Saving & Spending
Managing my spending in the US
By Early Retirement SG  •  February 8, 2020
There has been little change to how I spend in the US as compared to SG or Paris. When I was in SG, I basically used my UOB One card to spend. I get 3.33% rebate for spending S$500 per month, for 3 months in a row. I also get around $150 per month due to the bonus interest generated by the UOB One account. I attribute the $150 return to the credit card spend. Cos, IF I don't spend S$500 on the card, I won't get the bonus interest. The bank account would just generate the base pathetic interest. So for me, when I spend S$500 on the UOB One card, I deem to have "earned" S$150 + S$50/3 = S$166.67, DUE TO me using the credit card. That's around 33% "return". Sure, one could argue that the bonus interest is due to the amount I have in the bank account. But I view it that,...
Read the full article
By Early Retirement SG
Male, born in 1982. Graduated with a degree majoring in Banking & Finance, Financial Adviser for a period of time resulting in in-depth knowledge of insurance products and marketing techniques of the industry ...
LEAVE A COMMENT
LEAVE A COMMENT

Your email address will not be published.

*

Your Email Address will not be published
*

Read More Articles
More from thefinance