Screw the #KrisFlyerUOB account. No matter how good melissackoh / Christabel / Brad of LadyIronChef / thetravelintern tells you this product is, I'm here to show you SOMETHING BETTER.
Wanna unlock free flights like them? Sure, go ahead and use their tip of #KrisFlyerUOB while you try and try to spend $18k to $60k to get your free miles. Just don't get into debt ok? I don't think any of them will share with you their #KrisFlyerUOB earnings even if you do after signing up on their link.
Let me show you how you can SPEND LESS and get MORE "FREE" FLIGHTS!
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I'm back! Trying to ignore those who are saying I plagiarised. I mean, seriously anyone who reads both articles will know they're both two different and original pieces of work.
One's an open letter in a self-deprecating style, another is a facts-driven expose with a commentary about the whole practice of influencer marketing. The similar parts? Just SEVEN paras in my post please.
But errrrr use your brain can? You give two people the same thing to look at (and in this case, when Aaron and I were discussing our collab post on better alternatives vs KrisFlyerUOB, I linked him to the influencers post while I was still working on my draft from the night before). Wouldn't there inevitably be similarities? Especially when we're criticising the SAME instagram posts and captions?!?
Dude. I really cannot understand. No need to insult a writer like that leh.
๐ณ BEST MILES HACK: Citibank Prestige Card
But sorry Dayreans, this probably won't be doable for most of you (esp the students / fresh grads community. I can't even use this hack myself, damn!) cos it requires you to have a $120k annual income ๐จ๐
Maybe the higher flyers here on Dayre can afford this though?
– Apply for the ๐ณ
– Pay the $535 annual fee
– Get 25,000 miles!
That's like, 46.7 miles per dollar you spend ๐จ๐จ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฑ
(MPD: the term is technically used to refer to dollars spent on stuff other than the annual fee. I count my miles per dollar spent to be everything, inclusive of my annual fee lol!)
Way better than if you park $350k in #KrisFlyerUOB without any interest guys.
And wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy better than what UOB will give you on that ๐
MILES HACK 2: Citibank Premier Miles Card ๐ณ
If this is your first time getting a Citibank card, you can:
– apply and pay $192.60 annual fee
– spend $10k in the first 3 months
– get 42,000 miles!
If you're an existing Citibank consumer, the same requirements apply but you only get 15,000 miles.
(they need to attract new customers la. Don't blame them. Blame yourself for getting a Citibank card so early ๐ #whoaskyouneversubscribetoBudgetBabesooner)
For your Dayreans in Malaysia, the Malaysia version gives you even more miles! The equivalent of 50k miles ๐จ๐ 200k rm minimum annual income. (thanks @thesuperficial for finding this out!) but promo valid until 30 April so faster go sign if you don't wanna miss it!
Sorry I'm slow cos updating this space in between my work breaks! If you're anxious to read the whole thing fast you can just head over to www.sgbudgetbabe.com ok as the full list of hacks are already up there.
But if you even find that confusing, I'm simplifying it even more here on Dayre!
This is a joke man. Who is that one person who voted for #KrisFlyerUOB over Aaron and my tips?!? Have fun spending the $60k to clock your trip to Sydney like melissackoh did!
See? Proof that at least someone DID get misled by their posts hurhur.
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Wah is it got #dayrewar now cos another popz Dayrean also just wrote about me after writing a post about how people don't have to necessarily post a post about someone just because we don't agree with them.
So ironic that she's doing exactly the same as what she told other people not to do. And also happened to sponsor one of the influencers whose content I called out on in my last post. Sorry if I ruined your marketing efforts for your biz when you engaged her? ๐
(aha damn funny she say she unfollowed me but still got read my Dayre where I said she sponsored an influencer whose content I critiqued ๐)
Go camp there guys! #popcorndrama I can't be bothered anymore cos she can indulge in her own ironic post. I only care about content ๐๐๐)
Back to #mileshacking! Sorry guys, this drama was too entertaining to miss. And now I've saved my Dayre newsfeed, plus my stomach, from her "poison" for good. ๐
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MILES HACK 3 : DBS Altitude Visa Signature Card ๐ณ
(must sign up by 30 June 2017)
– Get 10k miles when you spend at least $1k each for the first 2 months. ๐ธ
Do ANY of the following:
– spend $5,667 locally
– spend $3,400 overseas
– spend $2,267 on online flights and hotels โ
Any of the last 3 actions will chalk you up 6800 miles, giving you the same miles vs if you spend the $12k with #KrisFlyerUOB.
Plus, you save a lotttttttttttttttt more money! ๐ฐ ๐ฐ
MILES HACK 4 : ๐ณ ๐ณ ๐ณ
Divide your $12k spend in a year this way:
– Use HSBC Advance / UOB Pref Platinum AMEX (UOB only applicable for existing cardholders) = 4 miles per dollar (mpd) for dining
– DBS Woman's World Card / Citibank Rewards / HSBC Advance = 4 mpd for online
– for all your other general spending, swipe UOB PRVI Miles AMEX = 1.4 mpd
To get your 16,800 miles,ย you'll only need to spend $5,676 instead of the $12,000 required on the KrisFlyer UOB account.ย This tip saves you $6,324 guys, helping you to fly to Bangkok for less!
But some people may find this miles hack 4 a little of a hassle cos it requires you to know WHAT to spend on WHICH card, but if you don't mind the effort, this is a good hack! I'm personally lazy la okay haha so I tend to go for one single card ๐ ๐ท
MILES HACK 5 : ๐ณ ๐ณ ๐ณ
(applicable if you earn $50k a year)
Split your spending the same way as in miles hack 4:
30% on Maybank Horizon Visa Signature = 3.2 mpd on dining
30% on Citibank rewards = 4 mpd on onlineย
40% on DBS Altitude = 1.2 mpd on general
To get the 16,800 miles, you'll only need to spend $6,363 (don't use KrisFlyerUOB la, lai I help you save $5,637).
That's all the miles hack strategies we came up with! I actually had two more strategies on how to get cold hard CASH ๐ฐincluding which fixed deposits or stocks that can give you up to $8000!!! ๐ฑ๐ฐ that can buy you a lot of trips!!
But then that wouldn't be a fair comparison against KrisFlyerUOB which is fundamentally a miles account, not cash, so I'll leave it out here.
If y'all wanna read it, can head over to my blog for the numbers and breakdown!
Who gave the better tip? Help me vote on the blog!
Aiyo who are these 5 people who voted that KrisFlyerUOB / their influencers gave the better tip? Are they my haters? Fans of the influencers whose content I called out on?
Or realllllllllly innocent people who genuinely got misled and believe the KrisFlyerUOB to be the better deal? ๐
How can KrisFlyerUOB compare to my hacks?? (and Aaron's too, y'all must thank him for the miles hack on my blog! Otherwise you'll only get the dbs altitude option from me ๐)
Hope these tips helped y'all? ๐
