S1E137: Optimise your finances with Budget 2023: BT Money Hacks (Ep 137)

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips.

Has Budget 2023 provided enough to blunt the impact of rising prices? And shouldn’t we not rely too much on hand outs anyway? Correspondent Howie Lim speaks to David Fergusson, CEO and co-founder of Hugosave for more insights

Highlights of the conversation: 

00:50 How much Budget 2023 helps optimise financials

02:39 Budget and the ‘coping’ class

04:08 Beyond economising

08:14 What the risk averse can do 

10:56 Bête noire; what to avoid

Produced by: Howie Lim (howielim@sph.com.sg) and Claressa Monteiro

Edited by: Howie Lim

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