The Singaporean Overseas Crapbox 3
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Originally posted by jetta:
I know that. Since you can use your CPF to buy property in Sg, I just wanted to see if there is any way I can circumvent that to buy one here.
yeah right you can continue to dream.... -
Originally posted by Arapahoe:
yeah right you can continue to dream....Killjoy.
At least I'll have something to look forward to. 
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Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:
Then why don't you take the next logical step and get naturalized?
(Yeah, yeah, yeah... procrastination and all that...
)I just became an alien all over again. The office visit took all of 30 mins! Lucky me.
I have been thinking about the next step. Probs in a few years, after all my ducks are lined up.
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Originally posted by jetta:
I just became an alien all over again. The office visit took all of 30 mins! Lucky me.
I have been thinking about the next step. Probs in a few years, after all my ducks are lined up.
maybe you wanna wait until US dollar parity with SG $ than you can do a 1 4 1 exchange....leh.. -
jetta,
thanks for the info on credit union! just checked out my spouse's union and they are offering credit card with no annual fee and some bonus perks....so i helped him sign up online...then i realised during submission that credit card is actually offered by BOA. darn...let's see if we get rejected again this time. if i recall...AAA also offers such financial services too right?
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Originally posted by jetta:
I just became an alien all over again. The office visit took all of 30 mins! Lucky me.
I have been thinking about the next step. Probs in a few years, after all my ducks are lined up.
Why wait a few years? You'll just give them an opportunity to jack up the application fee again. Get the process started ASAP so you can get through the waiting period sooner. -
Originally posted by Arapahoe:
maybe you wanna wait until US dollar parity with SG $ than you can do a 1 4 1 exchange....leh..you think that might happen?! ever?
am waiting for USD to depreciate further...but seems like it's just bouncing around 1.39 these days? thought maybe i can see it at 1.35 at year end....
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Originally posted by lostintransition:
you think that might happen?! ever?
am waiting for USD to depreciate further...but seems like it's just bouncing around 1.39 these days? thought maybe i can see it at 1.35 at year end....
depend on how many Dubai World out there globally.....i think right now is just right under the radar....we know Uncle Sam is in great debt unless Amerio dinero come true.
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I heard that is 80 degrees in Miami now... Too bad finals is in two weeks..
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Originally posted by lostintransition:
jetta,
thanks for the info on credit union! just checked out my spouse's union and they are offering credit card with no annual fee and some bonus perks....so i helped him sign up online...then i realised during submission that credit card is actually offered by BOA. darn...let's see if we get rejected again this time. if i recall...AAA also offers such financial services too right?
AAA credit union? Don't think I've ever heard of that but then what do I know?
AAA offers credit cards, that much I know. Check out www.aaa.com? These days, banks want your money so there are lots of offers out there to be had. I'd keep clear of BOA because of their high fee structure. My pal in RI used to work there and she gave me the down low. Thank gawd for google or you'd be pounding the pavement or spending all your time on the phone on hold. What you could do is get a card now and after a year of being a stellar customer, negotiate your APR. I did that and got a 2% drop.
There are lots of CUs out there offering different services so....
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Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:
Why wait a few years? You'll just give them an opportunity to jack up the application fee again. Get the process started ASAP so you can get through the waiting period sooner.Nah, I've just plonked down $390 for this process and my ducks aren't aligned just yet. Thanks tho!
The guy at the green card office who helped me out was even encouraging me to take up citizenship.