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The idle cash dilemma: how much should you really keep?
A simple framework for deciding how much cash to keep, save, or put to work — without the jargon.
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7/1/2026
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Start with three types of cash
Most people in Singapore are doing everything right. Building a career, growing a family, saving diligently. And yet a large chunk of their money sits in a regular savings account earning close to nothing — quietly losing value to inflation every month.
The question isn't whether to keep cash. Of course you should. The real question is:how much, and what should the rest be doing instead?
"Saving diligently but earning almost nothing isn't a strategy. It's a slow leak."
Once you know which bucket is which, the idle cash is where the opportunity sits. That's the money that can be put to work without touching what you actually need on hand.
This is exactly the thinking ARKI Cash is built around — your idle cash, working harder, while staying flexible enough to pull on when life happens.
See what your idle cash could earn with ARKI Cash
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