Hello everyone
I've been thinking for a while about leaving Japan, perhaps in a year or two but due to various reasons, I'm beginning to think of an "exit plan" now.
My question is...although it's a legal requirement to pay your dues with city tax, health insurance and pension, which out of these would you "ignore" paying and which would you keep on top of and honour?
I ask because I have been paying my dues however, I've just been slugged with a huge recalculated set of bills for city tax, health insurance and pension. The pension on its own could absorb over 30% of my monthly income, never mind paying the rest plus rent, utilities and food.
If you were in a similar situation and facing the possibility of leaving in the next 12 - 24 months, which would you "let go? and not really bother with?
*I recognise it's a legal requirement but nevertheless...*
I've been thinking for a while about leaving Japan, perhaps in a year or two but due to various reasons, I'm beginning to think of an "exit plan" now.
My question is...although it's a legal requirement to pay your dues with city tax, health insurance and pension, which out of these would you "ignore" paying and which would you keep on top of and honour?
I ask because I have been paying my dues however, I've just been slugged with a huge recalculated set of bills for city tax, health insurance and pension. The pension on its own could absorb over 30% of my monthly income, never mind paying the rest plus rent, utilities and food.
If you were in a similar situation and facing the possibility of leaving in the next 12 - 24 months, which would you "let go? and not really bother with?
*I recognise it's a legal requirement but nevertheless...*