As a country, we’ve gotten complacent about how rich we really are. A little too satisfied with the amount we earn, perhaps. Although as a country we’re earning a median...

It’s July again and that means it’s time for the Great Singapore Sale. You know, that annual tradition that retail shops in Singapore go through called LYING. What do I...

There’s probably going to be a special place in hell for the person who thought of a thousand and one methods to control car usage in Singapore. COE, road tax,...

Taking a taxi in Singapore is so convenient. Except when you really need one, of course. Then they’re generally nowhere to be found. When one does show up? You start...

Congratulations, you’ve found the one! No, I’m not referring to your future spouse. “The One” in this case could only mean your dream house. After all, it’s going to be...

I didn’t need Moral Education lessons in school to know that giving allowance to my parents once I started earning was the right thing to do. The 好公民 (literally, “Good...

About 440,000 members of Singapore’s “Pioneer Generation” will receive Medisave top-ups of between $200 to $800 in July this year. This is the second year that the Medisave top-ups have been given...

Have you ever tried squeezing into an MRT train at rush hour? I have. Sometimes I’m the last person in before the door closes and the relief that I’m able...

I bet there are people who are currently using DBSS as a swear word, with phrases like “You’re such a DBSS”, “Kiss my DBSS” and “What a DBSShole”. On the...

“It’s very rewarding… when you get to your destination in one piece,” a local celebrity who drives a Chery QQ once said. Yet, despite describing it as a “moving deathtrap”,...

Singaporeans love food. There’s usually as many photos of food on people’s Facebook and Instagram feeds as photos of human beings. After all, these days, anyone with tastebuds and a...

The one thing that really upsets me about driving in Singapore? “Superhuman” drivers. You know who I’m talking about. Drivers who become faster than the Flash when the light turns...

When the Off-Peak Pass was first announced at the beginning of the year, I didn’t give it a second thought. Even though I have to take the train across the...

On my daily commute, most people I see glued to their smartphones or tablets are usually watching Running Man. Sometimes, I catch a glimpse of Vicki Zhao in Tiger Mom....

In a world before Wi-Fi and 3G, the Singapore Dream used to involve the 5 ‘C’s. These days, however, that Dream is all over the place. On the one hand,...

Truthfully, I don’t need to tell you where to get the best personal loans in Singapore. The answer is always family and friends. Borrow money from them and there’s usually...

Whether you’re hosting a holiday dinner party or gathering around the table for a weeknight meal, the dining room is where people come together. In celebration of good food and art, we’ve come up with some decorating tips and inspiring pictures of dining rooms outfitted with modern artworks and trinkets. In order to keep the […]

Ah, Singapore. Probably the only country in the world where you can get up to $50,000 from the SG50 Celebration Fund just to celebrate our 50th anniversary of independence. Do...

What’s your reason for not buying travel insurance?

Sometimes working life in Singapore can feel like a long, dark road, like a tunnel. You walk and you walk and you walk and the darkness of the tunnel just...

You know, when more than 80% of Singapore’s population lives in some kind of HDB flat, you would expect that everyone who applied for one would get one. But for...

If you want to make money, you’ve got to look like you’re making money. Unless you’re Mark Zuckerberg, in which case, you wear pretty much the same grey t-shirt everyday....

Despite what people still think, ostriches do not bury their hands in the sand at the sign of danger. They’re smarter than that. Yet, when it comes to money, many...

I’ve stopped trusting strangers who ask for money ever since I was a teen. I had given $5 to a monk asking for donations and instead he asked me for...

You may have recently heard that divorces and separations are on the rise in Singapore. I’m betting $50 that a good number of the marriages soured due to money matters. I’m...