Find It A Hassle To Have A Separate Travel Card Or App? Why DBS Visa Debit Card Is An Easy Solution For Your Foreign Currency Spend
This article was sponsored by DBS. All views expressed in this article are the independent opinion of DollarsAndSense.sg based on our research. DollarsAndSense.sg is not liable for any financial losses that may arise from any transactions and readers are encouraged to do their own due diligence. You can view our full editorial policy here. The pandemic is behind us, […]
Why Investing Has Always Been A Marathon, Not A Sprint
This article is sponsored by FSMOne. All views expressed in this article are the independent opinion of DollarsAndSense.sg based on our research. DollarsAndSense.sg is not liable for any financial losses that may arise from any transactions and readers are encouraged to do their own due diligence. You can view our full editorial policy here. For those […]
3 Ways To Spend Efficiently When You Travel Overseas & Shop Online
December is traditionally a peak month for businesses in the retail and hospitality sectors, driven largely by the festive season and year-end celebrations. This heightened activity is attributed to increased consumer spending, as people often indulge in purchasing gifts for themselves and their loved ones, as well as in food and beverage (F&B). The allure […]
Tips to Manage Foreign Exchange (FX) effectively for SMEs
This article was written in collaboration with OCBC Business Banking. All views expressed in this article are the independent opinion of DollarsAndSense.sg based on our research. DollarsAndSense.sg is not liable for any financial losses that may arise from any transactions and readers are encouraged to do their own due diligence. You can view our full editorial […]
Are You Better Off Renting While You Wait For Your BTO Flat Or Buy A Resale HDB Immediately
In Singapore, men ready to settle down would subtly propose with the question, “Will you BTO with me?”—the unequivocal term for “Will you marry me?”. However, in recent times, this question has become less straightforward. Long Built-To-Order (BTO) waiting times of between 3 and 4 years and couples marrying later in life have created a […]
Understanding The Savings Gap: What Do Singaporeans Look For In A Savings Account
This article was written in collaboration with Hong Leong Finance. All views expressed in this article are the independent opinion of DollarsAndSense.sg based on our research. DollarsAndSense.sg is not liable for any investment losses that may arise from any transactions and readers are encouraged to do their own due diligence. You can view our full […]
Why CPF Changed The Way Our Retirement Account (RA) Interest Rates Are Calculated
Given the low interest rate environment over the past 20 years, most of us were happy enough to earn the floor interest rates on our CPF accounts. While our CPF Ordinary Account (OA) earns a floor interest rate of 2.5%, our Special Account (SA), MediSave Account (MA) and Retirement Account (RA) earn a higher floor […]
BasedApp Visa Debit Card Review: The Answer To Effortless Web3 Banking?
I have always been on the lookout for simple and easy solutions that the average retail user can easily onboard Web3 and start using in our daily lives. It wasn’t long before the BasedApp Visa Debit Card popped up on my radar. After getting on the waitlist for quite some time, I was eventually notified […]
BasedApp Crypto Visa Debit Card Offers Zero FX Fees! (From Nov 2023)
This news came out of nowhere and landed on 09 October 2023 when BasedApp announced new changes that will be effective from 01 November 2023. Most importantly, using the BasedApp crypto Visa debit card will soon have zero foreign exchange fees! This change effectively puts it in the basket as YouTrip (best exchange rate) and […]
Review: How I Use My Citi Rewards Credit Card To Earn 100,000 Miles
Without the Citi Rewards Credit Card and its 4 miles per dollar earning prowess on (almost all) online transactions, I wouldn’t have been able to amass many miles, given that I don’t actually spend a lot. In this series of articles, I share more details on the credit cards that I keep in my wallet […]
