We’ve been receiving questions from readers about whether they can qualify for a personal loan. We figure you’ve got to be pretty desperate if you’re actually writing in to ask...

Being in debt isn’t fun, and you definitely shouldn’t be taking out personal loans for fun. But in certain cases, it can be a smart financial move—when you’re saddled with...

Adulting is hard. It’s not nearly enough to get a job, manage your bills, and remain debt-free. You also have to save for major life changes such as marriage, a...

This post was written in collaboration with Pace. While we are financially compensated by them, we nonetheless strive to maintain our editorial integrity and review products with the same objective...

Growing up, we were probably taught that debt is a bad thing, something to avoid at all costs. But the truth is more nuanced than that. We are “borrowing” every...

The word “moneylender” conjures up idyllic images of pigs’ heads stuck on doors and O$P$ spray painted in red in HDB corridors. But licensed moneylenders (i.e. legal ones, unlike your...

Resorting to personal loans can be a wise financial move if you’re already in debt, have no way to repay all of it right now and wish to consolidate your...

This post was written in collaboration with FUTU Singapore (FUTU SG). While we are financially compensated by them, we nonetheless strive to maintain our editorial integrity and review products with the...

I know, who even uses cash anymore? But when you’re overseas, and say you’re at a street market, you’ll still most likely need to pay in cash. Here’s what you...

We’ve all read those news articles about how the Singapore passport is the world’s most powerful in terms of the number of countries it lets us get into visa-free. But...

This post was written in collaboration with Singtel. While we are financially compensated by them, we nonetheless strive to maintain our editorial integrity and review products with the same objective...

This post was written in collaboration with Syfe. While we are financially compensated by them, we nonetheless strive to maintain our editorial integrity and review products with the same objective...

Everyone experiences bad luck now and then. Like when you don’t strike Toto, the MRT breaks down, or your HDB block didn’t get selected for en bloc. But what about...

The Amex True Cashback Card is a super low-effort gives you 1.5% cashback on virtually anything you spend on, and there is no limit to how much cashback you can...

Many cashback credit cards are like those fast food ads featuring massive burgers oozing with juice. You buy one, only to discover that the real product looked more like a deflated...

This post was written in collaboration with PineBridge Investments. While we are financially compensated by them, we nonetheless strive to maintain our editorial integrity and review products with the same...

The March school holidays are in full swing! Sign your kids up for some activities and camps where they can pick up new skills, have fun, and more importantly, stay...

This post was written in collaboration with Etiqa Insurance. While we are financially compensated by them, we nonetheless strive to maintain our editorial integrity and review products with the same...

The many maids silently living in their employers’ homes are what really keep this country going. If all the maids suddenly went back to their countries, who would feed us,...

Walk down the streets of Melbourne, Sydney or Perth and you might be surprised to bump into some familiar faces—a classmate from primary school, perhaps, or a distant uncle.

Singaporeans are becoming extinct thanks to our spectacularly low birth rate. Many have chosen to live without kids, which means that they may need to plan in advance for old age....

Just when you thought life couldn’t get any worse, the government drops some very ominous hints that they’re going to raise the GST to 8% in 2023, and 9% in...

At the end of the education rat race, all Singaporean parents hope that their child eventually does well enough to get into a good university and enrol in a course...

With the rising cost of living in Singapore, raising a child here isn’t cheap, and it’s only going to get more expensive. Fortunately, the government’s Baby Bonus and raft of childcare subsidies are...

Singapore would never have achieved so much without the support of an army of maids from the Philippines, Indonesia and Myanmar, silently cleaning homes and looking after kids while their...