If you were expecting a new baby, the entire household would be aflutter with activity as everyone rushes to baby proof the home by removing all sharp edges, uncomfortable surfaces,...

The latest in a string of vintage shopping malls slated to go on the chopping block, Sim Lim Square is finally going on en bloc sale after what seems like...

If the phrase “sex shop” brings to mind those creepy, darkened dens filled with gross-looking phalluses and leering old men – you know, the kind at Lucky Plaza or Bugis...

The days are speeding by and June is almost here, which means it’s time to go shopping. (Woohoo! Sweeter words have not been spoken.) So, where are you gonna go to...

Most older Singaporeans I know still frown upon anything second hand (“what if the previous owner died?!”), but whatever, they’re totally missing out on the amazing deals you can get...

What with all the Avengers: Endgame and Game of Thrones memes floating around, you might have missed the update that HDB is about to launch 3 new BTOs in May...

We’re not even halfway into 2019, and there have already been at least 3 super-high-profile HDB resale transactions in the news. The most recent one is a 5-room flat in...

If you haven’t heard the news about Huawei, you’ve either been living under a rock, or you’re a hardcore iPhone user. (No difference? lol) The background is that Huawei has...

Even though I’m female and childless, I think I am actually a Dad on the inside. I can talk to uncles for hours about power tools, cargo pants, boltless storeroom...

After I updated the “worst things to buy at Daiso” article last week, we’ve been receiving tons of fiery comments from die-hard fans, all ready to smite me for daring...

No one has ever accused Daiso of being a pretentious shop that sells overpriced products. But unfortunately that doesn’t excuse you from using your brain when you walk in. While...

Most Singaporeans would rather own a home than rent. But for those who cannot afford to buy a home of their own, it’s actually also possible to rent a flat...

I know that tons of Singaporeans love to use Ezbuy to shop on Taobao, despite the fact that you usually have to pay an extra 8% agent fee, plus shipping...

Uh oh, have you dropped the ball on Mother’s Day 2019? Or perhaps your mom has always been happy with a simple celebration at home… until she got Instagram recently...

Even though there are tons of buses, coaches and direct flights from Singapore to pretty much anywhere you can think of in Malaysia, my first choice is always to take...

Unless you’ve been holed up in your room playing eSports for the past 2 years straight, you must have tried bike sharing in Singapore at least once. (At the very least, you...

There’s a whole slew of online startups in Singapore selling cheap mattresses with free returns. At last count, there’s HipVan, Noa, Baton, Haylee, Woosa and Sonno. By “cheap mattress”, I...

These days, it’s not just bag ladies and homeless old folks who are rooting through the dumpsters and eating other people’s leftover fries at McDonald’s.  Nope, it might very well...

Back in the day, buying Japanese groceries in Singapore was akin to a SEAL Team Six operation. You would dash into Meidi-Ya (the only Japanese supermarket in town) and quickly...

If cheap sporting goods were a religion, I would definitely be one of the most pious because I visit Decathlon just about every Sunday. Seriously, I’ve investigated so many of...

Let’s start with the obvious. The whole idea of smart homes in Singapore is laughable. Most of our homes are, what, 100 square metres? I mean, if you can’t be...

Recently MoneySmart reader Eliza Tay told us about Singaporean online store Iuiga, which supposedly sells Muji products at cheaper prices than in stores.  Iuiga’s business model is to obtain goods...

Japanese insurer Sompo (which used to be called Tenet Sompo) is something of an outlier among the car insurance players in Singapore. It’s not one of the longstanding brands like...

Thanks to their flashy marketing tactics – like giving away free cashcards and “free ang pows” – Budget Direct has made a splash in Singapore. For better or for worse,...

Contrary to what the pushy salespeople at Virgin Active or Fitness First would have you believe, that $300 monthly gym membership is, in fact, completely optional. That’s right! No one...