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Cost of an Apartment

$300,000, $600,000, $1,000,000, $4,000,000

New 4 Rm HDB Flat, Good location 5 Rm HDB Flat, Fairly good location 2+1 Condominium and Landed Property along Bukit Timah respectively. Oh and did i mention $20,000,000 for a Good Class Bungalow along Binjai Rise.

(This is Cost #4 in the The Cost of your Life! series)


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Amazingly simple way to check mortgage packages in SG!

Do you have a home mortgage? If you have your own home, I’m sure you do. In line with our previous post on http://www.financecents.com/2009/02/03/to-save-money-take-another-300000-loan/, here’s how to see if you can refinance your mortgage with even lower rates!

If you’re looking to buy a new home, this will also help you!

The Real Group, a local company, has created SmartLoans.sg in partnership with 8 major banks. It’s a free-to-use online mortgage comparison platform that lets you easily search, compare and ask about home loan packages across 8 of Singapore’s main banks! No more spending hours doing online research and talking to many different bank service staff.

So here’s how:

  1. Go to http://www.SmartLoans.sg
  2. Select “New Home Loan” or “Refinance Mortgage” depending on your needs.
  3. Just follow the instructions of the SmartWizard!

When you’re done, you’ll see a chart and a table of all applicable loan packages, nicely sorted in ascending order of the cumulative interest they would have to pay throughout the loan tenure.

You can then opt to connect directly with the bank should you decide to find out more from the bank’s loan officer. But only if you want to! So pretty much a no-obligation thing - I like it! Definitely beats dealing with all the bank officers directly just to ask a few questions, coz they tend to bug you after that.

If you’re worried about having to deal with all the financial terms in order to input your parameters, don’t worry. There’s clear instructions and definitions for every question you have to answer.

It’s pretty easy and it worked for me. Try it!

Cost of a Wedding

BTB, GDL, AD, MTM, WG, EG?? What are these… If you do not even recognize any of these, it might mean you are way late planning for your wedding.

(This is Cost #3 in the The Cost of your Life! series)


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Cost of a Proposal

What ring do i get? Where do i ask? When will it be the right time? How do i pop that question? Do you have these questions running through your mind? If the answer is Yes, you are suffering from Pre Proposal Syndrome.

(This is Cost #2 in the The Cost of your Life! series)


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The Great Recession Sale this weekend!

Great sales going on this weekend - don't miss the chance to save some cash, especially if you've been wanting to buy some of these!

Burberry Sale
11-14 March
10am-9pm
Suntec Convention Hall 303-305
Body Shop Warehouse Sale
Up to 70% savings; FREE Gift with purchases above $50 or more (Valid for the first 3,000 customers only)
11-14 March
11am-8pm
Suntec Convention Level 3 Gallery West (near Pearl River)
 
Charles & Keith Warehouse Sale
Up to 70% off
12-15 March
10am-8pm
21 Tai Seng St
 
Crazy Warehouse Sale
Brands like Renoma, Goldlion, BUM, The Cocoa Trees etc; Ladies/Men’s wear,
Undergarments, Kidswear, Accessories, Chocolates etc; Prices from $3
12-15 March
10am-10pm
Suntec Convention Rm 202
 
Jean Perry Home Linen Fair
Special Buys from $1; Discounts up to 80%
12-15 March
11am-9pm
Suntec Convention Rm 201
 
IT Show @ Suntec
12-15 March
Suntec Convention Levels 1-4 & 6
12pm-9pm
 
The Lingerie Shop-Knock-out Sale
Up to 90% Ladies & mens
Till 16 March
Mon-Sat 11am-7.30pm
Sun 12pm-5pm
B1-07 Palais Renaissance

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