#MysteryExperiment
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God know one of my biggest insecurity is finance. I am afraid that someday I don't have enough. As a medical doctor and civil servant working in a public hospital, I know I shouldn't be worry. I've got everything I need now. But residency years to come made me think about my savings all over again. Is it enough? Belum lagi stresnya nanti pas PPDS, jadi pasti butuh hidup dengan nyaman.
The Residency system in Indonesia is university-based. Residents won't get paid; instead, we pay our tuition. Can I survive only with my salary? Can I live with my saving now? Apa harus tya gadai SK PNS buat modal sekolah? Thanks to many financial gurus on the internet nowadays, I learned a lot. How to budgeting, an emergency fund, compound interest, stocks market, and other fun things.
Budgeting was not easy at all! On January 31th 2021, I decided to sit down and do my budget. It suddenly gave me a headache because it revealed all my 'bocor halus'. It made me upset with my younger-careless self. Why you wasting so much money mannnnnnnn hhdhagahbfdhgfgggwghhh! You should've spent it wisely!!
Dasar young dumb and broke.
Bzzzzzzzztt *ceritanya ala-ala rewind*
- Back in December 2020, I read about this research on Twitter. It is a multinational study, and they wanted participants from Indonesia too. Because I am into research things, it was fun to join. It is the TED Foundation. I mean the famous TED Talks on Youtube. It felt good to help the other researchers too. It was a 20-ish minutes survey. I submitted my application and forgot about it then.-
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| The thread I was referring to Gimana ga bergelitik jiwa peneliti tya kalo ajakannya kek begini. It's gonna be fun and exciting. |
*okay back to the future*
A week later (in early February), I received an email from TED talks. It was stated that I had been chosen to be the participant in their research of human nature. Cool, I thought. Maybe another SurveyMonkey to fill in.
After I opened the link and watched the video. Wait wait, what??? We were told to spend ten thousand USD in three months? Is it a prank? Is it a scam? Is it legit? But it is Chris Anderson himself, founder of TED Foundation, and I got nothing to lose. The terms and conditions were easy to follow. The paper works too was easy. Even setting up a new verified PayPal account was not as complicated as I thought. Thanks to BNI Mobile Banking.
After waiting for several weeks and doubting it several times, on February 27th, I opened my email. Then my PayPal account.
It's LEGIT mannnnnnn! TED Mystery Experiment bukan kaleng-kaleng. Eh kalem dulu tapi soalnya masih jaga UGD. Okay tenang tenang, stick to the plan yaa..
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