Dear readers, walking around the streets these few weeks, I have been solicited by men and women, with leaflets in their hands. “Sorry to disturb, have you used your SkillsFuture credits?” “Have you heard of Careshield Life?” Yes, about 90% of the enquiries I received these days from the people who came up to me
Dear readers, today is SAF Day and being a SAFRA member, I look forward to the many exciting deals for NSmen and SAFRA members. One SAF Day promotion that caught my attention was a free scoop of ice cream from Swensens. I intentionally made my way to a participating Swensens outlet today. When I reached
SAF DAY 2024 PROMOTION DEALS: A PROMISE OF A FREE ICE CREAM AND DISAPPOINTMENT! Read More »
Dear readers, I have recently watched the 3-part documentary by Channel NewsAsia called Dead Alone. Just in 2023 alone, there were 37 cases of people in Singapore who were discovered dead alone, as reported by the mass media. For many of the cases, by the time their deaths were discovered through feedback to the authorities
Dear readers, the latest 6-month T-bill, BS24113N is now open for application. The auction date of BS24113N is 4 Jul 24 and issue date is 9 Jul 24. The T-bill matures on 7 Jan 25. The recent cut-off yields of the 6-month T-bills remain reasonably strong at around 3.75% per annum: BS24112W, auction date: 20
Dear readers, I attended the Thomson East Coast line (TEL) preview last weekends. The preview was fun as I participated in the interactive website quizzes which brought commuters who wanted to accumulate as many points for the lucky draw to visit all the 7 new TEL MRT stations given there are 3 questions specific to
THOMSON-EAST COAST LINE PREVIEW: AN UNEXPECTED FIND! Read More »
Dear readers, the latest $300 tranche of the CDC vouchers are now up for claims. As per the previous tranche of the CDC vouchers, the CDC vouchers can be used at supermarkets, retail shops and for meals outside. Adding the $500 tranche of CDC vouchers given to Singaporean households in January 2024, the total of
Dear readers, PM Lawrence Wong recently uploaded a video where he called on Singaporeans to be the Best possible version of ourselves. PM Lawrence shared that his vision of Singapore is one where Success is not just solely on the conventional metrics like money and academic qualification but where Success is defined by how we
Dear readers, as a regular user of ActiveSG gyms, I noticed that a recent transaction of my gym outing has had the fare deduction of the gym fee from MyCash instead in my ActiveSG app. I was surprised as the normal deduction of gym fee is via my ActiveSG credit balance. Curious, I asked the
Dear readers, when it comes to properties, Singaporeans are always on the lookout (budget permitting) for the next new condominiums on the market, be it for purposes of upgrading or investment. But what happens, when you have paid for the new condo, only to find that the developers of the condo could no longer complete
WHAT IS THE WORST WHEN IT COMES TO BUYING A NEW CONDO? Read More »
READ MORE >>> CIVIL SERVICE YEAR-END BONUS Dear readers, the announcement of the Civil Service Mid-Year bonus 2024 is something I look forward to, around this time of the year. This is because I believe the quantum of the Civil Service Mid-Year bonus 2024 serves as a useful reference for the private sector in deciding