Comments for Frugal Japan http://www.frugaljapan.com Living frugally in an expensive world Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:49:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Frugal Website: Bob and Angie’s Japanese Recipes in English by Evette Zakutney http://www.frugaljapan.com/2006/12/frugal-website-bob-and-angies-japanese-recipes-in-english/comment-page-1/#comment-27129 Evette Zakutney Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:49:10 +0000 http://frugaljapan.wordpress.com/?p=146#comment-27129 I spent a year as an exchange student in Kyoto Japan, and I have to say I probably wouldnt have gotten by if it werent for a cheap bowl of udon a couple of times a week! There is even one shop where you can eat for free if you do 30 minutes of washing the dishes after, but I cant say I was ever that poor! Anyway, I found a load more tasty looking ideas at this <a href="http://www.udonrecipes.com/" rel="nofollow">udon recipe</A> site. I spent a year as an exchange student in Kyoto Japan, and I have to say I probably wouldnt have gotten by if it werent for a cheap bowl of udon a couple of times a week! There is even one shop where you can eat for free if you do 30 minutes of washing the dishes after, but I cant say I was ever that poor! Anyway, I found a load more tasty looking ideas at this udon recipe site.

]]> Comment on Frugal Tip: Recycle Tights into Baby Pants by MMH http://www.frugaljapan.com/2004/11/frugal-tip-recycle-tights-into-baby-pants/comment-page-1/#comment-17795 MMH Mon, 27 Sep 2010 08:09:31 +0000 http://www.frugaljapan.com/?p=402#comment-17795 Great tip ! This gave me the idea of recycling my stockings into "spats" for my kindergartener ! Hope it works. Thanks TJM. Great tip ! This gave me the idea of recycling my stockings into “spats” for my kindergartener ! Hope it works. Thanks TJM.

]]> Comment on Credit Cards in Japan: Cracking the Code by Schizophrenic Status Quo: Japan Deliberately Weakens Yen, US Demands Stronger Yuan « Culture of Life News http://www.frugaljapan.com/2005/03/credit-cards-in-japan-cracking-the-code/comment-page-1/#comment-16737 Schizophrenic Status Quo: Japan Deliberately Weakens Yen, US Demands Stronger Yuan « Culture of Life News Fri, 17 Sep 2010 03:29:11 +0000 http://frugaljapan.wordpress.com/?p=31#comment-16737 [...] ΩΩFrugal Japan » Blog Archive » Credit Cards in Japan: Cracking the Code: like all things in Japan, this system is deliberately different from the US system and the Japanese way of dealing with credit cards is to make it nearly impossible to get one!  So US companies can operate there but must do so the same way the Japanese companies operate there.  If the US tried to flood Japan with easy credit at low rates, the Japanese government will find other means to stop this. [...] [...] ΩΩFrugal Japan » Blog Archive » Credit Cards in Japan: Cracking the Code: like all things in Japan, this system is deliberately different from the US system and the Japanese way of dealing with credit cards is to make it nearly impossible to get one!  So US companies can operate there but must do so the same way the Japanese companies operate there.  If the US tried to flood Japan with easy credit at low rates, the Japanese government will find other means to stop this. [...]

]]> Comment on Credit Cards in Japan: Cracking the Code by Jayaprakash http://www.frugaljapan.com/2005/03/credit-cards-in-japan-cracking-the-code/comment-page-1/#comment-8252 Jayaprakash Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:47:02 +0000 http://frugaljapan.wordpress.com/?p=31#comment-8252 I have been a cash man all years till now. I decided to have a credit card, but don't know where to turn. This is how I reached here. Appreciate and thank you for the well written professional article on Credit cards. Good job! I have been a cash man all years till now. I decided to have a credit card, but don’t know where to turn. This is how I reached here. Appreciate and thank you for the well written professional article on Credit cards. Good job!

]]> Comment on Keibai Bukken: A Different Way to Buy a House by andrew http://www.frugaljapan.com/2005/03/keibai-bukken-a-different-way-to-buy-a-house/comment-page-1/#comment-5646 andrew Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:39:34 +0000 http://frugaljapan.wordpress.com/?p=86#comment-5646 I've written up a report on my experiences buying foreclosed property in Japan if your readers are interested. Cheers! I’ve written up a report on my experiences buying foreclosed property in Japan if your readers are interested. Cheers!

]]> Comment on Do You Really NEED That Exercise Gadget? Will You Really USE it? by JoJo Wex http://www.frugaljapan.com/2008/11/do-you-really-need-that-exercise-gadget/comment-page-1/#comment-4580 JoJo Wex Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:34:17 +0000 http://www.frugaljapan.com/?p=126#comment-4580 I am a career dieter, so the last thing I needed was another menu plan to follow. What I needed was to change my way of thinking. Brooke Castillo has given me the tools that I needed. There are times that the words speak exactly what I feel. I have now bought 4 copies of the book to share, as well as the "coach in a box." I am confident and positive that I will be a thin person who takes care of herself. I get closer every day to that image. I can not urge anyone strongly enough to give themselves this book. To paraphrase Byron Katie (another great read whose work is referenced in this) It will change your life-- but only 100%! I am a career dieter, so the last thing I needed was another menu plan to follow. What I needed was to change my way of thinking. Brooke Castillo has given me the tools that I needed. There are times that the words speak exactly what I feel. I have now bought 4 copies of the book to share, as well as the “coach in a box.” I am confident and positive that I will be a thin person who takes care of herself. I get closer every day to that image. I can not urge anyone strongly enough to give themselves this book. To paraphrase Byron Katie (another great read whose work is referenced in this) It will change your life– but only 100%!

]]> Comment on Credit Cards in Japan: Cracking the Code by Foreigners financially welcome in Korea, not Japan | Diffism http://www.frugaljapan.com/2005/03/credit-cards-in-japan-cracking-the-code/comment-page-1/#comment-2676 Foreigners financially welcome in Korea, not Japan | Diffism Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:42:26 +0000 http://frugaljapan.wordpress.com/?p=31#comment-2676 [...] – Professor, “Specialist in Humanities”, Spouse – No luck. (Read here, here, and here, which are just the tip of the ice [...] [...] – Professor, “Specialist in Humanities”, Spouse – No luck. (Read here, here, and here, which are just the tip of the ice [...]

]]> Comment on Credit Cards in Japan: Cracking the Code by Christine http://www.frugaljapan.com/2005/03/credit-cards-in-japan-cracking-the-code/comment-page-1/#comment-646 Christine Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:24:55 +0000 http://frugaljapan.wordpress.com/?p=31#comment-646 Thank you. This was very helpful! Thank you. This was very helpful!

]]> Comment on Credit Cards in Japan: Cracking the Code by Joy http://www.frugaljapan.com/2005/03/credit-cards-in-japan-cracking-the-code/comment-page-1/#comment-622 Joy Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:05:44 +0000 http://frugaljapan.wordpress.com/?p=31#comment-622 Hi, I'm going to apply for a Visa Card soon but before doing so I've been doing a little research on CCs here in Japan. With regards to the payment options available are these set by the CC Company or by the Retailers. Take for example, if I pay for flight tickets and accommodation using my CC,and I have opted to pay using the revolving credit payment options with 50K as my monthly minimum payment. Does this mean, that if I rack up a bill of 150K: 1) I will pay my CC company the monthly minimum payment, with interest, until I pay off the entire amount or 2) I pay the travel agency the monthly minimum payment, with interest, and then also wait for whatever charges the CC company will levy on me? Thanks Hi,

I’m going to apply for a Visa Card soon but before doing so I’ve been doing a little research on CCs here in Japan.

With regards to the payment options available are these set by the CC Company or by the Retailers. Take for example, if I pay for flight tickets and accommodation using my CC,and I have opted to pay using the revolving credit payment options with 50K as my monthly minimum payment. Does this mean, that if I rack up a bill of 150K:
1) I will pay my CC company the monthly minimum payment, with interest, until I pay off the entire amount or
2) I pay the travel agency the monthly minimum payment, with interest, and then also wait for whatever charges the CC company will levy on me?

Thanks

]]> Comment on Cellphone Battery Always Dying? by Ted http://www.frugaljapan.com/2009/01/cellphone-battery-always-dying/comment-page-1/#comment-169 Ted Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:42:40 +0000 http://www.frugaljapan.com/?p=334#comment-169 i've been having the same "need-to-charge-constantly" problem with my japanese cell phones. i purchased a new phone the other day (docomo F884iES), hoping that i could get at least a few days use without the aforementioned annoying problem (the manual claims an average use of over 300 hrs). forget it! after less than 24 hrs, the charge drops to zero. i seldom make calls using the cell phone, and i only use it to send and receive e-mails (about 10 a day). a trip to the docomo shop yielded nothing - "your battery is fine," i was told after they "checked" it. friends of mine claim an average battery life (between charges) of anywhere from 2 to 5 days (phone models vary). what the heck?! any advice would be appreciated. cheers. i’ve been having the same “need-to-charge-constantly” problem with my japanese cell phones. i purchased a new phone the other day (docomo F884iES), hoping that i could get at least a few days use without the aforementioned annoying problem (the manual claims an average use of over 300 hrs). forget it! after less than 24 hrs, the charge drops to zero. i seldom make calls using the cell phone, and i only use it to send and receive e-mails (about 10 a day). a trip to the docomo shop yielded nothing – “your battery is fine,” i was told after they “checked” it. friends of mine claim an average battery life (between charges) of anywhere from 2 to 5 days (phone models vary). what the heck?! any advice would be appreciated. cheers.

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