16 Feb 2024: Budget Statement
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ChiefKiasu\" post_id=\"2125812\" time=\"1703814054\" user_id=\"3:
haha Chief.
NTUC would run some promotion early on (eg. $5 for every $50 spent) and I would go and buy all the nonsense to earn that $5
So by January, all the supermarket vouchers are gone. The vouchers are basically useless 
I have plenty of useful things to buy from the supermarkets. -
ChiefKiasu\" post_id=\"2125812\" time=\"1703814054\" user_id=\"3:
Remember early this also..bought 2 times for the vouchers..Ferrero choc expired already I think. Waste of money.
NTUC would run some promotion early on (eg. $5 for every $50 spent) and I would go and buy all the nonsense to earn that $5 So by January, all the supermarket vouchers are gone. The vouchers are basically useless -
ChiefKiasu\" post_id=\"2125812\" time=\"1703814054\" user_id=\"3:
Don't buy 20 packs of coconuts water and carry them home by hand this time.
NTUC would run some promotion early on (eg. $5 for every $50 spent) and I would go and buy all the nonsense to earn that $5 So by January, all the supermarket vouchers are gone. The vouchers are basically useless
Coconut Water - Too much sugar for diabetes patients
Carry 20 packs back home - hurt your frozen arms and cause your arm muscle and your back pain.
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ChiefKiasu\" post_id=\"2125812\" time=\"1703814054\" user_id=\"3:
Can't blame the government for that. Just don't buy the nonsense if it's more than the extra amount you will get! If you spend it on non-perishables which you would definitely NEED later, it helps you save money - toilet paper, rice, laundry detergent, etc. Or, as someone mentioned, CNY is coming and most people will need to stock up for that.
NTUC would run some promotion early on (eg. $5 for every $50 spent) and I would go and buy all the nonsense to earn that $5 So by January, all the supermarket vouchers are gone. The vouchers are basically useless -
Personally don’t like the feeling of given $200 but has to give back so much more everywhere…
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MMM\" post_id=\"2125844\" time=\"1703824358\" user_id=\"1366:
Govt will give $500 but look at the things which will be increased.
Personally don't like the feeling of given $200 but has to give back so much more everywhere...
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/gas-electricity-prices-to-rise-next-quarter-with-higher-gst-carbon-tax-and-energy-costs -
starlight1968sg\" post_id=\"2125846\" time=\"1703824714\" user_id=\"14025:
Not just that.... property taxes set to increase, coe is still at crazy high level, 1% gst that seems to translate into higher than 1% increase at hawker center... Is it age? didn't seem to bother me previously but this time round it's getting to me like this is really bad... everything is just going up.
Govt will give $500 but look at the things which will be increased.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/gas-electricity-prices-to-rise-next-quarter-with-higher-gst-carbon-tax-and-energy-costs -
I think last time the rising of prices not so fast and furious. I only remember when the sugar and egg prices increase, hot beverages and prata increase 10cts. Then the mugs for the hot beverages getting thicker or smaller. Last time/not too long ago, hawker food is below $3.50 and $3.5 and above is food court price…for many years already right…now aiyo on and off we read people complaining through social media on shock of food prices. McDonald’s increase think quite abit this year. Increase slowly with wage increase is ok we don’t feel much…
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MMM\" post_id=\"2125844\" time=\"1703824358\" user_id=\"1366:
I wanted to post this morning but holding back..I would prefer our G to be stingy a bit also in terms of giving back as vouchers/grants etc.
Personally don't like the feeling of given $200 but has to give back so much more everywhere... -
MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"2125855\" time=\"1703827661\" user_id=\"43981:
I agree and personally i also try to avoid threading on such topics or comments. But it's quite atrocious when you see the hawker center/ coffeeshop noodles going at $7.50 becoming the norm.... or maybe we are the sandwich class where we've elderly parents and school going kids to support that while we cannot complain about our income as we are still getting decent increase but we also start to feel the pinch. At the same time, there are more actions soon that is not just a pinch but maybe a bruise ..
I wanted to post this morning but holding back..I would prefer our G to be stingy a bit also in terms of giving back as vouchers/grants etc. Maybe that's how i felt at this point.
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