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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.

How to Be a Foodie in Singapore Without Busting Your Budget

How to Be a Foodie in Singapore Without Busting Your Budget

Everyone in Singapore considers themselves some sort of culinary expert—but only when it comes to eating and not cooking, of course. Despite the fact...

5 Common Money Mistakes That Are Quick and Easy to Correct

5 Common Money Mistakes That Are Quick and Easy to Correct

So you've made a New Year's Resolution to save more money this year, but we're just a week into 2016 and you've already gone back to your old ways. Su...

3 Things That Must be Done Before Singaporeans Will Want to Balance Work with Child-Rearing

3 Things That Must be Done Before Singaporeans Will Want to Balance Work with Child-Rearing

Just like Singapore's low birth rates and lack of work-life balance, incentivising child-rearing in the workplace has been discussed to death, but to...

3 Big Reasons Singaporeans Quit Their Jobs That Their Employers Are Still Clueless About

3 Big Reasons Singaporeans Quit Their Jobs That Their Employers Are Still Clueless About

If there's one thing I learnt during my time in the corporate world, it's that many SMEs are pretty clueless in terms of HR and managing their staff....

3 Ways Singaporeans Can Lower the Ridiculous Cost of Living Here

3 Ways Singaporeans Can Lower the Ridiculous Cost of Living Here

Nobody ever said Singapore was a cheap place to live in. But some things here are more expensive than others. While everyone pretty much agrees you ne...

For 2016, Here's 3 Ways to Spend Money That Will Give You a High Dose of Real Happiness

For 2016, Here's 3 Ways to Spend Money That Will Give You a High Dose of Real Happiness

Nobody wants to buy something that will make them unhappy. Even sadistic parents who put their kids through gruelling tuition sessions every day after...

31 December 2015

4 Tips for Actually Benefitting From Your Credit Cards

4 Tips for Actually Benefitting From Your Credit Cards

If you take personal finance advice from women's magazines or Men's Health, you could be forgiven for thinking that credit cards are responsible for t...

30 December 2015

3 Types of Unplanned Spending That Singaporeans Fall Prey To When They're Not Paying Attention

3 Types of Unplanned Spending That Singaporeans Fall Prey To When They're Not Paying Attention

It's very apt that Singaporeans coined the term “blur sotong”, because there are quite a few unaware people in our midst, especially when it comes to...

28 December 2015

Singaporeans Are Wasting $2,600 a Year - Here's 5 Better Things You Could be Doing With The Money

Singaporeans Are Wasting $2,600 a Year - Here's 5 Better Things You Could be Doing With The Money

We already know Singaporeans spend tons of money on homes, cars and tuition for their kids. That's all well and good, because they at least intend for...

24 December 2015

3 Pieces of Money Advice Singaporeans in Their 20s Should Take Heed Of Before It's Too Late

3 Pieces of Money Advice Singaporeans in Their 20s Should Take Heed Of Before It's Too Late

When I was in secondary school, I once borrowed $30 from a friend to buy some a pair of clownish JNCO jeans (oh the shame). That was my first and than...

23 December 2015