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I was anticipating my upcoming staycation when I received a rude shock from Klook...without any explanations. Pissed with such an email, I msged Klook's helpdesk, only to be given template answers. After probing and waiting, I was told that JW Marriott's SHN is extended to 2022, hence the cancellation.  I was extremely pissed with Klook. No explanations were given on this sudden refund and cancellation. I had to ask and their customer service were not understanding of my situation🤮 While I empathise with the current situation, I'm peeved with Klook's (lacking) service. I am ok to postpone my hotel stay after 2022, but the Klook helpdesk told me the JW would not entertain postponement. Their iterations seem to put the blame that JW was the one who asked them to cancel bookings. Realising I can't put any sense to their helpdesk, I just quit the chat. Grrrrr! Time to think where to spend my $100 SRV again. I guess I will have to stay away from staycations....

Quick update. Just early this month, I shared the crypto.com promotion here  which ended on 22 Sep 2021. I've also blogged a part 2 about why I signed up . Interestingly, with the latest news on Binance , crypto.com serves as an alternative for buying and earning coins. Anyway, for those who took action after my post, check out your email from CRO! Here's the snapshot informing me about the incoming rewards! SGD100 CRO coins and my very first NFT ! Whee~~~ I'll update next on how the NFT looks like once I get hold of it. Can't wait! Referral reward Unfortunately, the SGD$100 promotion has ended. However, if you are looking at crypto.com as an alternative to Binance, do use my  referral link  or code below! You will get US$25 referral reward with S$500 CRO purchase (you dont have to buy it in one shot).  ybm9v5zhv7 The  registration guide can be found in my previous post here .

I've had the POSB Everyday card since ages ago. This may probably be my first ever credit card! While I was looking through my banking apps as a monthly routine, I saw the following charges on my POSB Everyday: Each time I was charged annual fee, I could waive it off successfully. As usual, I used their chat function to request the fee waiver. Not this time.  I've no idea what's their criteria backend, but I've used the card recently; though I can't say I'm a frequent user.  Oh well, I've raised the request to cancel my card.  Goodbye POSB Everyday card. 

If you're on Netflix and don't know what to watch, I recommend "The Squid Game". This is a Korean suspense drama of only 9 episodes which I binge watched over the weekend. I'll leave the link to the trailer here. In gist, it is a survival game where 456 players (all cash-strapped and in heavy debts) accept an invitation to compete in 6 rounds of games. The reward is 45.6 billion won (equiv to S$52 million) for the final winner. PS: if you're on tiktok, there are way too many spoilers. Lucky I watched it when it was released. Pretty mind blowing seeing the hints that were already laid out throughout the show. After the intense 9 episodes, I had several thoughts. Note that the reflections may contain spoilers to the show. 1. Do not subject yourself to financial difficulties. It leads to desperation 2. Human are greedy 3. In this world, it's every man for himself. 4. The world is a rich man's play, while the poor are treated as pawns. 5. The rich gets aw...

Previously, I blogged about my S$100 experiment with CakeDefi . After 3 weeks, here's the progress: Unfortunately, DFI coin has dropped value (I got it at S$3.90) so the status check today isn't rosy. But hey, coins value move up and down. I'll just carry on! Me thinks that the free US$30 reward is a decent bonus so I am fine to leave my SGD$100 there to do its magic.  Snapshot of daily interest  Plus, the platform is clean and easy to use. Interests per 12hours are recorded, so you can check it out everyday. I don't bother checking it much; will just leave it to roll. As of today, staking DFI will give you 73.6% APY (note that the rate changes every 12 hours): Referral for CakeDefi If you're keen to sign-up Cakedefi (of coz DYODD), pls use my referral link here  where you'd get a  total of US$30 worth of DFI (US$20 worth of DFI when you sign up and make a deposit of US$50 or more + US$10 referral reward). You can refer to my blog here for the registration guid...

One week left till the Crypto.com sign-up bonus of SGD$100! If you're clueless what I'm talking about, you can read more  in my earlier post  about the exciting promotion along with the registration guide. Why Crypto.com? In a bid to make things clearer, I've created a graphic map of WHY a crypto.com account is useful and attractive for me with the boxes ticked as being most relevant for me 1. Sign-up promo (SGD100 + NFT) + Referral promo Without a doubt, the main impetus to sign up an account was the SGD100 promotion.  By being the first 100,000 new users to purchase SGD $100 CRO, I would get an equivalent SGD $100 CRO reward.  Plus, I'd get my very first NFT “Lion Mooncake”. Curious to know how it looks like! To maximise the rewards, I decided to stake SGD $500 CRO so that I can unlock the referral bonus of US$25 as well. Total reward pending: S$100 CRO from Mid-Autumn promo + $33 (equiv to US$25) CRO from referral code   = $133 Lion Mooncake NFT to be u...

Exclusive for SG users from 6 Sep till 22 Sep 2021, crypto.com is giving the first 100,000 new users promo bonus of SG100 . You can read more here: https://blog.crypto.com/mid-autumn-festival-new-user-promo/ Given their current attractive offer, I decided to sign up for an account using a referral link to maximise the rewards received (both referral reward of US$25 and SGD$100 Mid-Autumn promo), since sign-up bonus can only be taken once.  PS: as with all crypto-related investments, risks applies. Pls DYODD! If you're all ready to sign up, here's a quick guide. Registration guide 1. Click on my referral link  and you'd be brought to a page for sign-up. Enter the referral code below during sign-up. They will bring you to a page to download the app.  ybm9v5zhv7 Note: by using my referral link, you will receive US$25 CRO coin. I will receive US$25 in CRO once you reserved a metal crypto.com visa card. Read more in S/N 2. 2. Upon logging in the app, if the referral code ...

As a budget lady, I love getting my goods on sales. The competition between the online platforms are great for consumers given the discounts dangled. Did you purchase anything for 9.9? Amongst the various platforms, which one did you use?  Honestly, it's a headache to squeeze the best deal. You have to think which items are cheaper here, or there; which cc has additional promotions with the platforms plus gives you extra cashback; and when is the best timing to buy (most dangle special perks at strike of midnight). Here's a brief sharing of my game plan leading up to 9.9. You gotta start early . 1. Make a list of the items you want to purchase and cart them 2. Collect all the vouchers you can get leading up to the event 3. Play their games for extra perks - for eg. I played a game called Lazzie Star on Lazada app and got a 19% discount voucher 4. Check out your carted items to see the special price on the event day (note - there are some fakes where the prices are MORE EXP on 9...