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Articles by Joanne Poh

In my previous life, I was a property lawyer who spent most of my time struggling to get out of bed or stuck in peak hour traffic. These days, as a freelance commercial writer, I work in bed, on the beach, in parks and at cafes, all while being really frugal. I like helping other people save money so they can stop living lives they don't like.

4 Free Ways Singaporeans Can Make Their Morning Commutes Less Stressful

4 Free Ways Singaporeans Can Make Their Morning Commutes Less Stressful

44% of Singaporeans have complained that their commute to work stresses them out in a 2015 survey. And nobody is surprised. Whether your job involves...

6 Online Businesses Singaporeans Can Start That Aren’t Blogshops

6 Online Businesses Singaporeans Can Start That Aren’t Blogshops

There are two types of online entrepreneur stereotypes in Singapore. The first is the start-up owner who’s a whiz at coding, or has hired someone who...

3 Ways Work in Singapore Will Change in the Next 20 Years

3 Ways Work in Singapore Will Change in the Next 20 Years

Let's be honest here. The only thing pleasant about working in Singapore right now is the fact that the better paying jobs actually pay quite decently...

4 Absolutely Free Activities That are Not Pokémon Go but Will Still Enable You to Explore Singapore

4 Absolutely Free Activities That are Not Pokémon Go but Will Still Enable You to Explore Singapore

I’ve seen many Singaporeans express frustration at the Pokémon Go zombie apocalypse, but I think it’s great that so many people who would otherwise be...

3 Tips for Organising Your Finances, From One Freelancer to Another

3 Tips for Organising Your Finances, From One Freelancer to Another

Even if it does sometimes still feel like all my friends work in banks (especially when I’m at Raffles Place and surrounded by people wearing G2000),...

Is Kiasu Singaporean Parenting Really Going to Give Kids a Bright, Wealthy Future?

Is Kiasu Singaporean Parenting Really Going to Give Kids a Bright, Wealthy Future?

If you look only at the numbers, Singaporean kids have everything going for them. In a recent survey 52% of local parents proclaimed that they would b...

3 Ways Singaporeans Should Invest in Themselves That Might Actually Pay Off

3 Ways Singaporeans Should Invest in Themselves That Might Actually Pay Off

“Go on course lor” - that’s the typical Singaporean response when you ask what the best way to upgrade yourself is. For most people here, spending tha...

4 Little Things You Can Do at Work To Make More Allies at the Office

4 Little Things You Can Do at Work To Make More Allies at the Office

Navigating office politics is like trying to deal with catty secondary school kids, with two exceptions: you can’t just get your parents to write you...

4 Ways Singaporean Millennials are Spending Their Money Differently From Their Parents

4 Ways Singaporean Millennials are Spending Their Money Differently From Their Parents

Remember the days when reasonably cool youth-oriented businesses used to advertise by giving out flyers or running ads in magazines like 8 Days? I’m p...

Will More Expensive Gym Memberships Go Extinct in Singapore?

Fitness & Beauty

Will More Expensive Gym Memberships Go Extinct in Singapore?

Once upon a time, scantily clad California Fitness members running on the treadmills overlooking Orchard Road used to be a hallmark of the junction be...