As I've mentioned before, Japanese banks have paltry interest rates on savings accounts. In fact, I'm surprised most people don't hide their money in old bento boxes and bury it in the back yard. That probably has more to do with the fact that so few people have actual backyards than it being considered a lesser option than putting it in the bank. Since I'd prefer to lose as little of my money
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lundi 19 septembre 2011
Won't Miss #365 - wiring money home
Posted on 02:16 by Unknown
As I've mentioned before, Japanese banks have paltry interest rates on savings accounts. In fact, I'm surprised most people don't hide their money in old bento boxes and bury it in the back yard. That probably has more to do with the fact that so few people have actual backyards than it being considered a lesser option than putting it in the bank. Since I'd prefer to lose as little of my money
vendredi 29 juillet 2011
Won't Miss #347 - monthly pay
Posted on 00:15 by Unknown
This is a MUFG (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group) building, which is very tentatively linked to this post. I'm using this picture because of the man and poster person staring in awe at the silver scrotum sculpture in front of the building, which is more interesting than a generic bank picture.
In the U.S., I was paid every two weeks and some people are paid every week. I think the system is
lundi 6 décembre 2010
Will Miss #262 - low interest on loans
Posted on 00:15 by Unknown
Hello Kitty wants to loan you money for your needs at low rates.
The flip-side to the previous post is that Japanese people get to borrow money at a rate which tends to be substantially lower than those in the West. If you buy a house or car, you get very attractive interest rates. This is especially appealing when you consider that it often takes 30 years to buy expensive property in Japan. It's
The flip-side to the previous post is that Japanese people get to borrow money at a rate which tends to be substantially lower than those in the West. If you buy a house or car, you get very attractive interest rates. This is especially appealing when you consider that it often takes 30 years to buy expensive property in Japan. It's
vendredi 3 décembre 2010
Won't Miss #262 - low interest on savings
Posted on 00:15 by Unknown
This sign does not talk about savings interest rates. Such signs do not exist because such information is too embarrassing to be promoted. Please enjoy this picture of the pretty model next to information on credit card loans at Mizuho bank instead. It's the best I could do as a tangentially related picture.
The Japanese are a country of savers, and that means that banks offer them little
The Japanese are a country of savers, and that means that banks offer them little
jeudi 19 août 2010
Won't Miss #220 - paying for holiday ATM access
Posted on 00:15 by Unknown
In the U.S., if you use the ATM of a bank other than your own, you have to pay a fee. This makes a little bit of sense because it's likely that there is some sort of special handling of electronic funds transferring between banks when you use a bank other than the one you keep an account in. In Japan, if you use an ATM of your own bank and it is a holiday or weekend, you have to pay a fee of 100
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