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by mikele3
Thu Mar 13, 2025 9:20 am
Forum: Small Business/Self-employment
Topic: Business bank recommendation
Replies: 18
Views: 17688

Re: Business bank recommendation

We've used MUFG for 16 years now. Not the best online experience, but not bad enough to make me wanting to change. EVERY time he receives a payment from abroad (he's a travel agent like me so it isn't an odd occurrence) he has to physically go to the bank and show his ID even though he's banked with...
by mikele3
Fri Jan 10, 2025 11:01 pm
Forum: New NISA (2024~)
Topic: Rakuten Card Tsumitate skipping January
Replies: 10
Views: 6037

Re: Rakuten Card Tsumitate skipping January

Is it correct to assume that the team managing Rakuten All Country and Rakuten Finance itself are to be evaluated separately? Or simply put, do you think having investments in Rakuten Finance is riskier than Monex or SBI or ... ? You're only asking these questions because Rakuten targeted you with ...
by mikele3
Fri Jan 10, 2025 8:53 am
Forum: New NISA (2024~)
Topic: Rakuten Card Tsumitate skipping January
Replies: 10
Views: 6037

Re: Rakuten Card Tsumitate skipping January

PayPay 🤦‍♂️ I read PayPal and I was surprised I didn't hear anything. "Not ideal" is a very polite way to put it ... and yes, it highlights the case for choosing a well funded and managed fund. Is it correct to assume that the team managing Rakuten All Country and Rakuten Finance itself ar...
by mikele3
Fri Jan 10, 2025 7:01 am
Forum: New NISA (2024~)
Topic: Rakuten Card Tsumitate skipping January
Replies: 10
Views: 6037

Re: Rakuten Card Tsumitate skipping January

thank you Tsumitate Wrestler.

Very interesting report... though... what did happen to PayPay funds?
by mikele3
Thu Jan 09, 2025 10:47 pm
Forum: New NISA (2024~)
Topic: Rakuten Card Tsumitate skipping January
Replies: 10
Views: 6037

Re: Rakuten Card Tsumitate skipping January

OK, mission accomplished. Rakuten suggested I switch from eMaxis Slim All Country to Rakuten All Country, of course. Slightly cheaper and more points... Looking at the retirewiki, the only noticeable difference is the amount of assets invested in it. I guess it would also lock my wife into Rakuten, ...
by mikele3
Wed Jan 08, 2025 12:21 am
Forum: New NISA (2024~)
Topic: Rakuten Card Tsumitate skipping January
Replies: 10
Views: 6037

Re: Rakuten Card Tsumitate skipping January

thanks Adamu!

I did what you suggested.
Cash order can't be set to today, so, it'll be tomorrow.

The benefits are not just the points, but having my wife set up for saving a into NISA without (my) intervention for the foreseeable future ;)
by mikele3
Tue Jan 07, 2025 2:27 pm
Forum: New NISA (2024~)
Topic: Rakuten Card Tsumitate skipping January
Replies: 10
Views: 6037

Rakuten Card Tsumitate skipping January

Hi. Early this month, I set up my wife NISA in Rakuten with a recurring 100,000yen purchase using her Rakuten card. All went well, but it says the first purchase will be in Feb. We moved 100,000yen to the account to fill the January allowance, but I can't figure hot how to do that ... :( Do I need t...
by mikele3
Sat Jul 13, 2024 4:40 am
Forum: New NISA (2024~)
Topic: Currency Manipulation/ and our NISA.
Replies: 17
Views: 3605

Re: Currency Manipulation/ and our NISA.

RetireJapan wrote: Sat Jul 13, 2024 3:40 am Try this mental exercise: imagine the yen goes back to 80 to the dollar ;)
2011 - 68yen per dollar … please 🙏🙇
by mikele3
Wed Jul 10, 2024 5:32 am
Forum: Banking
Topic: automate withdrawals from MUFG account
Replies: 5
Views: 4994

Re: automate withdrawals from MUFG account

This makes it seem like they have such a feature, there's a how-to at the bottom https://www.bk.mufg.jp/tsukau/furikomi/teigakujidosoukin/index.html THANK YOU!!! This makes it seem like they have such a feature, there's a how-to at the bottom https://www.bk.mufg.jp/tsukau/furikomi/teigakujidosoukin...
by mikele3
Sun Jul 07, 2024 9:54 pm
Forum: Banking
Topic: automate withdrawals from MUFG account
Replies: 5
Views: 4994

Re: automate withdrawals from MUFG account

Thanks for the reply.

Unfortunately I cannot find those kanji anywhere in the online banking website.

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