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- Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:32 pm
- Forum: Spending and Frugality
- Topic: Washing Machine with Dryer
- Replies: 18
- Views: 107645
Re: Washing Machine with Dryer
Come to think of it, we don’t have many regular female posters here? The gender balance seems quite skewed to men, even though it is often the wife in charge of finances in Japan. I guess they are chatting away on a Japanese language investment forum sonewhere… Let's be honest, they're saving in ca...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:38 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: WEDDING CELEBRANT
- Replies: 4
- Views: 283
Re: WEDDING CELEBRANT
I did it for about a year over 10 years ago, before becoming a full time private high school teacher. It was good money for what it was.
- Wed Jan 10, 2024 8:44 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: All of my credit cards were rejected when I attempted to book flights
- Replies: 10
- Views: 279856
Re: All of my credit cards were rejected when I attempted to book flights
Thank you for the info. For the domestic cards, all transactions were attempted late evening. Perhaps that explains things. I don't think it really matters what time of the day it is, it's just they put a lock on the cards for large transactions. Same happened to me in November, had to call rakuten...
- Wed Dec 20, 2023 8:51 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Use Revolut or just Japanese CC on trip?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11955
Re: Use Revolut or just Japanese CC on trip?
Rakuten charges 2%+ on currency conversions and SMBC cards 3%+ which is a hugely expensive premium to pay. (Making those "points" quite expensive....) Rakuten charges 2% for Amex only, all other cards are 1.63% (or JCB is the cheapest with 1.6%). Let's say you bought something that was 10...
- Tue Dec 19, 2023 8:46 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Use Revolut or just Japanese CC on trip?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11955
Re: Use Revolut or just Japanese CC on trip?
Unless you need actual cash (not sure what the state of cashless payments is like in Ireland) I would just go with a credit card, and if the terminal ever asks if you want to pay in yen or euro, choose euro, as the card rate is likely better than the terminal rate. It just makes things easier, inste...
- Tue Oct 31, 2023 10:47 am
- Forum: Stock market investing
- Topic: Rakuten asking for zairyu card info
- Replies: 40
- Views: 32963
Re: Rakuten asking for zairyu card info
Just got the email. What I find strange is that the website is specifically asking for 在留期間 ... which for a PR holder doesn't exist, but it doesn't let you input blank .... so hopefully they won't ask you to update when the card expires and they'll actually check that it's PR ... I'm not holding my ...
- Sat Oct 28, 2023 10:03 pm
- Forum: Stock market investing
- Topic: Rakuten asking for zairyu card info
- Replies: 40
- Views: 32963
- Fri Oct 27, 2023 9:56 pm
- Forum: Stock market investing
- Topic: Rakuten asking for zairyu card info
- Replies: 40
- Views: 32963
Re: Rakuten asking for zairyu card info
I haven't received the email yet, or the notification on the webpage ... but I assume it's only a matter of time. You may want to check again. Mine got lost in a mail filter and I just realized I have it after thinking that I had been missed. I checked through spam, but didn't see anything, if some...
- Thu Oct 26, 2023 8:53 pm
- Forum: Stock market investing
- Topic: Rakuten asking for zairyu card info
- Replies: 40
- Views: 32963
Re: Rakuten asking for zairyu card info
I haven't received the email yet, or the notification on the webpage ... but I assume it's only a matter of time.
- Wed Aug 02, 2023 9:04 pm
- Forum: Case Studies/Asking for Advice
- Topic: Putting it all together: family coming to live in Japan - How To
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5389
Re: Putting it all together: family coming to live in Japan - How To
1. Mom (71) and sister (45) coming to live in Japan. They will have general visas. What is a general visa? It’s the 90 day one. We hope to get them as dependents on my visa (somehow…??), but until then it seems they can only get the 90 day visa. My understanding is that if things go longer than 90 ...