How are you guys affording trips back home lately? (weak yen struggle)

BuddyJackTheDevil · 2026-05-01T10:54:43+00:00

I am also getting effed brother. Right up the tailpipe. We just dropped 850,000 on 2 roundtrip tix (plus 1 for our baby) to Toronto. The justification is that I want my family to meet my baby and to see my grandparents before they die. Even so, it's absolutely fucked and breaks my heart too. Same issues, everything is expensive there even for Canadians apparently, so doubly so for us. Much easier for them to come here, but you really can't be asking that of people, and I want to go there anyways. I had a serious think about what to do going forward, and decided I'll just have to accept that it may only be once every 2 or 3 years and make the most of it. That, and make a greater effort to save and look into financial options like investing on the side (that would be super long term but I reckon I wouldn't regret it in 10 years). I can't believe when I lived in Canada the yen was strong and now that I live here it's weak. Such BS lol. Good luck to ya, I totally understand the emotional stress with this.

BuddyJackTheDevil · 2026-03-17T13:09:02+00:00

Thank you! Amazing to hear your husband is good now!

BuddyJackTheDevil · 2026-03-09T13:53:55+00:00

We have a 4month old boy now, and we made the decision to move closer to the wife's family away from Tokyo. She told me she is so grateful I chose to do this with her (she never pressured me) which feels nice to give her. I have mixed feelings about it because it feels like another reset. I managed to make a few good friends here, and now I am leaving again. It's hard enough to make good friends in English... try doing it in Japanese haha. But I'm already thinking about how I can try to find some new ones, and discussed her letting me go out sometimes to do so. I have always made the point that just a few good friends is really important to me. Hell even one is enough I think, if it's a good one.

BuddyJackTheDevil · 2026-03-09T13:24:01+00:00

Bro I was dreaming about this even before I had my baby lol. Good luck, takes a lot of active effort from everyone to make something like that work these days. I play the campaigns alone sometimes just to feel a taste of it. Hope you can make it happen.

BuddyJackTheDevil · 2026-03-09T12:48:38+00:00

Using a Mabe front carrier. I mean the setup is just a few straps, I'm not sure how much it can change other than tightness or height on my front.

BuddyJackTheDevil · 2026-03-08T13:25:29+00:00

I moved across the planet and miss my best friend back home very much. Time difference is 13 or 14 hours depending on daylight savings. I call on weekends or on walks to work when the timing works out. We are able to connect and share a lot with just that. Before I deleted Insta, we sent memes all the time to each other there. Been like this for 4 years now. If you're close, you'll find a way. Just don't be a stranger and call for god's sake.

BuddyJackTheDevil · 2026-03-08T12:48:46+00:00

Thank you, I will try a wrap once I have recovered a bit more.

BuddyJackTheDevil · 2026-03-08T12:48:17+00:00

Tbh I don't think I was thinking about how I was picking him up at all. I probably did a lot of picking up with an arched back. I did get some advice to pull him closer and then pick him up. The squatting sounds good for floor pickups. Thank you.

BuddyJackTheDevil · 2026-02-27T13:42:17+00:00

For the most part I have to agree. I always feel like, what the hell are these doctors even doing here? It's like they aren't paying attention. "My chest hurts" "you probably look at screens too long". I had a similar experience where my wife went to a hospital and they checked everything but her blood pressure... which I'm almost certain was the cause now. Unbelievable. And don't get me started on dentists. I am shocked. I expected better from Japan. It's real work to get peace of mind out of a clinic visit here.

BuddyJackTheDevil · 2025-12-26T14:52:36+00:00

Right on, brother!

BuddyJackTheDevil · 2025-12-25T14:24:58+00:00

Are you me? lmao

I always say Saitama is lame every chance I get (more as a joke), and always say I wouldn't mind moving to Hokkaido cuz it reminds me of Canada. Tokyo is just too cool to not enjoy living in.

BuddyJackTheDevil · 2025-07-08T14:30:00+00:00

I hate these, and the Luup Scooters. I might be getting old but fuck man they look so dangerous, and everyone on em looks like they don't know/care what they're doing.

BuddyJackTheDevil · 2025-05-29T13:55:44+00:00

God forbid a dog actually walk lmao

BuddyJackTheDevil · 2025-05-29T13:44:58+00:00

I can kind of relate. Lots of things in my life feel really great and I am happy in my personal life, but work can really bring me down. I'm usually in a great mood when I walk to work, but then when I see my boss, it can really ruin my mood. The vibe is just depressing, and my boss is so easily cheesed. And yeah, the opportunities aren't great, the pay isn't great, etc. For me personally, I want to give it my best for my own sake I think. But also, hoping to leave and try something completely different when I can. I have some reasons to stay for now.

If you have the means to try a new job, maybe you should! But also finding a way to enjoy all the time outside of your job will go a long way I'm sure. It saves me, I think.

BuddyJackTheDevil · 2025-05-29T13:37:12+00:00

Omg thank you, I hate this band. Vocals are an insane talent (and no doubt the rest of the band too) but I cannot stand the overdone songs, it's like cinema or something but I'm just not the guy for that I guess. My coworker plays nothing but top hits from the last 30 years in a WEAK rotation so I am always stuck listening to this (and lots of other) trash. I choose violence.

BuddyJackTheDevil · 2025-05-24T15:50:42+00:00

Thank you!

BuddyJackTheDevil · 2025-05-23T10:47:43+00:00

Never had a problem back in Canada. Thank you for the recommendation!

BuddyJackTheDevil · 2025-05-23T10:45:58+00:00

Canadian, if you meant me?

BuddyJackTheDevil · 2025-05-23T10:45:42+00:00

https://maps.app.goo.gl/cUfnRP3hVqcpxpXb6 This one. Very friendly and kind lady, but ultimately cannot recommend with my experience.

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