My Smart Money Tips

It isn’t about how much you earn, but how much you can save


Free Electricity!

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It’s doom and gloom everywhere. Investment banks are crashing like dominoes and bringing financial markets down with them. In the midst of this financial chaos, it is rather nice of the Government to inject some light into everyone’s lives!

PUTRAJAYA: Consumers who incur RM20 or less for this month’s electricity bill will not [...]




Tax Saving Tips From 2009 Budget

One main focus of the 2009 Malaysia Budget was on easing the people’s burdens in these times of rising inflation and a much greater focus was given to employee welfare.
If you originally thought that the Budget 2009 didn’t really benefit you directly, read below and you might be surprised to know that you can potentially [...]




Making the 2009 Budget Work For You

The Malaysia 2009 Budget has been announced yesterday by Datuk Seri Abdullah Badawi. Touted to be a people’s budget designed at protecting the well-being of the Malaysians and sustaining economic growth over the mid-term period, some may find that there doesn’t seem to be much 2009 Budget Goodies in store for them.
So, if you are [...]




More Budget 2009 Details

More details are coming in on the Budget Speech tabled by the PM. Read below for more Budget 2009 goodies or click here for a full excerpt of his speech.
Is this what they call a people’s budget?!
Enhancing Health Services
* Excise duty specific on cigarettes increased by three sen from 15 sen per stick to 18 sen per [...]