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    16 Feb 2024: Budget Statement

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    • ChiefKiasuC Offline
      ChiefKiasu
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      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 🤷

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      • starlight1968sgS Offline
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        ChiefKiasu\" post_id=\"2125812\" time=\"1703814054\" user_id=\"3:

        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 🤷
        haha Chief.
        I have plenty of useful things to buy from the supermarkets.

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        • MrsKiasuM Offline
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          ChiefKiasu\" post_id=\"2125812\" time=\"1703814054\" user_id=\"3:

          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 🤷
          Remember early this also..bought 2 times for the vouchers..Ferrero choc expired already I think. Waste of money.

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          • Liew Nga WingL Offline
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            ChiefKiasu\" post_id=\"2125812\" time=\"1703814054\" user_id=\"3:

            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 🤷
            Don't buy 20 packs of coconuts water and carry them home by hand this time.

            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:

              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 🤷
              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.

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              • MMMM Offline
                MMM
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                Personally don’t like the feeling of given $200 but has to give back so much more everywhere…

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                • starlight1968sgS Offline
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                  MMM\" post_id=\"2125844\" time=\"1703824358\" user_id=\"1366:

                  Personally don't like the feeling of given $200 but has to give back so much more everywhere...
                  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

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                  • MMMM Offline
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                    starlight1968sg\" post_id=\"2125846\" time=\"1703824714\" user_id=\"14025:

                    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
                    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.

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                    • MrsKiasuM Offline
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                      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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                      • MrsKiasuM Offline
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                        MMM\" post_id=\"2125844\" time=\"1703824358\" user_id=\"1366:

                        Personally don't like the feeling of given $200 but has to give back so much more everywhere...
                        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.

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