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GIRO balance buffer

GIRO and standing instructions pull money out automatically: utilities, town council fees, telco bills, your HDB mortgage, insurance. If the account is short on debit day the payment bounces and the biller charges a failed-payment fee. Enter your recurring bills to see the balance to keep so nothing bounces.

S$654.00

This is the balance we suggest keeping in the account your GIRO debits from: your projected monthly outflow of S$545.00 plus a 20% cushion for variable bills like utilities that run hot in warmer months.

What is sitting in the account your GIRO and standing instructions debit from right now.

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Your recurring bills

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How the buffer is built

Projected monthly outflowS$545.00
Plus 20% cushion for variable billsS$109.00
Suggested balance to keepS$654.00
Your current balanceS$600.00
Due within the next 30 daysS$545.00
Top up to reach the suggested bufferS$54.00

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