Just recently, I realised to my horror that I had maxed out my credit cards from one bank. Some insurance payments, income tax, road tax, and other big expenditures totally maxed out my account. I should have realised this when one of my big expenses did not get through and I had to use another [...]
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Credit card statements that arrive in our mailbox every month may be read and chucked aside. We would then proceed to write a cheque or do internet banking to pay the bills. Have you ever stopped to check through every item that appears on the monthly statement account for your credit cards? I just received [...]
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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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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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It turns out that apart from Singapore, South Korea has a lot of credit cards for a wide range of goods. Many of the consumers hold a lot of credit cards for car or food purchases. Hence, many have numerous cards. Although many people testify for the financial convenience you get when you apply for a [...]
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American Express held a Live Platinum Urban Favours party for their Platinum members, and I was invited to it in my capacity as a blogger. It was held on Friday night at The Canary at Clarke Quay. I had not been to Clarke Quay for a long time, so it took me some time to [...]
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It really pays to go to the bank when one applies for a credit card to get the chance to answer all immediate inquiries. But since business credit card is for business people who are always on the go, many business credit card issuers offers online applications for business credit cards. When one applies for [...]
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One of the first gold card I had many years back was from Citibank, and it was a business card. I never really had a need for it, and I did not know what the difference was. It turned out that business credit cards had some uses. Among the so many varieties of credit cards, one [...]
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I’ve just received my credit card bill yesterday and realised to my surprise that the bulk of my points were expiring that night! Thank goodness I checked my mail and opened it immediately, even though I was home late. If my points had expired without me knowing, I would be very upset, but I heard [...]
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It is very easy to get a credit card nowadays. Whether you are a student who is not really working, or whether you are in the workforce, chances are you should be able to get a credit card quite easily. With the prevalence of online shopping, you definitely need a credit card. Even paypal requires [...]
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