We are expecting our first child very soon, so we have been thinking and discussing which language we want to speak to them. In this post I’ll go through some of the things we considered and how we arrived to a conclusion.
Read moreOne of the common causes of divorce is money problems, so it’s important to be mindful about it. Here are my thoughts on one possible way of doing it.
Read moreI was setting up an app on a kubernetes cluster that had istio configured as a service mesh, and I run into an issue: as the application starts, it attempts to communicate to another service over the network (doesn’t matter if it’s an external service or something running on the same cluster), and it fails.
However when I kubectl exec into the container, I can successfully reach the same service.
What’s going on and how to solve it?
I’m starting a family, so I’ve been recently thinking about life insurance to ensure they won’t have financial hardship if I pass early. In this article I’ll review what I found. Please remember that I’m not a professional, and none of this is financial or tax advice. As always, do your own research.
Read moreFrom 2024, Japan’s tax-free investment system, NISA, is getting a major overhaul. Investments made within the system are tax-free (no dividend and capital gain tax), with the only major limitation on yearly and lifetime contribution limits, and that a third of the limits can only be used for mutual funds. This is not a retirement scheme, and there is no penalty for selling early. In this post I will review how I plan to invest from 2024.
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