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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.

Find Work Overseas Easily With These 3 Qualifications
Career
Find Work Overseas Easily With These 3 Qualifications
If you've ever spent time really travelling and not just blitzing overseas shopping malls with your entire Singaporean clan in tow, you would have not...
18 March 2015
9 Weird and Quirky Things You Can Buy at Daiso for $2
Shopping
9 Weird and Quirky Things You Can Buy at Daiso for $2
There are many things I wish they sold at Daiso, like car COEs and Macbooks. Instead, Daiso chooses to fill their shelves with household items, food,...
17 March 2015
How Living Like a True Hippie Can Help You Save Money in Singapore
Budgeting
How Living Like a True Hippie Can Help You Save Money in Singapore
Back in the 60s and 70s, hippies were a persecuted bunch in Singapore. Long hair on men was banned (the law was silent on long nose hair though) and t...
17 March 2015
3 Hacks to Use on Public Transport in Singapore
Transportation
3 Hacks to Use on Public Transport in Singapore
Every time someone declares haughtily that the Singapore public transport system is way better that in London/New York/Timbuktu, I bristle a little in...
17 March 2015
5 Extravagant After School Activities Singaporean Kids are Enjoying
Entertainment
5 Extravagant After School Activities Singaporean Kids are Enjoying
It can be disconcerting to see someone who isn't even old enough to watch an R(A) movie in the cinemas cruise past you at the wheel of a Porsche, but...
17 March 2015
5 Things You Didn't Know You Could Learn at Community Centres in Singapore
Entertainment
5 Things You Didn't Know You Could Learn at Community Centres in Singapore
Mention community centres in Singapore and the first things that come to mind are line dancing, karaoke and kids' art and craft. Let's face it, commun...
11 March 2015
3 Ways to Stay Motivated to Save Money at Lunch
Dining
3 Ways to Stay Motivated to Save Money at Lunch
Lunches in the middle of the work day are a sordid affair. Office workers wield tissue packets like weapons to “chope” seats at hawker centres, bringi...
6 March 2015
Cheaper to Die Than Get Sick in Singapore? Here are Some Ways to Ease the Burden
Budgeting
Cheaper to Die Than Get Sick in Singapore? Here are Some Ways to Ease the Burden
Other than the odd visit to the GP to get an MC excusing you from work, there are times when you just have to visit a doctor in order to keep yourself...
5 March 2015
8 Affordable Places to Hit Up for Authentic Italian Pizza
Dining
8 Affordable Places to Hit Up for Authentic Italian Pizza
Forget Pizza Hut. If it's authentic Italian pizza you're looking for, and not the kind that arrives at midnight in the hands of a delivery guy on a mo...
4 March 2015
3 Degrees Singapore Public Universities Should Think of Offering Undergrads
Education
3 Degrees Singapore Public Universities Should Think of Offering Undergrads
It's hard to believe that once upon a time, NUS and NTU were the only local universities on the entire island. Even worse, the range of courses availa...
4 March 2015