As our toddler grows up, we have been considering opening a savings account for her, so we can start saving her angbaos and birthday gifts whenever she receives them. In Singapore, most people of our generation tend to have a POSB savings account as their first bank account. Who could […]
What Is In Our Long Term Investment Portfolio?
Interest rates for OCBC and UOB HYSA (high-yield savings account) are set to fall in May 2025, and interest rates for other safe investments like fixed deposits (FD), Singapore Savings Bonds (SSB), and T-bills have been falling over the past few months. As such, we have been researching how to […]
Saving Accounts Interest Rate Drop! Where Do We Put Our Money?
With HYSA (high-yield saving accounts), SSB (Singapore Saving Bonds), Fixed Deposits (FD) and T-Bills slashing their interest rates, parking our money in them is not as attractive anymore. This is especially so with interest rates expected to have further rate cuts in the next few months. UOB has slashed its […]
UOB One Interest Rate Drop! Now What?!!
We expected other banks to follow OCBC’s footsteps in lowering their interest rates for their high-yield savings account (HYSA). However, we did not expect this move to be so soon. UOB dropped the interest rate for their UOB One account one week after OCBC made the news, and it is […]
OCBC 360 Cutting Their Interest Rate! Should You Still Use It?
One year after UOB revised the interest rate of its UOB One account, OCBC is finally revising its interest rate, which will be effective in May 2025. While this is a long-expected move, it does not make the news easier to digest. The change in the interest rate is rather […]
How To Budget On A Single Income In Singapore
Taking a career break was one of the riskiest decisions we made as a family, and we took great care to ensure we could afford it. The last thing you want is to regret that decision or realize you ran out of money earlier than you thought, and put yourself […]