joanne-poh

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.

Organic Food in Singapore - How You Can Stay Healthy and Not Go Broke
Dining
Organic Food in Singapore - How You Can Stay Healthy and Not Go Broke
If health is wealth, does that mean that spending a little more to eat healthily will actually make us richer? Well, maybe, considering the cost of he...
14 January 2015
About to Buy Something Expensive? Ask Yourself These Questions First
Shopping
About to Buy Something Expensive? Ask Yourself These Questions First
My go-to bag is a $2 cloth tote from Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne. Every now and then, someone will ask me why I don’t “invest” in a better bag...
13 January 2015
Slow Wage Growth in Singapore – What Must We Do to Survive?
Opinion
Slow Wage Growth in Singapore – What Must We Do to Survive?
In case you haven’t heard the bad news, slow wage growth in Singapore is expected to continue. In a city where prices shoot up higher than the blood p...
12 January 2015
5 Ways Singaporean Job Hunters Make Themselves Look Bad on their Resumes
Career
5 Ways Singaporean Job Hunters Make Themselves Look Bad on their Resumes
As a working adult, you know the whole drill—when you decide you’ve had it with your abusive boss, you update your resume, type up a gushing, fulsome...
8 January 2015
Singaporean Women Share Their Top 3 Money Regrets
Opinion
Singaporean Women Share Their Top 3 Money Regrets
I like to think men and women really aren’t that different, but sometimes you’ve got to admit that there are distinct differences between their typica...
7 January 2015
Singaporean Men Share Their Top 3 Money Regrets
Opinion
Singaporean Men Share Their Top 3 Money Regrets
A Singaporean without money woes is like Paris Hilton without makeup. While there are many money issues both men and women love to gripe about, I’ve n...
6 January 2015
5 Ways You’re a Victim of Price Discrimination in Singapore
Shopping
5 Ways You’re a Victim of Price Discrimination in Singapore
How would you feel if you bought a pair of shoes at a shop for $200, only to discover that the salesperson sold the exact same shoes to your friend fo...
5 January 2015
The 3 Biggest Reasons Singaporeans Make Major Career Changes
Career
The 3 Biggest Reasons Singaporeans Make Major Career Changes
We all know that guy who left banking to open a café or the engineer who became a real estate agent. While people change their careers all the time, e...
31 December 2014
5 Amazing and Affordable Holiday Destinations Not Many Singaporeans Visit
Travel
5 Amazing and Affordable Holiday Destinations Not Many Singaporeans Visit
Many Singaporeans save up their annual leave like a beggar hoarding pennies so they can go on a sanity-restoring vacation now and then. While there ar...
31 December 2014
5 Personal Qualities That Save Frugal People From Dying of Boredom
Budgeting
5 Personal Qualities That Save Frugal People From Dying of Boredom
A lot of people think being frugal is boring. But to be brutally honest, people who lack imagination and have no desire to leave their comfort zones a...
31 December 2014