Should You Use Your Credit Cards When Travelling? There is no definite answer as to whether you should or should not use your credit cards when travelling. Of course, there are both pros and cons to using credit cards abroad. Here is a list of pros and cons to help you decide when and whether …
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Standard Chartered has teamed up with Caltex to bring you a fantastic Petrol promotion, with the Standard Chartered MANHATTAN World MasterCard® Credit Card and SingPost Platinum Visa Credit Card.
Contactless payments are on the rise and here to stay in Singapore, they offer ease and convenience, plus shorten queue times. So what are the options when it comes to contactless payment and are you ready for the financial change?
Some people feel that their social life would have to take a step back when they need to save money or watch their spending. It’s easy to see why, but here are some great tips to be social without overspending
Fine Prints Of 6 Common Financial Products There’s a reason why consumers can be quite cautious when buying financial products. Most of it has to do with the jargon surrounding these products, as well as pages and pages of fine prints that most of us simply can’t be bothered to read. Yet, we know that …
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The Hidden Costs of Home Ownership Looking to invest in a new property now that the real estate market is declining? While it can be a good time to look at buying a new home, it’s crucial that you’ve got all that fits to ensure that you can pay for it. Other than working out …
Negative Interest Rates and How It Can Affect You Negative interest rates have come into the spotlight recently as the Bank of Japan rattled global markets by adopting negative rates in early 2016, more than 18 months after the European Central Bank became the first major financial institution to venture into sub-zero territory. Beyond all that financial jargon, how does …
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What’s the difference between credit card providers American Express, Visa and MasterCard are arguably among the biggest credit card names in the entire world. Many Singaporeans hold at least a card from one of these three brands and almost every Singaporean has Visa and MasterCard credit and debit cards. These cards are accepted almost everywhere …
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Credit Cards as EZ-Link Card Having your credit card double up as an EZ-Link card can have multiple perks besides just reducing the number of cards in your wallet. Credit cards equipped with the EZ-Link function can save you plenty of money and time too. So, how exactly do these credit cards go about this? …
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What to Do When You Can’t Afford your Mortgage With interest rates increasing and an uncertain economy and jobs outlook, paying a hefty mortgage can take its toll on our finances. While the idea of home-ownership is deeply ingrained in our psyche, paying thousands of dollars for our home mortgage per month can cut deep …
12 Holiday Ideas That Are Cheap & Fun! The July holidays are here! Are you struggling to keep up with the kids and having a lack of ideas on where to take them? Spending time with the kiddos don’t need to be expensive, and there are a variety of activities available no matter the duration – …
The Great Singapore Sale 2016 – Credit Cards Deals The annual Great Singapore Sale (GSS) is back, and this time, it’s bigger and better! For a start, the sale event of the year has been extended to 10 weeks this time round, ending on Sunday, 14 August so as to coincide with some key activities …
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Great Home Loan Discounts…Or Is It? With the backdrop of a declining property market, property developers are trying their best to lure potential property buyers with discounts and perks, and banks are doing the same with home loan discounts as well. One of the recent home loan discounts rolled out by DBS in May created …
6 Money Saving Travel Credit Card Tips For many of us, we use our credit cards almost daily. However, how many of us are actually aware of the additional costs imposed on our credit card transactions when we’re in a foreign country? Here are some tips to help you save on these additional costs and …
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A Poor Credit Score Can Hurt You More Than You Think Most of us may not even think about our credit score until we face a rejection for a loan application. For those of us who have been reckless with payments, delaying payment of bills or perhaps cancelling a credit card while there are still …
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10 Money Hacks To Help You Save When Travelling Most of us are aware that we often spend more than we need to when travelling, but what many of us aren’t completely aware of are the significant amounts we can save and where these savings can come from. Travelling doesn’t always have to bust a …
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Balance Transfer – A Neglected Feature of Credit Cards Being a credit card-holder, you may have already seen the term “balance transfer” in the credit card brochure or marketing collateral sent to you. But do you know what it is used for? In other countries like the United States, balance transfer is a feature that …
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Charge Card Vs Credit Card – What’s The Difference? Singaporeans are quite familiar with debit and credit cards, but what about charge cards? Have you even heard of them before? One of the most famous cards in the market (which many mistakenly think it is a credit card), is the Amercian Express Personal Card. Remember …
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The Financial Downside of Freelance Work That No One Talks About In recent years, with the advent of internet and growth of start-up companies, we are witnessing a change in the job landscape. More and more employers are open to utilising freelancers for full-time work, which provides benefits for both sides. Such work has indeed …
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Earn More KrisFlyer Miles And Benefits If you are a lover of the Krisflyer air miles cards by AMEX, you’d be glad to know that the American Express and SIA have introduced enhanced benefits for 4 of their cards. These enhancements include improved mileage earn rates and faster ways for card-holders to redeem their KrisFlyer Rewards. …
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