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2016: Which card to use when?

2016 is here and it's time to review the gameplan. I've sort of covered this already in the 2016 Credit Card strategy, but that was more specific to me. Here I'm going...

One Christmas wish answered!

The year's not even out and already one of my Christmas wishes has been answered As per the gurus on HWZ, BOC is set to launch a Visa Infinite product in Singapore that...

The sneaky upsells of Tigerair

First things first: I know Tigerair is a budget carrier, and as such they will engage in certain practices that full service carriers won't. I know they earn their margin on add-ons. I know...

Merry Christmas from The Milelion!

Here's wishing all readers a very blessed Christmas! Thank you for your readership and support in 2015, and especially for sharing your thoughts and tips with me as well. As much as I...

Paying bills with credit cards

One question I get asked very often is about using credit cards for bill payments. Now, intuitively you won't be able to pay for a credit card bill with another credit card. Because...

The death of the dining card in Singapore

Ah, the dining card. The card which imbues us with a sudden sense of generosity when it comes to paying the bill ("oh let me get this one guys! just ibank me...

The Milelion is experiencing technical difficulties…

Hi guys So sorry to all of you who have bothered to comment and are waiting for a reply. My comment system has been wonky and I've not gotten any alerts when comments...

Should I break my one rule?

I've made very clear the point that economy class redemptions do not make sense. And that's just common sense. If you want to redeem your miles for economy class flights you're better...

Starwood Q1 2016 promo- double starpoints and 250 bonus per night

Even though Starwood is being bought by Marriott, the SPG program should not be affected until 2017 at the earliest. Therefore there's still every reason to take part in their latest promotion,...

Rounding out the credit card deals for Christmas

Each year the Banks will roll out different promotions around Christmas which aim to get people to put their big ticket purchases on their cards. Some of these are great. Others are...

The Milelion Credit Card Omnibus Week 5: ANZ

The Milelion is running a new series that aims to profile every credit card available in Singapore. Each week we will cover a different bank. The appendix below will be updated weekly...

9 things The Milelion wants for Christmas

All I want for Christmas, is...

2,015 Bonus Starpoints for a December 2015 Starwood stay

Starwood has a special promotion from now till 31st December where you'll earn 2,015 bonus points for any stay. Why not register? A reminder that one night in a Category 1 Starwood property...

The Milelion’s 2016 Credit Card Strategy

December is a good time to review credit card strategies for the new year. What I've come to realise is that although some cards may individually be the best to use in...