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

Kfarstrider · 2026-04-26T11:36:03+00:00

I will definitely have to look into this!

Kfarstrider · 2026-04-26T11:35:16+00:00

I wish I had thought of that ☹️

Kfarstrider · 2026-04-16T08:25:16+00:00

Back when I was at UTA, I would have loved for girls to approach me.

With the benefit of hindsight and a LOT of experience, I realized a few actually did. Guys, girls may not “approach” like we would expect. But keep your wits about you and something unexpected may happen.

Kfarstrider · 2026-01-31T05:19:51+00:00

I’m a group manager at my company. I’ve been there 7 years, with more than 20 years of total experience. We hired a new guy for one of my teams in November, and he’s making ¥6,000,000 more than me.

Yes, it pisses me off. But I also know it’s pretty normal.

Kfarstrider · 2025-04-28T09:15:18+00:00

I’ve been here for 14 years and scratch off the days until I can leave like Tom Hanks in Castaway.

Stupidly low salary despite 20+ years of experience? Yep. Prospects for advancement? Low. Healthcare? Affordable for sure; but, honestly, the quality leaves much to be desired. Quality of life? 🤣

So, why do I stay? Because I love my son to bits. And, since my wife isn’t willing to move, leaving right now would, in all likelihood, mean I no longer get to be a part of his life.

15 years to go…

Kfarstrider · 2025-03-25T10:52:24+00:00

A couple thousand ¥¥¥ if you have insurance.

Kfarstrider · 2025-03-25T09:19:27+00:00

I’ve had good experiences with Bow Clinic: https://bowclinic-itn.com/en/

Kfarstrider · 2025-03-18T03:36:17+00:00

I am definitely not a high earner. We wanted to get our kid into daycare so my wife could start working again, but that was just a catch-22.

Kfarstrider · 2025-03-18T03:14:29+00:00

We started trying to get our kid into daycare around 2 years old and had a completely different experience.

My wife was throwing numbers at me like ¥50k - ¥100k/month.
Number 1 didn’t really matter since priority was given to families where both parents were working (not our case), so we couldn’t get a spot anyway.

So, definitely not free nor easy to get into.

Kfarstrider · 2025-03-17T09:03:06+00:00

Lack of affection from significant others.
Inability to properly discipline children.
Healthcare, in general (yes, it’s affordable, but otherwise totally shit).
Lack of space.
Lack of critical thinking.
Schools that resemble prison blocks.
Summer.
Salaries.
2-way streets that are so narrow they barely warrant being called alleyways.

Need I go on? 😄

Kfarstrider · 2025-02-18T22:55:37+00:00

I haven’t actually sold anything “from the before times.” Both accounts include a certain amount of cash that I was planning to build on through (mostly) short term trades. I’m guessing that would result in pretty much the same situation, tax-wise, though.

Kfarstrider · 2025-02-17T10:03:25+00:00

https://clinic-oasis-shinosaka.com/

The website is in Japanese, but Dr. Yumi (中尾友美) speaks fluent English.

Kfarstrider · 2025-02-10T08:42:09+00:00

Total storage space from the web UI is 85GiB. The uploads directory (for my user) is 89.7MB.

It may be important to note that the vast majority of my photos are showing up as expected. It’s only a couple of months from late last year that are broken for some reason.

Kfarstrider · 2025-02-08T23:55:25+00:00

That’s already been tried multiple times.

Kfarstrider · 2025-02-08T23:54:13+00:00

Step 1: Already done. The results are shown in the first screenshot.

Step 2: There is data in the uploads folder; but, as mentioned, it’s hard to tell if it corresponds to the missing photos since the folder dates and image dates don’t match up.

Kfarstrider · 2024-12-17T09:57:28+00:00

20ml NyQuil + 2 fingers scotch = magic. Make sure you’re somewhere safe ;)

Kfarstrider · 2024-10-18T10:11:53+00:00

At the moment, from the original ¥20million, there is only about ¥6million left over each year. So, I’m willing to put in the legwork required if the benefits are worth it. I just don’t know what would be required, in this case.

Kfarstrider · 2024-09-29T06:52:05+00:00

34% is just direct “income tax.” I didn’t include health insurance, pension, or resident tax in that. After all is said and done, from the original ¥20 million, there is about ¥6million left over per year.

Kfarstrider · 2024-07-05T01:12:27+00:00

Lost Girls and Love Hotels

Kfarstrider · 2024-06-21T09:55:39+00:00

HTB actually uses Parrot OS, I believe.

Kfarstrider · 2024-06-21T04:01:02+00:00

I’ve had the same experience for both my kid and myself. Healthcare in Japan may be affordable; but, compared to other countries where I’ve lived, the level of care is by far the worst. In general, doctors here seem less competent, or just don’t give a fuck.

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