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Been doing them for ages. 🫠

I asked Grok: A weak Rupiah (currently around 17,600–17,700 IDR per USD, at record lows) makes imports more expensive in local terms, which drives up costs for fuel, food ingredients, electronics, medicines, and many daily goods. This erodes purchasing power, especially for urban middle-class lifestyles reliant on imported or import-dependent items, while rural areas focused on staples may feel it less directly (as President Prabowo noted). Inflation risks rise via "imported inflation," though Bank Indonesia is intervening with rate hikes and forex support. A depreciating currency isn't all bad: it can boost exports, tourism, and local production competitiveness. Here's practical, starting-small advice tailored to Indonesian daily life, productivity, and consumption. Focus on what you control personally while building resilience. 1. Consumption: Prioritize Local and Essential Buy locally produced goods aggressively — You're right on this. Shift to Indonesian-made alternatives for rice, vegetables, fruits, tempeh, tofu, spices, clothing (batik, local textiles), footwear, and household items. Local products avoid import markups and support domestic jobs/farmers. Markets and warungs often offer fresher, cheaper options than supermarkets stocked with imports. Apps like Gojek/Tokopedia have local producer sections—filter for "lokal." - Cut non-essentials and imported luxuries — Delay big-ticket imports like new smartphones, laptops, cars, or fashion if possible. Repair/fix what you have, buy second-hand via OLX/Carousell, or choose local brands (e.g., Indonesian electronics or apparel startups). For food, reduce imported snacks, dairy, wheat-based items, or processed foods; cook more from scratch with local staples. - Fuel and transport — Use public transport, motorbikes, or apps for rides more efficiently. Carpool or walk for short trips. Stock up on fuel during stable periods if feasible, but don't hoard. - Budget ruthlessly — Track expenses (use apps like Money Manager). Allocate more to basics and build a 3–6 month emergency fund in IDR (or mix with stable local assets). Review subscriptions, eating out, and online shopping—small daily cuts compound. This reduces your exposure to price spikes and keeps money circulating locally, which indirectly strengthens the economy. 2. Productivity and Income: Leverage Opportunities from Weak Rupiah Boost skills in export-oriented or local sectors — Industries like palm oil, coal, mining, agriculture, tourism, and manufacturing benefit from cheaper exports. If in these fields (or related services), focus on productivity/upskilling—e.g., digital marketing for local exporters, tourism services (Batam sees more Singapore/Malaysia visitors). - Side hustles or entrepreneurship — Start small with local products: sell homemade food, handicrafts, or farm produce online. A weak Rupiah makes Indonesian goods attractive to foreigners—consider export-friendly ideas or serving tourists (who get more value). - Freelance/global opportunities — If you have English/digital skills, platforms like Upwork pay in USD (or stronger currencies), hedging against IDR weakness. Remote work for international clients turns depreciation into an advantage. - Education/investment in self — Invest time in high-demand skills (tech, renewable energy, agrotech) that support Indonesia's downstreaming push (processing raw materials locally instead of exporting raw). This builds long-term earning power. Avoid lifestyle inflation; redirect any extra income to buffers rather than spending. 3. Savings, Investments, and Broader Resilience Diversify modestly — Keep most savings in IDR for daily needs, but consider gold, productive local assets (e.g., small business, farmland tools), or diversified mutual funds/stocks in defensive/export sectors. Consult a licensed advisor—high volatility means caution with crypto or forex trading. - Debt management — If you have IDR loans, they become relatively easier to repay in depreciated terms, but avoid new USD-denominated debt. Pay down high-interest consumer debt first. - Household efficiency — Grow your own food (urban farming, pots on balcony), conserve energy/water, and join community co-ops for bulk local buying. Longer-Term Mindset Indonesia's economy remains fundamentally domestic-oriented and resource-rich, so extreme crisis isn't the base case, but sustained weakness highlights needs for reduced import dependence and fiscal discipline. Personal actions like buying local compound into national resilience (more demand for domestic goods encourages production). Monitor Bank Indonesia moves and inflation data. Start today with one change: your next grocery run focused on local items. Small habits build habits that protect your lifestyle amid volatility. If conditions worsen (e.g., oil spikes), these steps provide a buffer. Stay informed via reliable sources, and adapt—Indonesia has navigated currency pressures before through adaptability.

"Banana Cheese Pizza"

Calls from drivers are not coming through, @GrabID. 🚨

Imagine minding your own business and some guy approach you, with deep, whole-hearted resentment telling you you're "quietly grieving", etc, while his wife looking awkward and rather embarassed and his kids on the floor throwing tantrums and everybody's looking.

Nice, but I'll use corned beef and onion, salt and a good pinch of pepper for spices. Served with toasted bread and/or, obviously, rice. Leave it to me for bland-colored food.

Brulee Pudding🍮

Nyari influenser susah amat (yang begini gue doang di dunia).

In Case You Missed It: MK Memutuskan Ibu Kota Negara 'Tetap Jakarta'

@sienyay 🤚 since 2007

cant believe theres people out there jusr rawdogging this app with no interactions or followers or dms or anything

@luvrgrrrl777 @grok Can you recommend me some perfumes fitting the description? The budget is under 2 million IDR or about 100 USD. Include pics if you can.

when u wear floral perfumes and smoke cigarettes, you get a lot of “you smell like my childhood” comments

Breaking news: Petra is ruled by cats 😻🇯🇴

I don't have an attitude. I just have much trouble relying on delusion.

Even if they get miraculously elected, almost the whole country is going to lash it out on vulnerable minorities and it's not only those of their racial ethnic, but minorities of other ethnicities. TF are they going to do to tackle that? Massive nation-wide reinforcement of bootlegged porn dispensed from Glodok?

Oh, to live in a society where there is no discrimination and marginalization. 💕

Flat shoes emoji! 🥿🥿🥿🥿🥿

*which makes it appropriate for me to say 😐

Dear men, this is too random and too specific at the same time and kind of silly to be explained on X of all places, but, I'm just going to be honest. When we meet, I'm much, much more of a woman in pic 1,2 than in pic 3,4. "They could be the same woman." No, sometimes they're not. I respect your interests and hobbies, but I feel indifferent to sports and I detest basketball in specific, which is appropriate for me to say this, because if you know me well enough (this can either be a good or bad thing), you would've known the backstory. If you ever see me cheering at a basketball game, please know I'm abso-f-ing-lutely faking it for whatever reason and may that day never come. To liken perceiving indifference in me to defusing a bomb is an awful exaggeration. If I see a basketball post on my X timeline, for instance, I'll just scroll past it. No issue. I do sports in a sense. I treadmill, I workout, and do home exercises in general, and I was a routine swimmer from my 20s to 30s. This is the tip of the iceberg but also the basics of getting to know me and me getting to know you. If we ever argue on this, whether we’re in a relationship or not, we are not compatible.

@txtdrjkt lmao

koleksi jalanan Jakarta buat yang butuh bukti "gua otw", padahal baru kelar mandi: