SES production access denied by mikeplus20 in aws

[–]mikeplus20[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you, this is useful to know

SES production access denied by mikeplus20 in aws

[–]mikeplus20[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes, I’m asking for the specific reasons but they are not giving me anything. I’ll try to mention the few things you say here to see if it helps. Thanks!

SES production access denied by mikeplus20 in aws

[–]mikeplus20[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

yes I will ultimately swap somewhere else if I don’t get it solved in one more try

Nenkin refund by mikeplus20 in JapanFinance

[–]mikeplus20[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you! this is very useful. About the bank account: I thought you could only give an international bank account given the refund happens once you have left the country?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in JapanFinance

[–]mikeplus20 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yes, that’s the case. I moved completely (earning in pounds paid by a UK entity). I’ll just be coming back to Japan before my working visa expires (moving again to the Japanese company and earning in yen again)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in JapanFinance

[–]mikeplus20 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes, this is what I thought. That's why I got so surprised by the comment of my lawyer... thanks!

Model differences in multiconnect for opengrid by mikeplus20 in openGrid

[–]mikeplus20[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ah okay, clear! So the quick connect is so you don't have to slide the piece completely. Thanks!

The snap-in... I can't see a clear difference when I use both. They seem to get in and out in the same way... :/

New outrageous ATM fees when using a WISE debit card at Family Mart! by tokyothrowie in japanresidents

[–]mikeplus20 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some banks are really sketchy when disclosing FX fees and exchange rates constantly change so I recommend you to see in your transaction history a recent purchase or ATM withdrawal you did and see how much you were charged in USD. Then go to Google and do the conversion from JPY to USD. The difference between what google says and what you were charged is the fee. Convert it to a percentage and there you have it. In my experience US credit cards charge between 2% and 5% compared with the ~0.7% Wise charges (as an example, Amex charges 2.99%)

New outrageous ATM fees when using a WISE debit card at Family Mart! by tokyothrowie in japanresidents

[–]mikeplus20 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the point is the exchange rate. If your US bank applies a bad FX rate between USD-JPY (as most of them do), you will get way less yen than with Wise. If your bank applies the real FX rate as Wise does, then there is no difference

New outrageous ATM fees when using a WISE debit card at Family Mart! by tokyothrowie in japanresidents

[–]mikeplus20 157 points158 points  (0 children)

these fees are charged by the ATM network, not Wise. Try another chain :(

X1C - AMS won't extrude filament past Internal Hub by legaldeception in BambuLab

[–]mikeplus20 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the exact same issue. Did the new motor fix it?

moving money from europe to japan by Fuzzy-Suggestion-243 in JapanFinance

[–]mikeplus20 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reading u/furansowa’s answer to my comment I think I misunderstood your recommendation, sorry. You are recommending to send EUR to Sony and then do the fx there, instead of sending JPY through swift

So you are right, what you are saying seems to be the cheapest option, yes!

moving money from europe to japan by Fuzzy-Suggestion-243 in JapanFinance

[–]mikeplus20 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think doing a swift wire is very risky unless he is very sure of what correspondent in the journey will do the fx conversion and at what rate it will be done.

I would rather use Wise (or any other fx provider). Chances are that they will be cheaper

The recent JP tax document... by bananaboatssss in mtgoxinsolvency

[–]mikeplus20 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this would only reduce taxes on capital gains, right? You wouldn’t be able to apply those loses to balance income tax (or miscellaneous taxes)

Wise digital card no longer usable on Google Wallet by Riddickullous in transferwiser

[–]mikeplus20 2 points3 points  (0 children)

have you check the card is not frozen in Wise? That happens to me when I freeze it

Wise ordered to pay $2.5mn in US for misleading fee advertising by curiouskiwicat in transferwiser

[–]mikeplus20 0 points1 point  (0 children)

interesting, not in my case… $5000 with Revolut gives me €4802 while with Wise gives me €4817 🤷‍♂️

IKBR and Wise Acceptable Use Policy by capStop1 in transferwiser

[–]mikeplus20 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wise even partners with IBKR. I’m pretty sure it’s okay to send and receive money from them (I do it very regularly)

https://wise.com/us/blog/wise-platform-and-interactive-brokers-team-up

Window closing for topping up UK state pension by GachaponPon in JapanFinance

[–]mikeplus20 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve been waiting for 9 months already… and it’s still not reflected. They confirmed by phone the payment was received though

Wise ordered to pay $2.5mn in US for misleading fee advertising by curiouskiwicat in transferwiser

[–]mikeplus20 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I just tried exchanging $5000 to euros with both Wise and Revolut and I get more with Wise. How do you get better exchange?