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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.

6 Unexpected Things Singaporeans End Up Forking Out Money For When They Travel
Travel
6 Unexpected Things Singaporeans End Up Forking Out Money For When They Travel
The great thing about Singapore is that when you get sick of the unbearable weather and the suffocating crowds, you can get out super easily. All you...
15 July 2016
3 Ways You Can Encourage Yourself to Save Money by Modifying Your Home Environment
Budgeting
3 Ways You Can Encourage Yourself to Save Money by Modifying Your Home Environment
Alcoholics trying to stay sober should definitely not display artistic Absolut Vodka posters on their walls. People trying to lose weight have no busi...
15 July 2016
3 Reasons Singaporeans Make Saving Money So Hard For Themselves
Budgeting
3 Reasons Singaporeans Make Saving Money So Hard For Themselves
As bad as Singaporeans are at saving money, it’s not like we don’t want to. After all, who doesn’t want to have more money and retire early? But that’...
14 July 2016
Will Singapore Ever Become a Nation of Cyclists?
Opinion
Will Singapore Ever Become a Nation of Cyclists?
A few years ago, when faced with the prospect of cycling, Singaporeans would always cite the scorching weather as a reason why it was not a viable tra...
14 July 2016
3 Big Ways Grab and Uber Have Made Singaporean Lives Better
Opinion
3 Big Ways Grab and Uber Have Made Singaporean Lives Better
If there are saviours Singaporeans should all bow at the altar of, it’s Grab and Uber. While taxi drivers might disagree, for most of Singapore there...
12 July 2016
3 Reasons Nobody Can be Bothered to Claim Those Free Early Morning MRT Rides
Opinion
3 Reasons Nobody Can be Bothered to Claim Those Free Early Morning MRT Rides
Recently, Senior Minister of State Josephine Teo announced that LTA would continue doling out free morning rides to commuters for another year. Sure,...
11 July 2016
3 Ways Almost Every Singaporean Wastes Precious Time
Opinion
3 Ways Almost Every Singaporean Wastes Precious Time
Time is money, and I’m not just saying that because I’ve got something against those people who spend all their lives surfing Facebook. Part of the re...
11 July 2016
3 Things You Should Do When You Receive Your First Paycheck
Career
3 Things You Should Do When You Receive Your First Paycheck
What are you going to do with your first paycheck? Ask a bunch of millennials that, and they’ll probably tell you: buy a Prada bag, open a bottle at t...
11 July 2016
Apple Pay, Android Pay and Samsung Pay: What Singaporeans Need to Know About Digital Wallets
Shopping
Apple Pay, Android Pay and Samsung Pay: What Singaporeans Need to Know About Digital Wallets
The phrase “digital wallet” must ring some sort of bell by now, even for the most technologically backward amongst us, simply because everyone’s been...
8 July 2016
3 Common Mistakes That Make Singaporeans Lose Money on the Property Market
Property
3 Common Mistakes That Make Singaporeans Lose Money on the Property Market
Most Singaporeans will never, ever have to rent property. Many just make the transition from children living in their parents’ flats to (mostly marrie...
7 July 2016