With some of the prices of precious metals and commodities hitting the roof, I thought it would be clearer to look at the percentage change than just raw figures.
With fears of recession in US, these are some investments that are considered safe during times of crisis.
Item
Last Year’s Prices
This Year’s Prices
% Change
Crude Oil per barrel
US$65.68
US$109.95
67.4%
Gold Per […]
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I’m sure many of you have moved house before, but have you seen people moving real houses? I watched that on the Discovery channel or something similar, and people who had grown accustomed to their houses actually want to move the entire house to a new site. Some of them may use trucks and other […]
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I was at the Post Office recently and I noticed an offer offered by them. You can really stretch your dollar if you are currently a student or staff in a primary school, secondary school, Junior College, ITE, polytechnic, you can get Microsoft Office 2007 at a super low price.
After checking out the prices in […]
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With increasing oil prices, you may wonder how companies help to monitor the prices and keep costs low. After all, companies need to keep a tight rein on expenses. With a fleet card to monitor the transportation costs, you can decide to limit the card to payments for fuels only instead of other items at […]
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If you plan to buy new furniture or furnish your new condo meant for investment, you may want to time when you purchase your furniture.
Apparently, March seems to be the time for furniture stores to clear their old stocks to make room for new pieces. I have seen designer brands going for huge reductions during […]
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I have been receiving phone calls from telemarketers on having a new free credit card every now and then. They have to do the calling and repeat the phrases over and over again when they make their calls.
When you outsource things like this to other companies, you actually free up time for yourself. If you […]
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Good news for singles above 35 who want to live in HDB flat. HDB will now give up to $20000 for singles who buy a resale flat. Currently they get $11000 grant, but if they choose to live near their parents, then they will get an additional $9000.
Too bad my friend bought his a few […]
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Having insurance is a good way to protect against the future. I have a mixture of insurance and endowment plans. The endowment plans allow me to get a tidy sum of money at different stages of my life, while the life insurance protects me from other unforeseen issues.
Apart from these, getting travel insurance is quite […]
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Regarding my previous posts on Oilpods, I went to consult my ex-colleague who is an astute investor. I trust what he says. He had previously mentioned something about oil barrels, and hence I sought his opinion on whether he had heard of them. It turned out that the one he was talking about is the […]
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I forgot to bring my handphone to work one day, and when I returned, I was bombarded with calls from one number. The next day when the same person called me, it turned out to be a bank offering me new credit cards from another bank. I already have more than 20 credit cards, though […]
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