Comments on: Japanese women’s image of single guys with big bank balances http://whatjapanthinks.com/2010/10/12/japanese-womens-image-of-single-guys-with-big-bank-balances/ From kimono to keitai; research Japanese facts and figures through translated opinion polls and surveys. Thu, 10 Apr 2014 22:29:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.2 By: Janne http://whatjapanthinks.com/2010/10/12/japanese-womens-image-of-single-guys-with-big-bank-balances/comment-page-1/#comment-236816 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 08:13:15 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=3295#comment-236816 But ten million yen isn’t a huge amount – it’s serious money to be sure, but it’s not what I’d call rich. It’s extra job security, or rainy-day money; say a family member becomes wheelchair-bound and you need some serious remodelling, or even move house for instance. But you can’t quit your job, and you can’t rely on this for retirement; you’d need much larger sums for that.

And, well, you probably can save up ten million without scrimping if you’re a working professional. Say you’re childless, don’t smoke and don’t own a car – you could easily save up a million per year even with a fairly modest salary, just by adding up the money you would have spent on those things otherwise.

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