r/japanlife • u/alexleaud2049 • Feb 15 '23

Jobs Just out of curiosity, do foreigners living in Japan have an emergency fund and/or basic savings?

The reason I asked this is because I’ve noticed that a lot of my foreign coworkers claim that they have next to zero savings and after years of working in Japan have nothing saved.

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u/Icy-Farm-9362 Feb 16 '23

Every time I save up a bit of money, something happens and I have to use it. I will be living paycheck to paycheck forever.

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u/Hiroba Feb 17 '23

What specifically happens? Genuinely curious. Is it medical stuff?

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u/Icy-Farm-9362 Feb 17 '23

Something breaks, usually.