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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 Big Challenges Every Freelancer or Self-Employed Person Faces and How to Deal

3 Big Challenges Every Freelancer or Self-Employed Person Faces and How to Deal

If you've ever wished your boss would just cease to exist, you're not alone—in a 2014 report, difficult bosses were cited as a big reason Singaporean...

4 Affordable Kid-Friendly Overseas Vacation Spots for Singaporean Families

4 Affordable Kid-Friendly Overseas Vacation Spots for Singaporean Families

If an exciting vacation spot sounds to you like somewhere you can bungee jump, smoke weed legally or watch transexuals pole dance, you probably don't...

4 Ways Your Gym Membership Could be Costing You Even More Money Than You Think

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4 Ways Your Gym Membership Could be Costing You Even More Money Than You Think

Tarzan had abs without the use of a gym, but as Singaporeans who spend most of our time sitting in front of computers rather than swinging from tree t...

4 Ways to Feel Like a Tourist Without Leaving Singapore

4 Ways to Feel Like a Tourist Without Leaving Singapore

It's not news that Singaporeans try to flee the country each time they have the chance. We all have that colleague who's constantly going on weekend t...

4 Awesome Countries Where Singaporean Freelancers Who Want to Live Abroad Can Get a Long Stay Visa

4 Awesome Countries Where Singaporean Freelancers Who Want to Live Abroad Can Get a Long Stay Visa

Sick of working with bosses who insist on face-time above all else and throw hissy fits whenever they try to apply for more than two days of leave in...

5 Travel Trends Singaporean Yuppies are Spending Big Money on These Days

5 Travel Trends Singaporean Yuppies are Spending Big Money on These Days

Despite the fact that Singaporean tourists are often spotted in shorts and slippers while holidaying in neighbouring countries, the affluent Singapore...

4 Changes That May Encourage More Singaporean Entrepreneurs

4 Changes That May Encourage More Singaporean Entrepreneurs

The classic formula has worked well for two generations of Singaporeans—study hard and do well at school, enter the most prestigious university course...

Young Singaporeans Who are Thinking of Signing Up For UOB's New YOLO Credit Card Need to Read This First

Young Singaporeans Who are Thinking of Signing Up For UOB's New YOLO Credit Card Need to Read This First

We here at MoneySmart aren't the sort to be swayed by marketing. That's why we're saying that in spite of the provocative branding of UOB's YOLO credi...

3 Ways Singaporeans Can Improve Their Relationships Without Spending a Single Cent

3 Ways Singaporeans Can Improve Their Relationships Without Spending a Single Cent

High maintenance, materialistic—these are words Singaporean men often use to describe their female counterparts, before they sigh with relief and thin...

5 Atas-Sounding Things It's Possible to Do Cheaply In and Around Singapore

5 Atas-Sounding Things It's Possible to Do Cheaply In and Around Singapore

Singapore to me might mean sweating it out under the hot sun, plates of char kway teow and Milo ping in a plastic bag. To you, it might mean $30 bespo...