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Best Air Miles Credit Card in Malaysia [Updated 2025]

Unlock the secrets of air miles’ cash value and choose the right credit card for your travel needs. Calculate ROI for your air miles redemptions, explore top Malaysian credit cards, and learn how to maximize returns with promotional offers. Don’t miss out on potential savings for your next trip!

Charles Schwab One Debit Card
Credit Cards

Charles Schwab Debit Card: Free ATM Withdrawals Worldwide

Introduction It’s been a while since my last post about travel credit cards. Today, I want to share about an incredibly useful debit card from Charles Schwab that’s available for international customers with a Schwab One Brokerage account. Most of us already have our favorite travel credit cards, but we know not every place accepts

solar panels in malaysia case study
Investment

Case Study: Is Solar Panels Worth It in Malaysia?

Exploring the viability of solar panels in Malaysia involves more than just crunching numbers. From understanding Net Energy Metering (NEM) to scrutinizing installation costs and potential savings, our case study delves into the nitty-gritty. Is it a worthy investment? Dive into our journey to find out.

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Investment

Property Investment in Malaysia: The cost and expected return

Property Investment Are Rarely Profitable in Malaysia There is a stage in our life where everyone around us seems to be talking about property investment, plan to make their first property purchase, or persuading their friends to buy a property because they are a property agent. I am not sure if this is a thing

Cheapest Way to Fund IBKR Account
Investment

The Cheapest Way to Fund IBKR Account for Malaysians

Cost Matters in Investing Most people underperform the market average return because they overlooked their cost of investment, and it can hurt your portfolio return especially in the long term, the cost you saved can be invested and compounded. That is why every time when I talk about investing, I often talk about the total

Best Irish Domiciled ETFs
Investment

Best Irish Domiciled ETFs for Malaysian Investors

What Is Irish Domiciled ETFs Ireland-domiciled ETFs are exchange-traded funds legally established in Ireland but commonly listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), giving non-US citizens convenient access to US and global markets. They are structured under Ireland’s favorable regulatory framework and tax treaties, making them distinct from US-based ETFs, and in this post we

Alliance Bank Visa Virtual Card
Credit Cards

Alliance Bank Visa Virtual Credit Card Review: The Best Card In My Opinion

Alliance Bank Visa Virtual Credit Card Introduction In the world finance there is a saying “there is no such thing as free lunch”, which is typically use in the context that you can’t simply get higher profit without taking more risk, but the Alliance Bank Visa Virtual credit card may probably be the closest thing

CIMB Preferred Visa Infinite Credit Card
Credit Cards

CIMB Preferred Visa Infinite Credit Card Review

CIMB Preferred Visa Infinite Credit Card Intro In this post we will talk about CIMB Preferred Visa Infinite credit card, which gain some popularity recently and people have been curious about what it offers, what is the requirement to apply and if the benefits are great or not. As the name suggest, this credit card

ASB & ASM ASNB Unit Trusts Investment
Investment

ASB & ASM: Are These ASNB Unit Trusts a Good Investment for Malaysian?

What are ASNB, ASB, ASM & ASN? Most people often confused by these acronym, when I first learn about them many years ago, I was confused by them too, so let’s just quickly learn what are these acronym before we look into the investment analysis. When Malaysian talk about investing in ASNB, most of the

Alliance Bank Visa Infinite Card
Credit Cards

Alliance Bank Visa Infinite Credit Card Review: Best for ecommerce spending?

Alliance Bank Visa Infinite Introduction This is the first card from Alliance Bank I have applied for, and it has helped me to accumulate some flight tickets in the past, it’s also used to be my favorite card because it matches my spending habits. However Alliance Bank later had been cutting down the benefits of

UOB PRVI Miles Elite Card
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UOB PRVI Miles Elite Card Review: Travel Credit Card Worth Apply?

UOB PRVI Miles Elite Card Introduction I have reviewed credit cards for cashback and air miles accumulation for local spending, but in this post we will talk about UOB PRVI Miles Elite Card, a “higher tier” travel credit card for overseas spending. In this post we will talk about if this card benefits are worth

UOB Preferred Card
Credit Cards

UOB Preferred Card Benefits Review

UOB Preferred Card Introduction The UOB Preferred Card has some unique benefits but also lets you collect UNIRM, the credit card points of UOB that can be use as cash, redeem airmiles, or other products. While it’s not a card that I would recommend to anyone, its benefits may still be appealing to some, and

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