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- Sun Jul 02, 2023 8:56 pm
- Forum: RetireJapan for Dummies
- Topic: Google Pay (or Apple Pay) overseas
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4568
Re: Google Pay (or Apple Pay) overseas
Rakuten ... always have their dumb restrictions (like no Paypay back when you could add credit cards to Paypay) I have my rakuten card linked to Paypay ... adamu: Yeah, not sure why it wouldn't work, especially if it works for the card itself. My rakuten visa doesn't even have paywave, but work fin...
- Tue Jun 27, 2023 8:45 pm
- Forum: RetireJapan for Dummies
- Topic: Google Pay (or Apple Pay) overseas
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4568
Re: Google Pay (or Apple Pay) overseas
Should work fine. I used my rakuten Mastercard, and rakuten visa while in Australia exclusively with Apple Pay ... and it was glorious. No stupid scanning of QR codes, or taking time to ask what kind of payment method. The default is contactless, so everything is super quick.
- Wed May 17, 2023 10:07 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Reimbursing emergency funds
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1026
Re: Reimbursing emergency funds
I think anyone with internet access knows to keep emergency funds of a few million yen just in case. But I haven't seen any conversation about what to do after you use it. If you saved the emergency fund before you started investing, how do you top it up after you use it? The only way seems to be t...
- Fri Apr 07, 2023 11:11 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: What have you used your emergency fund for?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 686
Re: What have you used your emergency fund for?
We dipped into out emergency fund when building our house when unforeseen expenses popped up. But otherwise it is for if I lose my job somehow and am without work for a little while. For other things like household maintenance and such I have a separate savings.
- Fri Apr 07, 2023 10:53 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Monex and Middle Names
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1740
Re: Monex and Middle Names
When I registered with Monex they told me they couldn't put spaces between my first and middle name, so I had to change my Shinsei katakana to have no space between my first and middle name ... which then created a problem with my work's payroll for some reason, and they weren't happy and asked why ...
- Wed Apr 05, 2023 9:04 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Alternatives for Zaim finance app?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 805
Re: Alternatives for Zaim finance app?
Has Moneyforward fixed it's UI at all in recent years? When I last tried using it, it was another shining gem in Japan's hostile UIX crown.
- Fri Jan 06, 2023 10:50 pm
- Forum: Insurance
- Topic: Life Insurance with Investment Aspect
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4948
- Mon Dec 19, 2022 9:20 pm
- Forum: Real Estate
- Topic: Need a hanko when purchasing a house?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1191
Re: Need a hanko when purchasing a house?
What is acceptable on a registered hanko is not standard across Japan, so it'd be best to check with your city hall/ward office before making the actual stamp.
- Tue Sep 27, 2022 10:11 am
- Forum: Real Estate
- Topic: Length of mortgage: philosophy
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1455
Re: Length of mortgage: philosophy
My mortgage will go into my 70's, but as long as I keep investing how I am, and interest rates stay the same, I have no desire to pay off my mortgage early (even though this is an option).
- Thu Sep 22, 2022 9:49 pm
- Forum: Spending and Frugality
- Topic: Windows 10 cheap Anti Virus
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5175
Re: Windows 10 cheap Anti Virus
Windows defender and being judicious about what you click on.