This is continuation of my previous post where I explain that SafeMoon is not just any cryptocurrency for me, but an startup investment into a proper technology business.
Of the many projects that SFM has lined up, the exchange excites me the most as it is a tangible business with real revenues and profits. Just look at Binance Q1 numbers (source FTX) above and if they keep this run rate they will end 2021 with $4B in revenue and $3B in profits. Now this is serious money even for listed technology giants.., it’s a cash machine.
The SFM exchange with its unique Tokenomics offering has the potential to disrupt other traditional exchanges and acquire market share quickly. This is the real deal. Obviously SFM’s own blockchain will allow other projects to build on it which will multiply revenue further as time goes along.
Good things take time, so have patience, acquire on the dips and HODL till we reach the moon!
So an acquaintance asked me if I would be interested in joining a "nomikai" in the run up to the Christmas. I was like yeah sure and then that acquaintance sent me (by LINE) this perfectly formatted copy-pasted invite sort of message.
Something along the lines of 5000 yen for guys, 4000 yen for girls. All you can drink, with some food for 2 hours (says for a limit of 70 people).
Kicker is that it says to transfer money to some person's bank account before the event.
Is this normal? 5000 yen for 2 hours sounds like a bit of a rip off (it's in Shinjuku, maybe I'm just a stingy fuck)... the bank account listed isn't even the person I'm familiar with.
Part of me wants to say I'm just an old, paranoid, boring shit who doesn't get out much but I thought it would be some little get together. Turns out it's some seemingly big thing.
I met this person through another friend (who wasn't dodgy at all) but so far (at least while living in Tokyo) whenever someone says they're organising an "event" or a "nomikai", it always fucking turns out to be one of these conveniently well-organised things (and the guys always seem to have to pay more).
Again, am I just a fool or is this as dodgy as I'm thinking it is?
edit: https://alparty.owst.jp/courses
this seems to be the place. It looks like it's 2800 yen per person at the very most (and judging by the calendar, completely unbooked) so yeah if they're charging 5,000 yen plus for guys and 4,000 yen for girls they're taking a cool 1000-2000 yen or more per person.
If 70 people did show up that'd be 70,000 yen profit (and that's assuming it isn't one of the cheaper options for as low as 1,500 yen).
edit2: on further reflection, I think it's quite likely this is a part of the start of someone trying to suck people into pyramid schemes/multi-level marketing scams. I did a quick google search in Japanese about strangely convenient nomikais/futsal events and a lot of them are the precursor to getting invited to some weird ass seminar.
For anyone else who gets invited to a strangely well organised party out of the blue, you might want to be mindful of this!
edit3: I already declined the event.
I’m thinking of buying a spinner ring to keep my hands busy at work. I have a habit of buying rubbish on impulse and I’m trying to be better with my spending...only I don’t know I’d this is a rubbish purchase or not???
I am deciding between this awesome gear ring and something like this beautiful feminine spinny ring.
Have you tried one? What finger do you wear it on?
I’ve been on an incredibly low-buy for several months now after realizing my makeup spending habits were out of control. I planned to spend (okay, splurge) a little money on the 10X points event at Ulta today and even talked it over with my partner (not that I need his permission, but I know I’m not wildly spending money if I feel like I don’t have to hide it from him). I felt okay about spending $100 on things I had been coveting for months.
I was fiddling around with my Ulta cart when I realized that that $100 would buy me SO MANY FUN organizing things on Amazon. We’re in the middle of reorganizing our apartment from top to bottom, and it brings me so much joy to have everything in its place. So I closed my Ulta tab and happily spent that money on a brand new salad spinner (ours is on its last leg) and $80 worth of delicious organizational satisfaction: a laminator, laminating pockets, a bead organizer for small rhinestones, a magnetic tray for flyaway metal pieces, and another organizer tray for my craft room.
So here’s so all of you debating whether or not to spend at Ulta today. If you want to, that’s okay, but today I found that the money I would have spent at Ulta made me so much happier spending it on things I can use for years to come when organizing and cooking!
