
Career
3 Good Habits to Cultivate at Work No Matter What Your Company Culture is Like
I once worked in a company where incompetent employees who came to work on time were preferred to those who were better at their work but came in 5 mi...
9 October 2015

Career
3 Things That Are Completely Unacceptable at the Office No Matter What the Company You Work For
Nobody shows up at work dressed like the characters on Mad Men anymore. While some companies maintain a strict dress code of boring and uncomfortable...
8 October 2015

Family
What is Causing Parents To Spend So Much More on Their Kids Than They Used To?
Having kids in Singapore can feel like playing the Sims. You have to invest in them by making sure the house is nice and offers enough light (and bath...
7 October 2015

Budgeting
Here's What The Typical Money Regret of a Singaporean Looks Like
Of all the regrets you've accumulated in your life, we're willing to bet buying that many of them involve money. Whether it was betting all your money...
6 October 2015

Budgeting
3 Ways Singaporeans Tend to Overspend Out of Carelessness
When you stick your ATM card into the machine at the end of the month, only to be greeted with an onscreen message disdainfully informing you that you...
6 October 2015

Career
3 Paper Qualifications That Mean Nothing If You Don't Have the Skills to Back Them Up
In many fields, having a nice, prestigious paper qualification is enough to help you get your foot in the door. Sure, you'll have to prove your worth...
5 October 2015

Family
4 Things Singaporean Parents Can Do to Help Their Kids Succeed
While it's only natural that parents want the best for their kids, one look at exhausted Singaporean kids wearing bottle-thick glasses, trudging home...
1 October 2015

Opinion
3 Reasons the High Motorcycle COEs in Singapore are Unreasonable
Car COE prices have been creeping downwards, and wannabe car owners all over Singapore are waiting with bated breath for them to fall even lower. Ever...
30 September 2015

Opinion
How to Know If You're Dating Someone Who'll Make You Poorer
Some guys firmly believe that the way into a woman's heart is through their big wallets, and spare no expense in trying to impress the ladies with fla...
29 September 2015

Invest
What is Compound Interest and Why Should You Love It?
If you're a regular reader of the MoneySmart blog, you've probably come across the term “compound interest” more than once. We're a huge fan of compou...
29 September 2015
