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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.

4 Ways to Get Work Experience at University Other than Internships
Career
4 Ways to Get Work Experience at University Other than Internships
For many Singaporean students, uni days aren't a carefree time of drunken debauchery and experimentation—they're an intense three or four years during...
17 November 2015
How Singaporeans Can Entertain Visitors From Out of Town Without Going Broke
Entertainment
How Singaporeans Can Entertain Visitors From Out of Town Without Going Broke
Every so often, you get a call from friends living overseas who excitedly tell you that they're coming to Singapore and have appointed you as their gu...
17 November 2015
12 Items at Cash Converters That Would Make Singaporean Hipsters Drool
Shopping
12 Items at Cash Converters That Would Make Singaporean Hipsters Drool
The hipsters of Singapore profess that they love shopping at thrift stores in theory, but in reality they get all their gear at Haji Lane. And despite...
16 November 2015
5 Food Storage Hacks That Will Save You Lots of Money From Avoiding Food Wastage
Dining
5 Food Storage Hacks That Will Save You Lots of Money From Avoiding Food Wastage
Singaporeans are big food wasters, according to reports revealing that 792,000 tons of food was wasted in 2013. We like to boast about being huge food...
12 November 2015
5 Hacks That Make Layovers at Airports Less Torturous
Travel
5 Hacks That Make Layovers at Airports Less Torturous
There are some very seedy airports in the world, and you only realise this when you're forced to sleep on the cold, hard floor of one of them, praying...
11 November 2015
4 Ways to Stop Earning Lousy Entry Level Pay in Singapore
Career
4 Ways to Stop Earning Lousy Entry Level Pay in Singapore
In an ideal world, anyone with the will to work hard in any full-time job would earn enough money to maintain a decent standard of living. Unfortunat...
11 November 2015
How Much Does It Cost to Visit Lonely Planet's Top Travel Destinations of 2016?
Travel
How Much Does It Cost to Visit Lonely Planet's Top Travel Destinations of 2016?
As much as I know they're just clickbait, I'm a sucker for those lists of “Top Travel Destinations” or “X Places You Must Visit Before You Die”... esp...
9 November 2015
5 Things That Probably Aren't On Your Resume, But Should Be
Career
5 Things That Probably Aren't On Your Resume, But Should Be
Writing a resume can feel like penning a fairytale or a dating agency profile in which you need to turn your painfully average Boon Peh into Brad Pitt...
9 November 2015
3 Ways to Spend Less on Public Transport in Singapore
Transportation
3 Ways to Spend Less on Public Transport in Singapore
If only SMRT's bus services could be as frequent as their MRT breakdowns. The only thing that seems to be improving year on year is SMRT's profits. If...
5 November 2015
3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Taking on a Side Job
Career
3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Taking on a Side Job
Don't believe that every one of your colleagues is relying solely on that job for their entire income. At my last job, several of my coworkers were ea...
4 November 2015