Career
Give One-Off Special Lump Sum Payment and Increase Wages, Says National Wages Council
As the usual cai fan fare approaches the $10 mark, coupled with rising costs of electricity, water, and transportation, here's another kicker: GST is...
9 November 2023
Property
Breaking Up After Getting An EC—How Much Money Do You Lose?
It’s always a terrible experience when you go through a breakup but it’s worse when you both already bought a property together. This time your emotio...
25 October 2023
Family
Banks are Increasing Paternity Leave; Who Else is Doing It and Why?
It was a long-time coming but 2 banks in Singapore led the way in announcing changes to their parental leave policies in end Aug 2023.
Standard Cha...
19 October 2023
Shopping
A Guide to Shopping on TikTok Live
First, there was Facebook Live, Shopee Live, YouTube Live, Instagram Live, and now, TikTok has finally joined the live stream foray with the launch of...
3 October 2023
Credit Cards
Best Credit Cards for Lazy People (2023): Low Maintenance, Hassle-Free Payments
Sipping a cocktail while you type away on your laptop under the shade of your beach umbrella then shutting off at 4 pm when the work has been done?...
2 October 2023
Travel
Does This Money Changer App Really Offer The Highest Forex Rate Conversion in Singapore?
As much as we like travelling and shopping overseas, a factor that could put a dent into our finances is high foreign currency exchange rates.
I alw...
27 September 2023
Opinion
The Loyalist vs The Deals Chaser—Is Disloyalty the Key to Maximising Loyalty Programmes?
I'm always secretly thrilled if I get some reward when I shop. Sure I'm still spending money but at least I am buying something I need or like, AND ge...
22 August 2023
Budgeting
It Takes Nearly 3 Decades And Half A Million Bucks For An Average Singaporean To Feel Financially Free; 2023 Singlife Study Finds
With concepts like FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early), and its offshoot concepts such as Lean FIRE, and Coast FIRE, it’s clear that people ju...
17 August 2023
Family
Baby Benefits New Parents Can Expect From 2023: Enhanced Baby Bonus, Child Development Account, Tax Reliefs, and More
Congratulations, you’re expecting! Or perhaps you’re a newly minted parent, a newlywed couple who is contemplating having a little one, or still in th...
16 August 2023
Opinion
Rewards Programmes are Evolving, and We're Not Complaining
Now, this was a marriage we didn’t see coming. On 12 July 2023, NTUC FairPrice and ComfortDelGro (CDG) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to c...
18 July 2023