Me-me

Chose

How Many Suits Do I Need in My 60s? One Is Enough

I am in my 60s, and I asked myself whether I still need a suit. The chances to wear one are nearly gone, yet owning none felt wrong. This is where I landed.
Doubted

One Step From a Gomi-Yashiki: Too Ashamed to Call for Help

My house is one step short of a gomi-yashiki. I can pay for a cleanup company, but I cannot let a stranger see how I live. That is where I keep stopping.
Chose

Kokumin Nenkin Tsuinou: I Paid 600,000 Yen of Back Pension for My Child

In my 60s I paid about 600,000 yen of back pension, kokumin nenkin tsuinou, for my adult child in Japan. Here is what it cost, what the tax deduction gave back, and why I paid.
Looking Back

My Water Heater Lasted 24 Years, and the Reason Was Where It Stood

The maker says a water heater lasts ten years. Mine ran for twenty-four. The reason was not luck with the machine. It was the place where it stood.
Continued

My Shaken Bill Doubled: What I Saw in Year Seven as a Former Mechanic

My shaken bill in Japan went from 46,000 yen to 114,950 yen in two years. I am a former mechanic in my 60s, and I still did not call the number high.
Looking Back

A Customer Threw the Keys at My Feet

A customer at the gas station where I worked dropped his keys at my feet on purpose. I picked them up and said nothing. I still think about it.
Chose

Digital Legacy: What I Sorted Out in My 60s, With One Handwritten Notebook

I am in my 60s and I asked myself what happens to my email, bank accounts and blogs when I die. Here is the digital legacy I sorted out, and the one notebook I made.
Quit

Free Time After Retirement Did Not Scare Me. I Practiced For Years Before I Quit

Free time after retirement did not scare me. I started practicing years before my last day, and the day I quit felt like nothing.
Continued

Friends After Retirement: Do Men Really Lose Them All? One Email I Sent

They say men lose their friends after retirement. In my 60s I sent one email on my last day, and I still meet three of them.
Chose

Becoming a Danka in Japan: I Compared 3 Temples Before My Parent Died

How do you become a danka of a Japanese temple, and what does it cost? I went through three temples before my parent died, and the money worked nothing alike.