Dear readers, GST has been increased to 8% this year, 1% higher than last year. With effect from next year (Year 2024), GST will be increased by another 1% to 9%. To many, the higher GST will translate into higher prices for many items. But there are ways (legit ways) to pay lower prices overall
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Dear readers, I have just eaten a packet of economical rice bought from a neighbourhood mixed vegetables rice stall. If you have been following my posts, you would have known that recently I have come across rather unjustifiable increase in the price of the economical rice: a $1 increase from $2.90 to $3.90 for typically
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Dear readers, yesterday I was at a hawker centre and ordered two large Murtabaks for dinner. After a long wait, my two Murtabaks were ready and when it came to payment, I was shocked to hear from the stall uncle that the bill was $30! I asked the uncle how the Murtabak could be $15
Dear readers, recently I went to my staff canteen for lunch as usual. As I was going through stalls by stalls, looking for affordable but yet filling meal, I finally decided to go for mixed vegetable rice from the other mixed vegetable rice staff that I seldom patronised, simply because the food spread on display
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Dear readers, welcome to another blog post on Singapore Inflation watch. This post is a series of posts which I have categorised under “Inflation watch” where I share with readers, the higher cost of living that I have experienced on a day to day basis. For today, let me share the price of roasted chicken.
Dear readers, the cost of living here has risen noteworthily. Just as I thought that the increasing prices of the daily food and drinks outside have seem to stabilise, I was shocked at just how my request of humble food dishes for a mixed vegetable rice, in recent days, has seemed to increase by around
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Dear readers, yesterday (3 Jul 23) was the first day that supermarkets rolled out the plastic bag charges. Hence, I was not correct that yesterday was a watershed moment for just Singapore’s savings scene (find out why here). It was a watershed day as finally, all have to pay for use of plastic bags in
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Dear readers, yesterday, I felt the effect of a large inflation once again. I used to procure a certain brand of banana from a popular supermarket chain here in Singapore. The bananas are crunchy and cost only $1.25 for 4 pieces of bananas in general. Yesterday, I was shocked to discover that the same packet
Dear readers, I have shared several posts in the past, on how some food stalls have been cutting down ingredients and or increasing prices, all likely due to the rising cost of ingredients and inflation. Sometime back, I shared on how a famous prata chain which I always patronised has seem to cut down on
Dear readers, it has been some time since I last shared my insights and experiences on Market Pulse. Well, not the stock market pulse but rather the pulse, the barometer on prices of daily things and services, especially given high inflation these days. Yes, the general market of goods and services. In recent weeks, I
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