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Using CPF-OA as a High-Yield Savings Account
By Lizardo Realm (Investment)  •  September 2, 2019
Property is really expensive in Singapore. For most, buying a home is pretty ingrained as a basic need to establish a family. So it is often the case that we would tap on our CPF as a source of cash to fund the purchase of a house.

We are poor savers, by and large, particularly at the tender ages of 20's to 30's. Being new in our career, with a salary at its lowest point, and yet filled with floords of commitments and distractions. Plus, we're probably dead silly in the way we manage our money anyway.

So we raid our CPF-OA (Ordinary Account) to help fund a huge chunk of the property purchase and continue to ride on our CPF-OA to pay the consequent installments. And we thank the gahmen for forcing us to compulsorily contribute to this. Over time, it can be a really huge chunk that we take out

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