After a year of working, I made my first investment of $10K into VTI. My […]
After sharing my monthly expenses and net worth since Covid-19, I had received so many questions on how I can spend so little. I had over 5 credit cards when I first graduated and slowly figured out which cards suit me the best. Since my average monthly expenditure is less than $500 per month, I only need 1 miles credit card whose points will not expire.
As an investor, the opportunity cost of every dollar is high. Should I invest to get more returns out of each dollar, or should I spend it? As such, I only buy things that I truly need or value. I am really satisfied with my ipad and iMac, but I can't justify a purchase of an iPhone.
Since I value food and experiences so much, most of my spending is on Food. But I stretch every dollar by using Fuzzie, Burpple beyond app. You can get the bonus rewards here. There ought to be a balance between spending today or saving for tomorrow.
I decided to collect miles instead of flashback, since the rewards are more substantial. Admittedly, it has been challenging to resist the instant gratification by using the points to get a cashback. I wiped out my points twice, to redeem $100 off Apple products and shopped at Kris Shop before. It takes 80k miles to redeem an economy ticket from Singapore to Switzerland, and this would take around 3-4 years for my accumulation of points.
Although I am tempted to follow the footsteps of Milelion and concentrate my spendings on these cards
- UOB PPV (for mobile payments at physical merchants)
- Citi rewards (for all online transactions)
- DBS WWMC (for all online transactions)
- HSBC revolution (dining, travel, shopping, grocery)
It's just not feasible. Since my spending is so little, it will take a much longer time to accumulate the miles. You are supposed to be strategic and use multiple credit cards to be in the miles game. But as a young adult with no household bills or commitments to pay, this option will not be feasible for me.
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