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Shopee product review – Fridgeballs

May 12, 2020 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Like many new products i’m trying out these days, i first saw these Fridgeballs on one of the Facebook videos. Toss one of these balls into your fridge and your fruits and vegetables will last twice as long. Sounded like a good idea, and i immediately did a search on Taobao to see if such … [Read more…]

Posted in: Spend-thrift Tagged: Product Recommendation, Review, Shopee, Taobao

Battle of the online Marketplaces

April 29, 2020 by yenkai Leave a Comment

The online marketplaces have seen a boom in their sales volume recently, thanks to the Circuit Breaker measure that has resulted in home-bound people doing much more shopping online than in brick-and-mortar shops. You may not have noticed, but I’ve seen the online sellers or merchants swing from panic selling to now hiking prices (beer … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Spend-thrift Tagged: Cook at home!, Groceries, Review

Battle of the Supermarkets

April 21, 2020 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Not sure if you feel the same, but once taken-for-granted, now the Supermarket has become almost a sacred place. You need to queue to get in, and, I’m not sure about you, once inside, I don’t just hurriedly get the stuff in my groceries list. I would scan the shelves to see if there is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Spend-thrift Tagged: Cook at home!, Groceries, Review

DIY clock repair

April 1, 2020 by yenkai Leave a Comment

The current Covid-19 situation is teaching us many lessons about life, one of which is, we really don’t need that many material things in life. Instead of throwing away your old but still functional items, consider making do. Instead of replacing broken down items, consider repairing. This has always been my principle in life. Related … [Read more…]

Posted in: Spend-thrift Tagged: DIY, Review

Taobao product recommendation – Oil sprayer

March 28, 2020 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Years ago, i bought an oil sprayer, but it was soon left in the dust. It really didn’t work so well in that you don’t get an even misting. Fast forward to today, oil sprayers have improved quite a bit. The main reason i abandoned the idea of the oil sprayer was that the oil … [Read more…]

Posted in: Spend-thrift Tagged: Product Recommendation, Review, Taobao

Taobao product recommendation – Mini Wash Ultrasonic washer

March 9, 2020 by yenkai Leave a Comment

I came across this “new” gadget on Kickstarter that uses technology I’ve never heard of – Ultrasonic cleaning. It looked really impressive, but by now, it’s become a reflex for me to be suspicious of products on crowd funding platforms. True enough, this was one of those many products being launched on Kickstarter simply for … [Read more…]

Posted in: Spend-thrift Tagged: Product Recommendation, Review, Taobao

Taobao product recommendation – Aircond remote control

March 2, 2020 by yenkai Leave a Comment

The aircond remote control is one of those things that’s bound to become spoiled after some years of usage. The LCD becomes illegible. Thankfully, you can find compatible replacement remote controls from Taobao. I’m sure most people would prefer to buy a remote control that looks exactly the same as the one its meant to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Spend-thrift Tagged: Product Recommendation, Review, Taobao

Taobao product recommendation – Piano humidity controller

February 19, 2020 by yenkai Leave a Comment

The relative humidity in Singapore typically ranges from 50% to 100%, and this is not very good for keeping pianos in optimal shape. According to Steinway, the most favourable environment for a piano is a relative humidity of 45% to 70% and a constant temperature of 20°C. This is only possible if air conditioning is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Spend-thrift Tagged: Product Recommendation, Review, Taobao

Taobao product recommendation – Tamagoyaki pan

February 7, 2020 by yenkai Leave a Comment

To make Tamagoyaki, you really need a special pan. You need a small pan so the eggs would be thick, and it has to be rectangular or square so you can make a roll out of it. I needed little convincing to buy one of these pans on Taobao. If you’re lazy to do parcel … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Spend-thrift Tagged: Product Recommendation, Review, Taobao

Review of Flic 2 smart button

January 30, 2020 by yenkai Leave a Comment

You’d think i was crazy if i told you the reason i bought a set of the Flic 2 smart buttons. It is for reminding myself if i had the gas stove turned on. You guessed it, there were incidents where i turned on the flame, walked away and totally forgotten about it. The consequences … [Read more…]

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Yen Kai the spend-thrifter loves to eat, drink, travel and spend save money. He's always pondering on ideas to solve the little problems of everyday living (what to eat, where to go, what to buy, how to save money etc.) and shares them here on this blog.

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