Archive for the 'Money' Category

iPhone Price Plan Comparison (Singtel, Starhub, M1)

Friday, December 18th, 2009

Telco Starhub Singtel M1 Plans 3G SmartSurf 100 iFlexi Lite iPhone Value Monthly Fee (w/GST) $38 $39 $36 Voice credit (mins) 100 100 100 SMS/MMS credit 500 500 500 Data credit (GB) 12 12 12 Data Usage Cap Charges $30 $30 $30 iPhone 3GS 16GB $518 $518 $518 iPhone 3GS 32GB $658 $658 $658 iPhone [...]

Singapore To Reduce Foreign Worker Intake

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

Good news to fresh local graduates, and the unemployed.According to an article on reuters, PM Lee said that Singapore will restrict the intake of foreign workers due to the global economic recession. In 2008, Singapore’s annual economic growth is at 1.1%, and unemployment rate hit the highest level in five years for our export-dependent economy. [...]

Singapore’s Rich List

Friday, September 11th, 2009

For those of you who are keen, here’s the list of Richest People in Singapore to date. Ng Teng Fong (Age 81) – US$8 billion Far East Organisation & Hong Kong’s Sino Group Khoo Family – US$5.5 bullion Goodwood Group of Hotels Kuok Khoon Hong (60) – US$3.5 billion Wilmar International Kwee Brothers – US$3.2 [...]

Off Peak Car Scheme

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

LTA has announced that changes will be made to the Off Peak Car Schemes by end-January 2010. Though the date hasn’t been fixed, but Off Peak Car users can look forward to the following changes: An electronic day licence (e-Day licence) to replace the current paper licence. Licence can be purchased after being driven out [...]

Salary Calculator

Saturday, June 27th, 2009

Have you ever wonder, are you over-paid, or under-paid? I’m sure there woud be a time when you compare your salary with your peers and then contemplate about your current job. Hence the next step is probably job hopping to another better paying company. These days, with the economic recession, and now the H1N1 epidemic, [...]

Myths & Facts About Financial Planning

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

My supervisor once told me a story about our profession. He said to me, “If someone were to ask you of your job, you ask him, are you sure you want to know? My job is the most feared job in Singapore. My name card sends waves of fear down your spine, with an effect [...]

First 1,000 Hired for Integrated Resort

Friday, June 19th, 2009

Its official, after months of talk and discussion, Marina Bay Sands (one of the two integrated resorts in Singapore) has recruited its first 1,000 employees. According to the article, letters of intent has already been sent out to successful applicants early this week. A more positive news to the local economy is that all 1,000 [...]

Orchard Road Too Cluttered?

Monday, June 8th, 2009

If you’ve read my earlier post about Orchard Road going through a face lift, I think you may agree with an article on the Straits Times which states: Too Many Malls In Orchard? I think there’s two ways of looking at it. Firstly from the retailers point of view, it would mean more competition, much [...]

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