Shoken-san the Apartment Manager · marriage costs about , from the party up to the honeymoon....
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Shoken-san, a former salesman at a
securities company, solves the financial
problems of his neighbors!
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Shoken-san the Apartment
Manager
CHAPTER
1
SUITE 104
THE TRANSFORMATION OF A PRETENTIOUS MAN
C H
A R
A C
T E R
Shin-kun (31 years old)
He lives in suite 104. He works in sales at an IT company. His annual income is 5 .2 million
yen. His savings are about 2 million yen. He is thinking seriously about his future with his
girlfriend Atsumi, but he can’t imagine getting married with her. He can hardly stop wasting
money. He tends to put up a good front for her, and he wastes money by shopping over his
means.
Atsumi-san (32 years old)
She works at a manufacturing company. Her annual income is 5.6 million yen. Her savings
are 4 million yen. She is disgusted with Shin because he talks about marriage unrealistically,
like it is a fantasy, and he hasn’t shown any sign of proposing to her, even though they have
been going out for three years.
Shoken-san (62 years old)
He was an excellent salesman at a securities company, gave good money advice, and
supported many people’s happiness. Even after retirement, many of the people who
worked under him come to him for advice, as he is a legendary stock trader. Although he
was a workaholic and wasn’t home very much, his two children became independent. After
his retirement he purchased an apartment building and he currently manages it as an
owner-manager. He and his wife have a comfortable, happy life. However, as an ex-
professional stock trader, he is still very interested in managing finances for others and he
wants to help people in trouble with money.
S
HEY!
ARE YOU
LISTENING?
ARE YOU THINKING SERIOUSLY ABOUT GETTING MARRIED WITH ME?
YEAH, OF COURSE, I’M THINKING ABOUT IT!
WE’LL
BOOK
THE
TOKYO
DOME
OR A
LUXURY
CRUISE
SHIP!
HAVE A
FAMOUS
ROCK
BAND
PLAYING
LIVE!
A HUGE
DIAMOND
RING
FROM A
FAMOUS
BRAND!
AND 1000
GUESTS!
I CAN’T BELIEVE
YOU. HOW
LONG ARE YOU
PLANNING TO
MOCK ME?
I CAN’T GO
ON LIKE
THIS!
WE’RE THROUGH!
SORRY
ABOUT THAT.
ARE YOU
HURT?
OH, I’M FINE .
SHE WAS
PRETTY UPSET,
HUH? I
COULDN’T
HELP BUT
OVERHEAR…
I THINK
YOUR
WEDDING
PLANS
WOULD’VE
COST YOU
ALMOST 50
MILLION
YEN.
F-FIFTY
MILLION...
OH, OF
COURSE… IT
WAS SUCH
A FOOLISH
PLAN…
AH, SHE’S MAD…
WHAT SHOULD
I DO?
DON’T
WORRY!
ALL’S NOT
LOST YET.
LEAVE IT
TO ME!
AND THUS
BEGAN
SHOKEN-SAN’S
LESSON,
“PREPARATION
FOR
MARRIAGE”.
*dash*
S H O C K E D
Ah!
Huh?
*c o l l a p s e*
FORMER SECURITIES SALESMAN SHOKEN-SAN’S LESSON
ON AVERAGE, A
MARRIAGE
COSTS ABOUT
5 MILLION YEN,
FROM THE
ENGAGEMENT
PARTY UP TO THE
HONEYMOON.
MONEY FOR MARRIAGE
5 MILLION YEN, INCLUDING GIFTS FROM PARENTS AND GUESTS
FORMUL
A
FORMULA
WHAT YOU PREPARE
LET’S
CALCULATE
THE COSTS.
FOR A SMALL
WEDDING WITH
ONLY RELATIVES, I
CAN USE MY
SAVINGS.
INDEED. BUT MARRIAGE IS
JUST THE
BEGINNING, NOT
THE END. WHAT
WILL HAPPEN
AFTER YOU GET
MARRIED?
I WANT
TO HAVE
A CHILD
WHO
LOOKS
LIKE HER.
THE
MONEY
TO
DELIVER A
BABY…
600
THOUSAND
YEN!
I WANT A
HOUSE,
TOO!
TO BUY AN
APARTMENT…
FIRST,
YOU’LL
NEED
ABOUT 9
MILLION
YEN!
OH,
ALSO…
WHEN THE CHILDREN
LEAVE, I WANT TO
TRAVEL AND LIVE A
FULFILLING LIFE IN MY
OLD AGE WITH HER.
OH, YOU’LL
NEED
ANOTHER 25
MILLION FOR
THAT!
OH, NO!
THEN
WHAT
SHOULD I
DO?
FIRST OF ALL, YOU NEED TO
GET A GOOD PICTURE OF,
AND ORGANIZE, YOUR
INCOME AND SAVINGS.
PERSONAL INCOME
MONEY WITHOUT A
PLAN FOR USE MONEY PLANNED
TO BE USED SOON LIVING
EXPENSES
I’M NOT SURE, BUT
I FEEL LIKE IF WE
JUST SAVE MONEY,
IT WON’T BE
ENOUGH…
TRUE; WITH LOW
INTEREST RATES,
IT MIGHT BE HARD
TO PAY WITH
SAVINGS ALONE..
IT’S GOOD TO PUT YOUR MONEY IN THE
BANK IF YOU NEED IT SOON, BUT FOR THE
MONEY YOU WON’T USE FOR A WHILE,
THERE’S A WAY TO MAKE THAT MONEY
WORK FOR YOU.
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF THE TERM “INVESTMENT”?
IT MEANS TO MAKE INVESTMENTS IN STOCKS,
TRUSTS, AND BONDS.
TRUSTS, AND BONDS. IF YOU MAKE GOOD USE
OF THEM, YOU COULD HAVE YOUR IDEAL LIFE!
INVESTMENT,
HUH… I’D
NEVER
CONSIDERED
THAT. I’LL TRY TO
STUDY IT…
FIRST OF ALL, UNDERSTAND AND
ORGANIZE YOUR FINANCES. THEN,
THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH YOUR
FUTURE WILL COST.
IF YOU REVIEW YOUR CURRENT LIFE
LITTLE BY LITTLE, I THINK YOU’LL BE
ABLE TO AFFORD IT.
DO IT
FOR
HER!
FOR HER! ALL
RIGHT, I’LL DO
MY BEST FOR
OUR
HAPPINESS!
AND SO, SHIN BEGAN
NOT ONLY TO STUDY UP
ON INVESTMENTS, BUT
ALSO TO LEAD A SIMPLE
LIFE…
I SOLD
THEM
ALL…
HE SET
GOALS FOR
CONCRETE
PLANS IN
BOTH
MONEY
AND LIFE
WITH HER…
HE
CHANGED
HIS
FRIVOLOUS
ATTITUDE
AND
BECAME A
FINE YOUNG
MAN.
THANK
YOU.
YOU’VE
CHANGED! FINALLY,
THE DAY
CAME TO
CONFESS
HIS
FEELINGS
AGAIN.
I’M SORRY THAT I’VE
ONLY BEEN PUTTING
UP A GOOD FRONT
UNTIL NOW. I’VE
THOUGHT
SERIOUSLY ABOUT
OUR FUTURE, SO…
WILL
YOU
MARRY
ME?
HUH?
YES!
CONGRATS
TO BOTH
OF YOU!
MONEY IS AN IMPORTANT PARTNER FOR A HAPPIER LIFE, TOO. NEVER FORGET THAT!
HEY, WHY
DON’T WE GO
TO THE
SEASHORE
RIGHT NOW?
WHAT?
YOU
ALWAYS
TOOK ME
BEFORE.
JUST ONE LAST THING:
ACCEPT HER SELFISH
REQUESTS AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE.
EVEN IF SOME PLANS
MIGHT BE A LITTLE
RECKLESS, BE THE KIND
OF MAN WHO CAN
RESPOND TO THEM.
To the seashore