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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.

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...

3 Tips For Job-Hunting Fresh Grads Who are Desperately Looking for Work in This Lousy Job Market

3 Tips For Job-Hunting Fresh Grads Who are Desperately Looking for Work in This Lousy Job Market

So, academic year 2015-2016 has come to a close. If you're one of the thousands of fresh grads being poured unceremoniously into Singapore's job marke...

5 Ways Opportunistic Businesses in Singapore Can Use Pokémon Go to Make Money

5 Ways Opportunistic Businesses in Singapore Can Use Pokémon Go to Make Money

So, it’s finally happened—Pokémon Go has hit Singapore. Life as you know it will never be the same again (or at least, for the 3 months the fad lasts)...

4 Mistakes That Make Singaporean Budget Travellers’ Trips More Expensive

4 Mistakes That Make Singaporean Budget Travellers’ Trips More Expensive

When public holidays roll around, Singaporeans are determined to get out of the country, no matter how much it costs them. Those air tickets to Bali...

Be Careful if You’re Selling Stuff or Running a Business in Any of These 3 Places in Singapore

Be Careful if You’re Selling Stuff or Running a Business in Any of These 3 Places in Singapore

Singaporeans have another reason to hate SMRT. They now say you’ll be slapped with a fine for “doing business” at MRT stations, even if said business...