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Banking

Are new cheques supposed to clear faster?

October 29, 2008

Hi! If you’re new here and enjoy reading the posts, you can subscribe to my feed. Thanks for visiting!By now all banks have converted their cheques to the new Cheque Truncation and Conversion System (CTCS) as required by Bank Negara. If you have not received your new cheque book from your bank, do enquire and [...]

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Maybank’s cash deposit machine sucks

October 6, 2008

I’ve used Maybank’s cash deposit machines for a few times now. Their machines are the types that look like a drawer where you place your notes into a compartment rather than those where you slip in your cash. I was told that the drawer type of machines are better because the machines are less sensitive and therefore [...]

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Deposit or invest with CIMB Bank and stand to win RM360,000

September 3, 2008

CIMB Bank’s Save & Invest advertisement caught my eye today. The bank is running a contest that offers attractive prizes. All you need to do is to deposit or invest with the bank from now until December to stand a chance to win very practical prizes.
Every RM100 deposit or investment will qualify you for one [...]

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Quite good deals at Public Bank

June 22, 2008

Before I start, I have to qualify this. I don’t think Public Bank is the best bank around and I don’t particularly enjoy banking with them because I’ve had quite bad service rendered to me by their staff. A couple of times, mind you, not just once. But because they have the products that I’m [...]

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Repay your debt smartly – choose the cheapest one available

April 5, 2008

Am I making sense? Maybe the title seems a bit fuzzy, but that’s exactly what one should do in managing debts. One of the debts that most people are stuck with are credit card debts. It’s easy to swipe and sign and forget how much you’ve spent. In case you have over-swiped and are carrying [...]

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