Listen "RetireJapan TV S01E02: New NISA rules, furusato nozei tip, NISA vs iDeCo for a student, and more…"
Episode Synopsis
RetireJapan TV is a monthly show about personal finance in Japan with news, deep dives on specific topics, interviews with guests, and as much Q&A as you can handle.
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In today's show:
0:00 1. Intro (Xmas, 3 truths and a lie)
6:30 2. News items
8:13 i. New NISA updates
16:14 ii. Inflation in Japan
21:52 iii. More money for giving birth
28:50 iv. iDeCo changes
34:10 v. Furusato nozei tip
38:17 3. Deep dive: how should a university student save and invest?
51:55 4. Forum shorts
i. Buying a bunch of aircons
ii. UK state pension (Government Gateway registration and direct debits)
iii. Budgeting for house maintenance
iv. Early repayment of mortgages
v. Justifying big purchases
1:00:03 5. Q&A from the audience
1:01:40 6. Outro (answers to 3 truths and a lie, next session Jan 23)
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Links
RetireJapan site: https://www.retirejapan.com/
RetireJapan forum: https://www.retirejapan.com/forum/
Your First Ten Million Yen course (sign up now for late January start!): https://retirejapan.gumroad.com/l/YFTMY2
RetireJapan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/retirejapan_OG
The new 'eternal' NISA: https://www.retirejapan.com/the-new-eternal-nisa/
JAL "Mileage Park" furusato nouzei site: https://partner.jal.co.jp/search_result/fw=%E7%B4%8D%E7%A8%8E&ct=1&ct=3&rnf=0&rnf=1
YOUR questions about personal finance, investing, and retirement in Japan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiZo7rNKL0s
RetireJapan workshops in Kyushu:
January 21st Kitakyushu: https://hosted.jalt.org/chapters/kq/schedule/2023/january/21
January 22nd Fukuoka: https://www.fukuokajalt.org/
RetireJapan Forum:
Buying a bunch of aircons: https://www.retirejapan.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2760
UK state pension (Government Gateway registration and direct debits): https://www.retirejapan.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2757
https://www.retirejapan.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2756
Budgeting for house maintenance: https://www.retirejapan.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2742
Early repayment of mortgages: https://www.retirejapan.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2602
Justifying big purchases: https://www.retirejapan.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2725
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In today's show:
0:00 1. Intro (Xmas, 3 truths and a lie)
6:30 2. News items
8:13 i. New NISA updates
16:14 ii. Inflation in Japan
21:52 iii. More money for giving birth
28:50 iv. iDeCo changes
34:10 v. Furusato nozei tip
38:17 3. Deep dive: how should a university student save and invest?
51:55 4. Forum shorts
i. Buying a bunch of aircons
ii. UK state pension (Government Gateway registration and direct debits)
iii. Budgeting for house maintenance
iv. Early repayment of mortgages
v. Justifying big purchases
1:00:03 5. Q&A from the audience
1:01:40 6. Outro (answers to 3 truths and a lie, next session Jan 23)
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Links
RetireJapan site: https://www.retirejapan.com/
RetireJapan forum: https://www.retirejapan.com/forum/
Your First Ten Million Yen course (sign up now for late January start!): https://retirejapan.gumroad.com/l/YFTMY2
RetireJapan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/retirejapan_OG
The new 'eternal' NISA: https://www.retirejapan.com/the-new-eternal-nisa/
JAL "Mileage Park" furusato nouzei site: https://partner.jal.co.jp/search_result/fw=%E7%B4%8D%E7%A8%8E&ct=1&ct=3&rnf=0&rnf=1
YOUR questions about personal finance, investing, and retirement in Japan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiZo7rNKL0s
RetireJapan workshops in Kyushu:
January 21st Kitakyushu: https://hosted.jalt.org/chapters/kq/schedule/2023/january/21
January 22nd Fukuoka: https://www.fukuokajalt.org/
RetireJapan Forum:
Buying a bunch of aircons: https://www.retirejapan.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2760
UK state pension (Government Gateway registration and direct debits): https://www.retirejapan.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2757
https://www.retirejapan.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2756
Budgeting for house maintenance: https://www.retirejapan.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2742
Early repayment of mortgages: https://www.retirejapan.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2602
Justifying big purchases: https://www.retirejapan.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2725
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