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DBS Multiplier Account Review — Should You Switch Savings Account in 2022?
Savings Accounts
DBS Multiplier Account Review — Should You Switch Savings Account in 2022?
Remember the ads for the DBS Multiplier account? You know, the one with bunnies multiplying? That’s supposed to suggest how fast your money can grow i...
4 August 2022
6 Reasons Why Your Credit Score Is Bad - Credit Cards & Home Loans (2022)
Credit Cards
6 Reasons Why Your Credit Score Is Bad - Credit Cards & Home Loans (2022)
Most of us will never think about our credit score until... our credit card application or home loan gets rejected.  "Credit score? Does Singapore ha...
4 August 2022
11 Best Annual Travel Insurance from $270 You Can Buy Online (2022)
Travel Insurance
11 Best Annual Travel Insurance from $270 You Can Buy Online (2022)
"Annual travel insurance? Isn't that for frequent flyers, like those investment bankers and C-level executives?" you ask. Actually, I'd argue that it'...
2 August 2022
HPV Vaccine Singapore: How much does Cervical Cancer Vaccine Gardasil 9 cost?
Healthcare
HPV Vaccine Singapore: How much does Cervical Cancer Vaccine Gardasil 9 cost?
Wouldn’t you sit up and pay attention if we told you that you could get vaccinated against cancer? Well, you can, at least for cervical cancer. It’s a...
1 August 2022
Cheapest Travel Insurance Promotion: Promo Codes for NTUC, FWD, Sompo travel insurance
Travel Insurance
Cheapest Travel Insurance Promotion: Promo Codes for NTUC, FWD, Sompo travel insurance
I have a love-hate relationship with travel insurance - it's the umbrella I know I should bring out, yet am always tempted to leave at home. Whether...
28 July 2022
Senior Travel Insurance for Elderly with Pre-Existing Medical Conditions (2022)
Travel Insurance
Senior Travel Insurance for Elderly with Pre-Existing Medical Conditions (2022)
Finally planning to take your parents or grandparents on holiday this year? You’ve probably got a good handle on the travel itinerary, but you might n...
28 July 2022
OCBC Travel Insurance Review 2022: Promotion, Complimentary Insurance, Covid-19
Travel Insurance
OCBC Travel Insurance Review 2022: Promotion, Complimentary Insurance, Covid-19
OCBC travel insurance is a top choice for Singaporeans who are risk-averse and prefer to insure themselves with longstanding brands - it is provided b...
22 July 2022
Citibank Travel Insurance Singapore Review: Free Travel Insurance, Promotion, Covid-19
Travel Insurance
Citibank Travel Insurance Singapore Review: Free Travel Insurance, Promotion, Covid-19
Citibank travel insurance is one of the most popular travel insurance options in Singapore, perhaps because you can get complimentary Citibank travel...
2 July 2022
5 Reasons Why Singaporeans Have Yet To Switch To OEM Electricity Retailers
Budgeting
5 Reasons Why Singaporeans Have Yet To Switch To OEM Electricity Retailers
It's been 4 years since the Open Electricity Market (OEM) launched in Singapore in November 2018... aka 4 years since Singapore Power (SP) Group gave...
1 July 2022
BEST Electricity Retailer Singapore – Price Plans Review (Exited Singapore)
Budgeting
BEST Electricity Retailer Singapore – Price Plans Review (Exited Singapore)
Editor’s Note: BEST Electricity exited Singapore’s Open Electricity Market (OEM) in October 2021. Singapore Power (SP). SP's Q3 2022 electricity tarif...
1 July 2022