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▶︎ AMA Podcast (S-01, E-06) with the Founder of RetireJapan Ben Tanaka
Life is a series of trade-offs. Many members of RetireJapan may not know that Ben Tanaka, the founder of this influential website and online community, may have chosen to keep his financial planning advice and insights a secret if he had joined Britain’s secret service. Hear the full backstory about a potential James Bond starting at 5:24.
Fortunately, Ben chose different paths during his extensive career in Japan. After chatting with him for over an hour, I would sum up his story in one word: resiliency.
You see, Ben decided to become financially independent after he was fired (listen from…
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