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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.

Renting Out Rooms in Your Home? Here’s What You Should be Screening Your Tenants For, Not Their Race!
Property
Renting Out Rooms in Your Home? Here’s What You Should be Screening Your Tenants For, Not Their Race!
So you’ve finally decided that despite the small size of your humble abode and your aversion to other human beings, you need the cash, so you’ve decid...
28 July 2016
6 Tips for Not Getting Cheated by Your Renovation Firm
Property
6 Tips for Not Getting Cheated by Your Renovation Firm
It’s incredible that in a country that prides itself on its strict laws and lack of corruption, certain industries (like renovation and electronics) a...
27 July 2016
How to Be a Good Friend to a Broke or Retrenched Person in Your Life
Budgeting
How to Be a Good Friend to a Broke or Retrenched Person in Your Life
For years, I was that “broke friend”. Many of the people I went to school with are now working in lucrative jobs in banks, law firms and consulting fi...
27 July 2016
3 Very Singaporean Problems More Money Can’t Seem to Solve
Opinion
3 Very Singaporean Problems More Money Can’t Seem to Solve
For Singaporeans, money is at the root of most of our problems, or at least that’s what we think. Most ordinary Singaporeans are stressed out about mo...
27 July 2016
Why Millennials Should Care about What the Government is Doing to Keep Older Singaporeans Employed
Opinion
Why Millennials Should Care about What the Government is Doing to Keep Older Singaporeans Employed
So recently, Tharman Shanmugaratnam said that Singapore’s retirement age will have to go someday. And of course, many young people responded with an i...
26 July 2016
5 Essential Shops for Singaporeans on a Budget
Budgeting
5 Essential Shops for Singaporeans on a Budget
ION Orchard or Paragon are what many shoppers in Singapore think of when they want to drop some cash. Well, if you like throwing money at designer han...
26 July 2016
Can’t Afford to Go to University? Here are 9 Options for Getting Those Fees Paid
Education
Can’t Afford to Go to University? Here are 9 Options for Getting Those Fees Paid
Remember when you were in primary school and you prayed fervently for the day when you could be all grown up and never have to go to school again? Now...
26 July 2016
Why It’s Such a Bad Idea to Sign Up For Long Term Gym Memberships and Spa Packages in Singapore
Fitness & Beauty
Why It’s Such a Bad Idea to Sign Up For Long Term Gym Memberships and Spa Packages in Singapore
The first time I ever stepped into a big, fancy gym chain was when I was 19, about oh a zillion years ago. A friend had bought a membership at Califor...
25 July 2016
4 Mistakes Singaporeans Make When They Feel Broke
Opinion
4 Mistakes Singaporeans Make When They Feel Broke
Being broke in Singapore sucks, and that’s not just because everyone here judges people based on the amount of money they have (the way bankrupt peopl...
25 July 2016
5 Ways Singaporeans Can Exercise For Free Without Ever Leaving the Neighbourhood
Fitness & Beauty
5 Ways Singaporeans Can Exercise For Free Without Ever Leaving the Neighbourhood
Singaporeans aren’t getting enough exercise, unless you count typing in an office cubicle exercise, and it’s getting so serious that even the governme...
22 July 2016