Quit

I paid about 10,000 yen a month for cancer insurance for 8 years. That came to about 970,000 yen. In April 2024 my wife and I cancelled it together.

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

In my 60s, my friends drifted away. Is that lonely? Six honest things I noticed about friendship, from retirement to the phone, as a man in Japan.

I paid over 5,000,000 yen for life insurance over 47 years not knowing why. In my 60s I quit it all and got over 250,000 yen back. I wish I had noticed sooner.

In my 60s, my wasteful spending suddenly stopped. Here are 3 purchases I regret, 2 I do not, and the one simple habit that ended my impulse buying.