Tim Talks Money AMA (Ask Me Anything) #6

Bank points expiries and letting cards adjust to your spending

Birthday Upgrades on SQ and Investment Fees Killing Your Returns

Plus Xiaomi's blockbuster launch of its second EV

Earning More KrisFlyer Miles and Being Prepared for a Recession

Plus Pop Mart International gets a scolding from China's state press

DBS Cuts Miles Card Cap and the Best Broker Out There for Investors

Plus Starbucks looks for a partner in China

Best Air Miles Card for Singapore Expats and Top Places to Park Cash

Plus Keppel DC REIT gets back into the Straits Times Index

Meituan HK SDR 5to1 (SGX: HMTD)

China’s Ever-Evolving Tech Commerce Juggernaut

Redeeming Flights Early and 4 Money Habits to Avoid

Plus some bad news for a low-cost Chinese retailer

Earning Air Miles on Your Dining and Life Insurance Needs

Plus why higher Japanese Government Bond yields are freaking investors out

How to Use Credit Properly and The Best Online Miles Card

Plus a temporary pause in the trade war between the US and China

The UOB KrisFlyer Card Gets Nerfed and How To Think About Allocation

Plus DBS reports some solid numbers despite market uncertainty

Air Miles for Your Kids and Hedging Investment Risk

How to earn air miles with your kids and why hedging risk with gold can be a smart strategy

5 Big Money Milestones to Hit in Singapore Before You’re 30

And why starting early can help us build more wealth

Declining SG T-Bill Yields and the Best Miles Cards for Dining

How to assess what falling Singapore T-bill yields means and which credit cards to use if you want to get the most miles when dining out

7 Common Air Miles Mistakes in Singapore

(and How to Avoid Them)

Ping An Insurance HK SDR 2to1 (SGX: HPAD)

China’s Leading Insurtech Giant

Falling Rates and Tricky Annual Fees

Why UOB One is cutting its interest rate and how to manage tricky annual fees for credit cards

What's an MMF? And Applying For Credit Cards

What exactly is a money market fund and why you can always reach higher when applying for credit cards

Dealing With Bank Points + Paying Yourself First

Plus why gold has been lighting up financial markets

Credit Card Minimum Spends + How to Save BIG on Coffee

Plus what's been happening in Asian markets this past week

Sea Posts Strong Profits and DBS CEO's Wild 2024 Pay

A quick look at Sea Ltd's strong Q4 2024 and how much the departing DBS CEO Piyush Gupta got paid in 2024

4 Money Habits to Follow For Your Financial Freedom

Asia Tea Time - #92 ☕

Daddy and son disagreements at CDL and how to get kids into money

Asia Tea Time - #91 ☕

Alibaba's monster rally and how to invest in gold

Asia Tea Time - #90 ☕

DBS returns capital to shareholders and investing at all-time highs

Asia Tea Time - #89 ☕

Trump's tariffs on China packages and recognising our biases when FOMO strikes