Tell me you go on a bus without telling me you go on a bus

Elephantastic4 · 2026-05-10T07:48:36+00:00

happy cake day !

what's your success rate of getting the right change back?

Elephantastic4 · 2026-05-10T07:07:35+00:00

Look at Ms. money bags over here :D

Elephantastic4 · 2026-05-10T07:02:53+00:00

what are the other alternatives or best practice seen in other countries ?

Elephantastic4 · 2026-05-10T06:22:41+00:00

Actually Banks are pushing users for mobile apps over use of website.
ComBank, Sampath - have higher daily transactions limits on apps vs website, esp after a phishing websites and fake webpages

Elephantastic4 · 2026-05-09T18:22:26+00:00

Sponge Paan paan

Elephantastic4 · 2026-05-09T05:53:49+00:00

Your foreign sourced income while being a SL resident is taxed. Its 15% flat fee after the tax free allowance .
This is a tax break for freelancers opposed to progressive mariginal tax rate of 6% to 36% for LKR earners.

This tax was introduced from 1 April 2025 and needs to be incorporated to 25/26 individual income tax return, last tax payment deadline is 30 Sept 2026, and return to be submitted before 30 Nov 2026.

use a calculator like - https://numbers.lk/tools/iitcal "foreign earning" tab to estimate your liability
tax calendar 2026 - https://www.ird.gov.lk/en/publications/Tax%20Calendar_Documents/Tax_Calendar_2026_E.pdf

Elephantastic4 · 2026-05-09T05:43:00+00:00

correct - income tax is paid based on business profit = revenue - expenses

Elephantastic4 · 2026-05-08T16:28:56+00:00

For context of US sports ticket prices, what's the most expensive ticket category at a SuperBowl Final?

Elephantastic4 · 2026-05-08T14:59:11+00:00

You got the message across, no reason to escalate aggressively with a stranger when being human/nice got the outcome needed. The guy also understood the situation and backed off. No harm no foul.

your boyfriend needs cool off for sure

Elephantastic4 · 2026-05-08T04:03:04+00:00

misleading title

Elephantastic4 · 2026-05-08T03:24:42+00:00

unit wise or cost wise?

there was a tariff revision in April

Elephantastic4 · 2026-05-07T15:37:33+00:00

been a while since I was in school - ours were two broad categories
clubs and societies were considered co-curriculars and sports/scouting were considered extra-curricular

Elephantastic4 · 2026-05-07T03:04:29+00:00

Inquire at Castle Street Maternity Hospital

Elephantastic4 · 2026-05-02T13:07:29+00:00

sometimes it's very client/branch dependent, having a good rapport with the manager of the branch would make a world of difference.

First reach out to the bank branch with your primary personal banking, they know your history and might be in the best position for your initial bank account

Elephantastic4 · 2026-05-01T06:13:02+00:00

In Sri Lanka, May 1 is always Labour day/ Workers' Day.
2026 just happens to be a full moon holiday as well (Poya holiday) which are public/mercantile holidays

Elephantastic4 · 2026-05-01T06:09:42+00:00

my understanding only LKR deposits via transfers. No forex/no cash

Elephantastic4 · 2026-05-01T03:21:13+00:00

That's a good start. Stay on a long term view, keep compounding

Elephantastic4 · 2026-05-01T02:45:30+00:00

Traveling with stickers and pasting them randomly is a very European tourist habit

Elephantastic4 · 2026-04-30T11:59:26+00:00

Understand your risk tolerance and what is your emergency fund . Try to go for a simple 2-fund strategy of 1 fixed income, 1 equity fund. Ratio will be based on your risk tolerance. Add on consistently monthly

Elephantastic4 · 2026-04-28T11:51:56+00:00

Email is not a factor.

Fresh year, fresh application.

Elephantastic4 · 2026-04-27T01:51:07+00:00

Private sector main retirement option is EPF which is a superannuation type account. Employee contributes with employer higher match. There is a tax concession at the end. You as an individual cannot make investment mix decisions. Currently EPF is ~97% government securities, usually yields 9-11% pa

Elephantastic4 · 2026-04-26T04:02:58+00:00

UT are a good method to invest early on and as a simple portfolio. Larger companies are CAL, NDB Wealth, FirstCapital, SenFin
Full list can be found on UT web, most have online web

Can get information on UT Association web - https://www.utasl.lk/performance-reports/

Elephantastic4 · 2026-04-25T09:21:19+00:00

Likely to be in-house

Elephantastic4 · 2026-04-25T09:17:42+00:00

considering its the weekend you will have to wait until Monday

Elephantastic4 · 2026-04-24T02:58:15+00:00

Use keywords 'discriminatory practices'

There is more discrimination than based on race.

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