre-tax money and invest it for retirement, getting an income tax break along the way.

    In December iDeCo contribution limits went up for public servants, and new increases were announced for everyone else.
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    4 mins
  • RJPod: dealing with annoyances in Japan

    RJPod: dealing with annoyances in Japan
    Jan 25 2025

    Living in Japan is pretty good, but sometimes you need to complain about something. What's the best way to do so effectively?
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    9 mins
  • RJPod: NISA planning

    RJPod: NISA planning
    Jan 23 2025

    Have you decided what to do with your NISA account this year?
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    2 mins