Tag Archives: Singapore

A look at the car parking charges increase from December 2016

Most of us should have heard of the news on increased car parking charges made recently.     Increased prices means an additional cost and is hard to swallow, but it is neither a surprise considering that there is inflation in … Continue reading

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Inflation – What it really is and what do you really know about it?

  If I were to ask you a question – what does inflation mean to you? Or explain ‘what is inflation’? What would your answer be? . . . . . . . . Got an answer?     Some of us … Continue reading

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Trevilis Woes

Trevilis is a DBSS project that just TOP recently. And the only one in Clementi so far. There were a number of key attractions that made this a very good buy.   Unfortunately, at this point of time, this was not the … Continue reading

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Singapore first credit card with Swarovski® Crystals

  A new credit card caught my attention today.   It’s the limited edition UOB Lady’s Solitaire Card with Swarovski® Crystals. To a certain extent, this does bring the term ‘co-brand collaboration’ to another level in the world of credit cards. And … Continue reading

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On OCBC Rewards

  Earlier, I was browsing through OCBC Rewards catalogue to find out what are the items worth redeeming based on the points that I have.   This is a pretty tough task as there were not many points on my … Continue reading

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Comex Fair with Citibank Credit or Debit Cards

  Comex Fair will be happening at Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre Levels 4 & 6.   From 28 August 2014 to 31 August 2014, 12pm to 9pm daily, if you spend a minimum of $999 with any of your Citibank … Continue reading

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Comex Fair with Maybank Charge and Redeem

  Comex Fair will be happening at Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre Hall 603-604.   From 28 August 2014 to 31 August 2014, if you charge $1,500 at the Comex Fair with your Maybank credit card, you can get to … Continue reading

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Are your investments getting you the returns that you want?

  Out of curiosity, today I did a rough calculation how much investment capital one would need to generate a return of $2,000 per month. Depending on the type of investment, returns can range from 2% to 5% or more. … Continue reading

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Redeem your NTUC points before they expire!

  Another year had passed. If you are an existing NTUC member and had accumulated some Linkpoints in the year of 2013, please note that the points will expire after 30 June 2014.   Do remember to redeem your points. … Continue reading

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Waiver of EZ-Reload Top Up Fee

  If you use POSB Everyday credit card as your ezlink card, you can earn 2% cash rebates on your ez-reload transactions. However,  each ez-reload top up comes with a $0.25 transaction fee. From now until 30 June 2014, you … Continue reading

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